Keegan's surgery
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Tara and Jake from Statefarm's son Keegan is needing to under go surgery for a fused skull suture and this isn't a cheap surgery. Jake's family has been a great support to the local community as well as the fight for our rights to vape. He is a loving father and a great husband. His son is 7 weeks old and his family was given the news that they are needing surgery soon.
Diagnosis - Sagittal Synostosis, also known as scaphocephaly, is the most common form of craniosynostosis with about 50% of all cases with a prevalence of 1 in 2,000 live births. It is the premature fusion of the sagittal suture restricts the growth of the skull. The sagittal suture is the long suture on the top of the head that runs from front to back starting at the anterior fontanelle and extending backwards along the middle of the skull to the back of the head. The resulting deformity is a long and thin skull which has been compared to the keel of a boat. The skull looks very long when viewed from the side and when viewed from above, the skull is wider near the forehead and gets narrower towards the back. When looking straight on at his face, the forehead seems quite prominent, and the sides of the skull look narrow.
Surgery – Keegan will receive a “strip” craniectomy, with the smaller-incision approach. Cuts are made along the fused sagittal suture. With the guidance of an endoscopic camera, the doctor will cut out the sagittal suture portion of the skull. This method requires a period of therapeutic helmet molding after surgery for up to 12 months.
Basically they are going to cut a strip of bone out of the center top of his skull.
He's only 7 weeks old. They have to wait until he's 3 1/2 months old to do the surgery. It is scheduled for July 13. Along with once a week visits to UNC Children's Hospital to have the helmet adjusted for the first couple months then every 2 weeks after that.
Diagnosis - Sagittal Synostosis, also known as scaphocephaly, is the most common form of craniosynostosis with about 50% of all cases with a prevalence of 1 in 2,000 live births. It is the premature fusion of the sagittal suture restricts the growth of the skull. The sagittal suture is the long suture on the top of the head that runs from front to back starting at the anterior fontanelle and extending backwards along the middle of the skull to the back of the head. The resulting deformity is a long and thin skull which has been compared to the keel of a boat. The skull looks very long when viewed from the side and when viewed from above, the skull is wider near the forehead and gets narrower towards the back. When looking straight on at his face, the forehead seems quite prominent, and the sides of the skull look narrow.
Surgery – Keegan will receive a “strip” craniectomy, with the smaller-incision approach. Cuts are made along the fused sagittal suture. With the guidance of an endoscopic camera, the doctor will cut out the sagittal suture portion of the skull. This method requires a period of therapeutic helmet molding after surgery for up to 12 months.
Basically they are going to cut a strip of bone out of the center top of his skull.
He's only 7 weeks old. They have to wait until he's 3 1/2 months old to do the surgery. It is scheduled for July 13. Along with once a week visits to UNC Children's Hospital to have the helmet adjusted for the first couple months then every 2 weeks after that.
Organiser and beneficiary
Tara Bishop
Organiser
Beaufort, SC
Jake Smith
Beneficiary