Baby Has Flat Head One Side

In severe cases it can affect the alignment of the ears eyes and jaw.

Baby has flat head one side.

Plagiocephaly is a condition that causes a baby s head to have a flat spot flat head syndrome or be misshapen. The ears may be misaligned when you look from above and sometimes the forehead and face may bulge on the flat side. Flat head syndrome presents as a flattened area on the back or side of a baby s head. The condition can cause the baby s head to look.

The back of the baby s head becomes flattened causing the head to widen and occasionally the forehead bulges out. That will encourage your baby to turn. It occurs when a baby s head develops a flat spot due to pressure on that area. Babies are vulnerable because their skull is soft and pliable when they re born.

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. The most common form is positional plagiocephaly. The baby s head is flattened on one side so it looks asymmetrical. In severe cases it can affect the.