Nonsurgical approach to congenital scalp and skull defects

Abstract

The management of congenital scalp and skull defects, as generally advocated, is surgical. The authors report such a case that was treated conservatively. At her 3-year follow-up review, the patient's scalp and skull defects and other associated cutaneous defects were fully reconstituted. Such a nonoperative approach, while rarely reported, emphasizes the natural course that some of these lesions may follow. The literature on aplasia cutis congenita is briefly reviewed.