A girl (2 years) has been diagnosed with craniosynostosis (sagittal). surgery often results in re-synostosis. hashydrogel (or other) been approved to prevent this?

Not routine: Hydrogel is not considered a treatment for craniosynostosis. While it could theoretically be used, I am not aware of any studies looking into this.

Needs surgery: Sagittal craniosynostosis (premature fusion of the sagittal suture) needs surgical correction. An operation performed by a plastic surgeon with advanced training in craniofacial surgery will not result in re-synostosis, because the surgeon removes the 'bad bone'. The craniofacial surgeons at miami children's hospital perform hundreds of these operations a year. Call 305.403.2922 to schedule.

No: Surgery is the treatment for craniosynostosis. The condition can sometimes result in the need for more than one surgical procedure. It is best to be treated in a comprehensive, multidisciplinary cleft and craniofacial center.

Craniosynostosis: Sagittal synostosis treated by the cranial vault remodelling procedures rarely results in a re-synostosis unless the child is syndromic. In our center, over the past 28 years our re-synostosis rate is under 3% using the CVR techniques. In the strip craniectomies the rare of reoccurrence is much higher.