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What happens during reduction cranioplasty?
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Cranioplasty: A reduction cranioplasty is usually only done in infants that are born with or develop very large heads. The procedure involves removing portions of skull bone and reducing head size - having said that this is a rarely done procedure.
Answered 5/25/2013
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