What are the benefits of early skull repair for skull defects

The symptoms of cranial defects are common diseases in life. Various accidents such as car accidents, external impacts, diseases and other factors can lead to cranial defects, which should be detected and treated as early as possible. What are the benefits of skull repair? The following is a detailed introduction by the doctors of Beijing Civil Aviation General Hospital. If cranial defect is found, cranial repair surgery should be performed as soon as possible, what is cranial repair? Cranial repair is to repair the skull defect when it is flattened or depressed. Early cranial repair not only protects the brain from accidental injury and reduces psychological stress, but also avoids cortical folding movement, improves cortical blood supply, which is conducive to the improvement of brain function and beneficial to the functional recovery of patients. What are the benefits of early cranial repair? The following points: 1.Beneficial to patient’s recovery 2.Avoid excessive concave expansion of bone window 3.Avoid regression of cerebral cortex function 4.Beneficial to reduce subdural fluid 5.Avoid temporal muscle atrophy 6.Beneficial to treatment of hydrocephalus Only in a few cases is it recommended to postpone the repair time, such as performing aneurysm clamping, incision infection or cranial infection. In conclusion, for the physical and mental health of patients, early cranial repair surgery is advocated.