What is the need for cranial repair surgery? Cranial repair surgery is a procedure to treat congenital skull defects due to surgery or trauma. Many people think that this surgery is optional and not important, but only to restore the appearance of their skull to its previous form. This is because you do not understand the dangers of craniosynostosis. The first and foremost problem is the appearance of the defect. If the defect is very serious, it may even bring physical discomfort to people, and patients will be more depressed because of it, which will bring more or less influence to life, employment and interpersonal communication. And this is only a relatively mild symptom of cranial defects. If the skull defect is serious, it will bring much more than these effects. Cranial defect hazards: 1, because the atmospheric pressure directly through the defect area on the brain tissue, over time will inevitably lead to local brain atrophy and cystic change, aggravating the symptoms of brain wasting. 2, children with cranial defects with the development of brain tissue and become larger, affecting the normal brain development and appear low intelligence. 3.Adults may have slow reaction, memory loss or even focal neurological symptoms and signs. Epilepsy may be associated with meningeal-brain scar formation. Cranial defect syndrome: Defective patients may have fear of pulsation, bulging, collapse of the defective area, fear of sunlight, vibration and loud noises. There is often dizziness, headache, poor self-control, memory loss, or depression and low self-esteem. The hard skull repair material can effectively prevent the brain from being hit by external forces. Cranial repair also helps to improve problems such as impaired blood supply to the brain and abnormal cerebrospinal fluid circulation. The longer the cranial defect, the higher the incidence of cranial defect syndrome and secondary brain damage. Moreover, craniosynostosis also leads to a change in the shape of the cranial defect area, and the scalp is affected by atmospheric pressure, which makes it invaginate and compress the brain tissue. Therefore, in order to restore the cranial cavity confinement, maintain the physiological intracranial pressure stability and alleviate the cranial defect syndrome. After cranial defect, the skull should be repaired as early as possible to avoid the above symptoms, which threaten the health of patients. Cranial repair surgery: The materials generally chosen for cranial repair surgery are titanium mesh and polyether ether ketone material. Among them, polyether ether ketone is the most suitable material for skull repair and is one of the most selected materials in clinical practice. Cranial repair surgery is a kind of surgery that does not enter the brain tissue, and the surgery is done outside the cerebral cortex, especially outside the dura, or outside the scar after the first surgery, or outside the fascia. Therefore, skull repair surgery is generally safe, and the technology of surgery has been relatively mature, and the success rate of surgery is very high if you choose an experienced physician, so patients do not need to worry too much. In conclusion: long-term cranial defect has latent danger, patients should not take it lightly and should have surgery to repair it in time. Cranial repair is a relatively safe surgery with a high success rate, and patients do not have to worry too much about the risks of surgery. Choosing an experienced physician can have a defense against the risk and improve the surgical cure rate.