If unevenness doesn t improve with the help of repositioning by age 6 months or your baby is older than 8 months and has a severe deformity your baby s doctor might prescribe a molded helmet to help shape your baby s head.
Baby has flat head one side.
The baby s head is flattened on one side so it looks asymmetrical.
That will encourage your baby to turn.
It occurs when a baby s head develops a flat spot due to pressure on that area.
The back of the baby s head becomes flattened causing the head to widen and occasionally the forehead bulges out.
Babies are vulnerable because their skull is soft and pliable when they re born.
Flat head syndrome presents as a flattened area on the back or side of a baby s head.
In severe cases it can affect the.
A custom fitted helmet relieves pressure on the flattened side of your baby s head.
Plagiocephaly is a condition that causes a baby s head to have a flat spot flat head syndrome or be misshapen.
The most common form is positional plagiocephaly.
Flat head syndrome or plagiocephaly as the condition is medically known occurs when a flat spot develops on the back or side of a baby s head.
In severe cases it can affect the alignment of the ears eyes and jaw.