Plastic Surgery helps children. Comment and show your support! . The patient featured here underwent cranial vault remodeling for treatment of his trigonocephaly at 5.5 months of age. Note the pre-operative triangular shape of the skull, the skull bones removed, and the normalized skull shape immediately after ACVR. . These children recover faster than one would think, given the extent of the operation. Average hospital stay is 3 days. They rarely require pain medication after the first post operative day. They can bathe 🛁 4 days after surgery and are usually back to their normal routine as early as 1-2 weeks following surgery💪🏻. These kids never cease to amaze me! Real life heroes 🦸♀️ 🦸🏻♂️ 😀! -Dr. Routolo Credit: Rachel Ruotolo, MD #craniofacialsurgeon #transformationtuesday #cranialvaultsurgery #preop #postop #beforeandafter #helpingothers #coronal #metopic #ACVR #neurogsurgery #drmarkmittler #craniosynostosis #plagiocephaly #skull #craniomom #craniowarrior #children #strykercmf #boardcertifiedplasticsurgeon https://www.instagram.com/p/B0m1q9Fn1KttKJhVdecHYm5cWyCQ5ynQi7G_vI0/?igshid=1rj3nyoirvumr