Leah's Right Coronal Craniosynostosis

Our daughter Leah had distraction surgery for coronal craniosynostosis on October 21, 2013. Here's her story:

Monday, October 21, 2013

Just before surgery...

One more picture of Leah, taken right before the nurses took her into the operating room...

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What is Coronal Craniosynostosis?

Leah has right coronal craniosynostosis, which means that her skull fused prematurely on the right side of her head. She was diagnosed at five weeks old, and had distraction osteogenesis surgery on October 21, 2013 at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Her distractor was removed on February 3, 2014. Read more about craniosynostosis below:

Craniosynostosis

What is Distraction Osteogenesis?

There are several ways to treat craniosynostosis, all of which involve cutting the skull at the fused suture and reshaping it. Under the advisement of Leah's craniofacial reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Taylor, we chose to treat Leah's craniosynostois with distraction osteogenesis. Read about the procedure below:

Distraction Osteogenesis