The overall hospital stay for cranial repair surgery is usually around 10 to 14 days.
With cranial repair surgery, if the patient is in good general condition, the surgery goes well, and there are no postoperative complications, the patient can basically be discharged from the hospital in about 10 to 14 days. The general postoperative scalp incision may be removed in about 8 days, and if the incision is not healing well, you may consider removing the stitches in about 10 days.
If the patient has postoperative comorbidities such as intracranial infection, intracranial hemorrhage, subcutaneous effusion, etc. or other medical conditions, the hospital stay may be a little longer, depending on the doctor’s recommendation.
Cranial repair surgery also needs to pay attention to regular outpatient follow-up, postoperative patients should avoid strenuous exercise within one month, can be moderate under the guidance of the doctor for walking and other functional exercises.