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How much, a significant portion of the left side, and the bone piece itself is about that size. so it's -- you know, it's something that's done quite frequently and the skin is closed over this area, but there's a concavity. >> so the skin grows back over it? or they graft skin on? >> there's an incision made and after the operation is performed, the skin is brought back together. and put together with sutures. but to your point, the only thing protecting the underlying brain now is that layer of skin. the bone is gone. so if a person were to fall or something were to injure this area of the h...