Infant's odd head shape turns out to be dangerous condition. ABC News. Live. Video. Shows. Shop. Log In. Stream on. ... Matthew had his surgery at just 10 weeks of age, ...

Conservative treatment normalizes head shape in most infants with skull flattening, reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Helmet therapy is still effective when needed for positional cranial ...

When Megan Boler gave birth to her second child, Matthew, almost a year ago, she noticed the shape of his head was a bit off. He looked so much like his older sister, except while her head was ...

Estimates show 10 to 40 percent of babies develop some change in head shape purely related to positioning while sleeping. Since the early 1990s, the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS ...

Texas Infant's Unusual Head Shape Leads to Serious Medical Condition ... Matthew’s diagnosis was confirmed by Dr. Sandi Lam, director of craniofacial surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital.

These Parents Thought Their Baby Just Had an Unusual Head Shape. By Rebecca Gruber. Updated on June 25, 2015 at 11:55 AM. Parents worry about just about everything — especially with a new baby ...

UB surgeons use computer-assisted surgery to reduce head size Reduction cranioplasty, which usually is performed in patients age 2 and older, reduces head circumference, restores symmetry and ...

Consult the FDA website (www.fda.org) for approved head-molding devices. Surgery to correct positional plagiocephaly is rarely, if ever, ... Sidebar: Tips for Evaluating Infant Head Shape.

UCSF Benioff Oakland’s craniofacial clinic treats more than 400 children each year for head shape conditions with helmet therapy. Most infants come to the clinic for positional plagiocephaly – or the ...

Matthew Boler was just a few months old when his parents found out he needed to undergo surgery to correct his unusual head shape. 24/7 Live Houston Southwest Southeast Northwest Northeast.