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New Zealand Institute of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery
Private Service, Plastic Surgery
Craniosynostosis
This occurs when the bones of an infant’s skull fuse together before the brain has finished expanding. This can cause an abnormally shaped head and unusual facial appearance. Surgery is performed to release the fused skull bones and to reshape the head.