MONROE, NC (FOX 46 WJZY) - FOX 46 is getting results after an insurance company denied a claim for a cranial helmet for an infant - a device deemed medically necessary - to correct a skull deformity ...

Deformational plagiocephaly is a non‐synostotic cranial deformity characterised by an asymmetrical flattening of the infant’s skull, commonly resulting from external forces during early development.

A baby’s skull is made of several plates of bone that fuse together over time to form a single structure. Previous research has shown that approximately one in 2,000 babies have plates that fuse too ...

March 2, 2015 - 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 ...

Head deformity is not uncommon among infants. Though not serious, treating it on time is important as it may lead to visual, auditory and neural problems that may hamper the normal development of ...