Often newborns are born with this premature fusion, however depending on when it is diagnosed, and what kind of craniosynostosis it is, determines the surgical outcome. Craniosynostosis is diagnosed by CT or an MRI.
This condition is very different to plagiocephaly (misshaped head, no premature fusion of skull bones).
Most common types of Craniosynostosis:
◦ Single-Suture Synostosis (Primary) *If one skull suture fuses, the condition is called single-suture
◦ Sagittal Synostosis (scaphocephaly) *the most common presentation
◦ Unilateral Coronal Synostosis (anterior plagiocephaly)
◦ Lambdoid (posterior plagiocephaly)
◦ Metopic (trigonocephaly)
OSTEOPATHY
Osteopathy can assist with tension in a babies body, it is a very gentle approach and if we were concerned about your baby’s head shape we would refer immediately to your GP.