Conservative treatment normalizes head shape in most infants with skull flattening, reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

(Wolters Kluwer Health) More than three-fourths of infants with skull flattening related to sleep position achieve normal head shape with conservative treatment -- without the need for helmet therapy, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.