Craniectomy procedural 3D animation

This medical animation shows how a craniectomy is performed to remove a part of your skull in order to relieve pressure in that area when your brain swells. This surgical procedure is usually done after a traumatic brain injury, but also to treat medical conditions that cause your brain to swell or bleed that can be caused by an aneurysm, brain tumor or other cancer.

Brain surgery is a very serious procedure under any circumstances, but a craniectomy is done when there is an immediate risk to the brain and neurological function due to severe brain injury or stroke.