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What can be done for a 20 year old with untreated plagiocephaly?

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

Not much: You are trying to alter the shape of the skull. You should go to a center for craniotomy-facial disorders and they will guide you into what, if anything, is possible. I hope you have great medical insurance or are wealthy.

Answered 2/27/2016

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Accept it/ change it: Reshaping a skull requires rather dramatic surgery. They pull back the scalp like a cover, cut up the skull bones in sections & reposition them. The preparation requires a variety of 3D MRI scans, hours in the OR and days in the ICU afterward, with a prolonged recovery.If you are interested contact a regional craniofacial center and plan to spend big bucks. Insurers are unlikely to cover it.

Answered 11/27/2017

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

Not much: The doctors who deal with those issues are at cranio-facial centers. They have one at NYU and also at Montefiore in NYC. You are kind of old for this but at least you can talk to them about it.

Answered 3/1/2016

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