Craniosynostosis is a birth defect that affects one in every 2,500 live births. A newborn with the condition has a misshapen skull because one or more sutures closed too soon. My son was born with ...

Even by modern standards, performing skull surgery on a living person is considered a complicated procedure, which is why it might be surprising to learn that the oldest known case of skull surgery in ...

The case of a 2-year-old Raleigh boy offers hope to the parents of other children whose infants are born with a skull deformity. Today, Colt Jackson is like most other boys, but he was born with ...

Hayley Erbert and Derek Hough treasured "every moment" together this holiday season. Earlier this month, the professional dancer suffered a medical emergency and required surgery to treat a cranial ...

PEOPLE WHO HELPED MAKE HIS EXPENSIVE PROCEDURE POSSIBLE. [CRYING] >> YOU ARE DOING SO GOOD. DOING SO GOOD. >> THIS IS TO YOUR OLD BRANSON FIGARO AND A TEXAS HOSPITAL RECOVERING FROM SKULL SURGERY.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Humans have been performing cranial surgery ...

Ido Simyoni has fibrous dysplasia and benign tumors grow into his skull. A doctor performed 2 surgeries to reduce infection and reconstruct his forehead. When Ido Simyoni was 15, doctors diagnosed him ...

The skull base (or cranial base) is the region where the nose and sinuses, with the rest of the head/neck, meet the brain. For patients with malignant tumors involving the nose, sinuses and skull base ...

Derek Hough is doing his best to remain in good spirits as his partner goes under the knife. His wife, "Dancing with the Stars" pro Hayley Erbert, is scheduled to receive skull implant surgery after ...

Hayley Erbert’s surgery to replace part of her skull was a success, her husband Derek Hough said. “With immense relief, gratitude and overwhelming joy I’d like to share that Hayley’s cranioplasty ...

Dancing With the Stars pro Derek Hough's wife Hayley has undergone surgery to replace a piece of her skull removed during an emergency craniectomy. It came several weeks earlier than anticipated, and ...