Neuroplastic Surgery | Johns Hopkins Medicine

Neuroplastic surgery is a new surgical specialty developed at Johns Hopkins. By bridging the gap between neurosurgery and plastic surgery, we ensure patients have complete preservation or restoration of their preoperative appearance, providing them with an enhanced sense of confidence, health and happiness.

How a Neuroplastic Approach Can Benefit You and Your Loved Ones

Brain Tumor Surgery

Preserving appearance following tumor removal
Epilepsy Surgery

Optimizing and concealing neuromodulation device placement
Hydrocephalus Surgery

Encasing shunt valves in discreet cranial implants
Movement Disorders Surgery

Minimizing risk of complications associated with implanted devices
Neurofibromatosis Surgery

Using team-based, personalized evaluations and treatment plans
Neurotrauma Surgery

Detecting dangerous complications with embedded pressure sensors
Neurovascular Surgery

Designing customized skull implants to replace bone and/or muscle

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For a consultation with a neuroplastic surgeon:

443-997-9466

(Plastic Surgery)

To discuss surgical treatment options for those newly diagnosed:

410-955-6406

(Neurosurgery)

Patient Results (Slideshow)

Before and after of a cranioplasty reconstruction

Cranioplasty for traumatic brain injury

Before and after image of a hydrophalus shunt valve revision

Alleviating visible deformity and scalp ischemia by embedding a shunt within a valve agnostic cranial implant

Before and after of a skull tumor resection

Skull tumor removal and simultaneous cranioplasty to prevent a skull defect, visual deformity and social stigma

Before and after of combined cranioplasty and neuromodulation device insertion

Cranioplasty and an embedded neuromodulation device for epilepsy

Before and after of a neuroplastic reconstruction and cranioplasty

Reconstruction and cranioplasty to correct post-neurosurgical temporal hollowing over the left forehead after meningioma removal

Patient Results (Slideshow)

Recent Research Improved Shunts for Hydrocephalus

Surgically implanted shunts are the only treatment for hydrocephalus. While effective, these shunts are bulky, and they noticeably protrude from the skull. For the first time ever, surgeons have embedded a patient's shunt within a custom, low-profile skull implant.

Read more about this breakthrough Learn about our research

Training Future Neuroplastic Surgeons Neuroplastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship

A one-year neuroplastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship trains future academic leaders in the latest surgical advances in neuroplastic surgery, adult craniofacial surgery and neuro-cranial reconstruction.

Learn more and apply