aplasia cutis

My son was born with aplasia cutis. He has a small coin sized bald patch on the head. He is almost 4, is a great kid, happy, smart , terrible handsome and very sociable. Recently he asked me what is this thing he feels on his head when touching it. It doesn't seems to hurt him or bothering him. I was wondering just in case we ever consider surgery to remove the spot - if there is anybody there who did surgery for their baby , what do you suggest: to do it at this early age or just to wait for him to decide. What are the possible side effects if doing surgery now, what do we expect ?

[pbp4katie]

My daughter was just diagnosed with ACC, though she just turned 11.  We were told by a pediatric dermatologist when she was only a few months old that the small, dime-sized spot on her head was just a cyst.  Last week we were preparing to go through a minor in-office procedure to cover the spot when her new doctor (thank God!) made the correct diagnosis.  We're still going through testing to see how serious hers is -- CT scan is next week.  I've been told if she has a hole in her skull or other abnormalities that we'll be referred to a neurosurgeon, but if it's fine we'll be sent to a plastic surgeon.  Not sure at this point if we'll even look at repair if the important things are ok.  My daughter has always been super-active and is very involved in sports.  I'm eager to find out what's going on so I can again feel comfortable watching her bang into other people on the soccer field and basketball court.

You might check out the other posts on this page about ACC -- there are many people who have described the procedures they and their children have gone through to repair their spots.

by the way -- I have 4 other children, no symptoms in any of them