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Hello @astro3! Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! Here we will work to connect you with other members who may be going through something similar to your experience while letting the community and future members learn along the way with you.

You have asked some very important questions and I hope you are able to get some answers here. I would like to put you in touch with members @jkenser, @pattiboatwright and @pegorr- all members who have had surgery in their temporal area. I hope they are able to join you in discussing their experiences.

While we wait for others to join this conversation, here is some information on 3D print modeling http://mayocl.in/2o0WXeH

@astro3, can you tell me if the plastic surgeon would be doing a portion of the surgery along with a neurosurgeon? Can you request to have a team approach?

I look forward to following this thread and reading up on your journey. Please keep us updated along the way. I wish you the best with your decision making.

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Hi Thanks! the plastic surgeon as far as I know plans to do this solo but since my post i did some background on him. he has experience and training in cranioplasy or whatever that term is. I am in no rush to get this done. I plan on taking my time until i have all of my questions answered so I can decide looking at all of it. My former neurosurgeon has left to go to another facility out of state but could still call him for advice. The NS taking over my case should their involvement ever be needed like now. I have not met yet. That would not stop me from making an appointment to get opinion and find out if I'd get an honest answer. So many in same facilities don't play nice together in any sandbox it drives me crazy the lengths I've had to go to in the past to advocate for a team approach. I don't ever let that hold me back and call them out on any resistance to past requests for different depts and their doctor to work together albeit in a surgery planning role or actually in surgery. Unbelievable the arrogance mentality before patient care. Thank you for your response and to comnect me with others.