Jul 21, 2026 · 4 min · 7 segments
Host Holly Wayment talks to this pediatric neurosurgeon and mom who explains why it's important to have a baby's unusually shaped head checked early. She also shares how raising a child with…
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Holly WaymentHostI think that early diagnosis is so crucial because we can offer minimally invasive surgery For sure, as a mom, I would prefer that option to have a smaller surgery, have a shorter recovery, not requiring a huge blood transfusion and going home to recover quicker.
So the minimally invasive surgery is two days in the hospital.
The bigger surgery is at least four or five days in the hospital.
It's a bigger incision.
It's slightly more difficult to recover from.
So overall, I think that I would urge the pediatricians, the families, any type of providers that think that there is something wrong with the head shape to encourage the families, the pediatricians to send us the patients for an early diagnosis so we can offer the minimally invasive surgery.
So
if you think there's any chance that something could be wrong with your baby's head, something off, or your patient's head, there just might be the slightest something, don't wait.
neurosurgery.
Do not hesitate.
Do not wait.
Just send them for an assessment, and we will see them sometimes on the same day that we receive the phone call.
I think that early diagnosis is so crucial because we can offer minimally invasive surgery For sure, as a mom, I would prefer that option to have a smaller surgery, have a shorter recovery, not requiring a huge blood transfusion and going home to recover quicker.
So the minimally invasive surgery is two days in the hospital.
The bigger surgery is at least four or five days in the hospital.
It's a bigger incision.
It's slightly more difficult to recover from.
So overall, I think that I would urge the pediatricians, the families, any type of providers that think that there is something wrong with the head shape to encourage the families, the pediatricians to send us the patients for an early diagnosis so we can offer the minimally invasive surgery.
So
if you think there's any chance that something could be wrong with your baby's head, something off, or your patient's head, there just might be the slightest something, don't wait.
neurosurgery.
Do not hesitate.
Do not wait.
Just send them for an assessment, and we will see them sometimes on the same day that we receive the phone call.
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