A condition that causes a newborn’s skull to be misshapen, craniosynostosis occurs in about 1 in 2,000 births—and it should be treated. Plastic surgeon Dr. Faizi Siddiqi and neurosurgeon Dr. John R.

Let's be honest: most newborns have funny shaped heads. It's okay to say it, it's perfectly normal. At birth the bones of the skull are in place but not fused together. The places where the bones meet ...

Head growth of the fetus and infant is largely determined by brain growth. The brain reaches 90% of adult size by 1 year of age; it is 95% of its ultimate adult size by 6 years of age and growth is ...

When doctors said there was no cause for alarm after her baby girl was born with a head shaped like a football, a Queensland mum knew she had to take matters into her own hands. When her little girl ...

Craniosynostosis is the early fusion of the cranial sutures, which poses numerous diagnostic and medical complications. It is a frequent abnormality that affects 3–5 out of every 10,000 babies. Single ...