How Can My Plagiocephaly Be Fixed?

Q: Dr. Eppley, My goal is to do this surgery. I hope you can help me to get red of rejection among people . Honestly I live hard live because of my skull shape. I wonder could you fix all this destruction on my skull. How much the possibility to have a good shape after surgery?

A: What you have is classic plagiocephaly with a left craniocoliosis rotation in which the left back side of the head is flatter and the left temporal and forehead is more protrusive/pushed forward. For the back of the head a custom skull implant it out is the standard approach. For the front of the head there are two options: 1) reduce the left forehead or 2) build up the right forehead. That choice is based on what the patient sees as the best aesthetic appearance.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon