does skull regenerate like other part of the bones in human body especially after craniectomy?

Question

after craniectomy, almost half of the skull had removed to decrease intracranial pressure. how long does it take for the skull to grow back or if it even grows back? regardless for a plastic surgery for plates to be replaced or replacements for the skull removed. i hope you can help me.thank you.

Answer 1

A craniotomy is a surgical operation in which part of the skull, called a bone flap, is removed in order to access the brain. Craniotomies are often a critical operation performed on patients suffering from brain lesions or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and can also allow doctors to surgically implant deep brain stimulators for the treatment of Parkinson's, epilepsy and cerebellar tremor.


They are also widely used in neuroscience for extracellular recording, brain imaging, and for neurological manipulations such as electrical stimulation and chemical titration.

Human craniotomy is usually performed under general anesthesia but can be also done with the patient awake using a local anaesthetic; the procedure generally does not involve significant discomfort for the patient. In general, a craniotomy will be preceded by an MRI scan which provides a picture of the brain that the surgeon uses to plan the precise location for bone removal and the appropriate angle of access to the relevant brain areas.


The amount of skull that needs to be removed depends to a large extent on the type of surgery being performed. Most small holes can heal with no difficulty. In cases where larger parts of the skull must be removed, surgeons will usually try to retain the bone flap and replace it immediately after surgery. It is held in place temporarily with metal plates and rather quickly reintegrates with the intact part of the skull, at which point the metal plates are removed.



Craniotomy is distinguished from craniectomy, in which the skull flap is not replaced, and from trepanation, which is performed voluntarily without medical necessity.



Decompressive craniectomy is a surgical procedure in which part of the skull is removed to allow a swelling brain room to expand without being squeezed. It is performed on victims of traumatic brain injury. Use of the surgery is controversial.[1] Though the procedure is considered a last resort, recent evidence suggests that it does improve outcomes by lowering intracranial pressure (ICP), the pressure within the skull

Answer 2

All of the human body undergoes regeneration, but some namely the nervous system can only partially regenerate but also takes a very long time in doing so..this also depends on exactly what it is your asking, eg if the spinal cord is severed then you may have tiny regenerated areas but it will not likely allow full motor movement back but if the spinal cord had minor injury say slight compression from a slipped disc then in theory this could completely heal but may take up to 2 years to regain any lost function.. so you see you need to ask your question in a specific context..also regeneration can be thought of in two ways regenerate from complete destruction or regenerate as in small cells that are replaced due to age or defect

Answer 3

I had removal of skull on both sides for pressure and papilledema. This procedure was done 25 years ago. The skull bone was not replaced. I did not fall into the normal causes as obese or brain injury. I had spinal shunts which were removed due to no improvement. My problem is now I am having symptoms again after all these years. I did not have a brain tumor . I had pseudo tumor. Can this condition reappear after all these years? I have an appointment with eye specialist to check pressure . I already had mri and eeg which showed no actual tumors.Can skull bone grow back? I

Answer 4

All bones can regenerate by knitting itself back together with such things as breaks.

As for a craniectomy that is different.

Depending on how much they are going to remove to how and if bone will regrow.
If they are removing a small section it may regenerate to fill the space. But the larger the space, even witha broken arm or leg, the harder it is for the bone to reknit together again and fill in the space.

I would ask your Doctor if he/she thinks it is possible to have this happen. If he/she can not then ask them what you options are to fill the space left.
This would most often be done a while after surgery for the craniectomy. But I have seen patients who have had this surgery done with a space left from bone missing because of the amount of bone originally taken.

Medicine is making hugh advances every day and you may be one of the lucky ones who has only enough taken away that it allows for 'easy' regrowth.

I hope I have helped and not scared you.