{"id":18698,"date":"2019-10-23T08:39:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T08:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/scaphocephaly\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T07:50:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T07:50:28","slug":"scaphocephaly","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/scaphocephaly\/","title":{"rendered":"Scaphocephaly"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18698\" class=\"elementor elementor-18698 elementor-4856\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6111f7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6111f7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a21438\" data-id=\"4a21438\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb0448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1eb0448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1><center><span style=\"color: #014f99;\"> Scapocephaly <\/span><\/center><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3c0f1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3c0f1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da51ebc\" data-id=\"da51ebc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7114f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7114f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Scaphocephaly<\/strong> is a cranial deformity consisting of a <strong>narrow, tall and elongated head due to transverse flattening and elongation in the anterior-posterior direction<\/strong>.<\/p><p>It occurs more frequently in premature and ex-premature babies.<\/p><p>It also affects children who sleep with their heads flat and on their sides (temporo-parietal region).<\/p><p>Scaphocephaly may be merely positional or the result of craniosynostosis due to premature fusion of the sagittal suture of the skull, in which case surgery is the most effective solution.<\/p><p>If you are reading this page, you may find it interesting to read about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/craniosynostosis\/\"><strong>craniosynostosis<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/other-skull-deformities\/\">other skull deformities<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62d492b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62d492b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81067f5\" data-id=\"81067f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b6228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5b6228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>features<\/strong><\/span> are <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>characteristic<\/strong><\/span> of <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Scaphocephaly<\/strong><\/span> :<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-914f8a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"914f8a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52e8b80\" data-id=\"52e8b80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281eb611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"281eb611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-17-at-13.30.48-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22022\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a5f1fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46a5f1fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #003366; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">View from above<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>The head is long and narrow<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47fe456\" data-id=\"47fe456\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b92b2dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b92b2dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-17-at-13.23.37-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22050\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7996a9f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7996a9f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b style=\"color: #003366; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">Profile Visa<\/b><\/p><ul><li>The head is longer in distance at the front than at the back.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6da95e9\" data-id=\"6da95e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64503aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64503aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-17-at-13.58.45-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22078\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e495a41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e495a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b style=\"color: #003366; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">Front view<\/b><\/p><ul><li>The head is long and narrow<\/li><li>The forehead is elongated<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e9d808\" data-id=\"0e9d808\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d54e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16d54e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"191\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-17-at-14.23.44-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22106\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c9c6f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69c9c6f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b style=\"color: #003366; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1rem;\">Bottom view<\/b><\/p><ul><li>the head is narrow<\/li><li>the forehead is square<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cf18bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cf18bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caf8bf4\" data-id=\"caf8bf4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f45a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5f45a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #014f99;\"><strong>Not sure if your baby has scaphocephaly?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p>If you want to know more about\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/how-do-i-detect-plagiocephaly\/\">how to identify if your baby has a scaphocephaly, or other cranial deformity<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>this guide can help you distinguish the main distinguishing features of the main cranial deformities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aa0df9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aa0df9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69dc53f0\" data-id=\"69dc53f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4deef7a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4deef7a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Premature babies are more likely to suffer from scaphocephaly due to the relative macrocephaly they present and the lack of tone in the cervical musculature<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19eb42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c19eb42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #014f99;\">Treatment for Scaphocephaly<\/span><\/h3><p>If your baby is between 4 and 18 months old, the best treatment for scaphocephaly is a dynamic head band (cranial orthosis).<\/p><p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/cranial-helmet-doc-band-theraphy\/\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>treatment<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0consists of using a custom-made orthopedic helmet to take advantage of the growth of the head and thus correct the deformity.<\/p><ul><li>the hull exerts a restraint on the front and rear protrusions<\/li><li>so that the head grows through the unrestrained side parts free from restraint<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>The <b>treatment<\/b> requires a series of regular visits to the specialist, who will make modifications to the helmet, depending on the growth of the skull.<\/p><p>This treatment is possible thanks to the fact that the fontanelles are more or less open during the first 2 years of life <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stanfordchildrens.org\/en\/topic\/default?id=anatomyofthenewbornskull-90-P04943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>fontanelles of the skull<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>are more or less open during the first 2 years of life, enough to be able to remodel the lost shape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48e40c0a\" data-id=\"48e40c0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a6bfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9a6bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_16555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16555\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/cranial-helmet-doc-band\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4900 size-medium\" title=\"Orthopedic helmet for Scaphocephaly DOC Band@\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bebe-plagiocefalia-y-doc-band-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"Orthopedic helmet for Scaphocephaly DOC Band@\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bebe-plagiocefalia-y-doc-band-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bebe-plagiocefalia-y-doc-band.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DOC Band\u00ae Scaphocephaly Orthopedic Helmet for Scaphocephaly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f24dad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f24dad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cranial index of babies affected by this cranial deformation is usually below 70 and in severe cases below 60. They usually present the same neurological evolutionary problem as premature babies.<\/p>\n<p>Cases of scaphocephaly due to early fusion of the sagittal suture of the skull, which is usually accompanied by compensatory frontal and occipital bulging and does not improve with the passage of time, requires&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/treatment-tests-and-therapies\/pediatric-craniosynostosis-surgery-what-you-should-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">surgical intervention<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span>if possible before 6 months of age.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOC Band\u00ae<\/strong> is a dynamic cranial orthopedic band that was launched on the international market in 1986 and has treated more than 300,000 cases of&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/plagiocephaly-treatment\/\">plagiocephaly<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span>and other cranial deformities, such as <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/plagiocephaly-treatment\/\">scaphocephaly<\/a> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">and <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/brachycephaly\/\">brachycephaly<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-784363d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"784363d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d29bd2\" data-id=\"4d29bd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca2e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ca2e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With more than 35 years of experience, Dr. Pinyot&#8217;s <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/medical-team\/\"><b>medical team<\/b><\/a> <\/span>Dr. Pinyot&#8217;s team has treated more than <span style=\"color: #000000;\">4,000 cases<\/span> of cranial deformities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/cranial-helmet-doc-band-theraphy\/\">Learn more about treatment for<\/a><\/b> <\/span> scaphocephaly. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47c4215 elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47c4215\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-49fbb7b2\" data-id=\"49fbb7b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a0c450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45a0c450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #014f99;\">Not all orthotic helmets are the same<\/span><\/strong><\/h3><p>Doc Band\u00ae is an orthopaedic helmet that has been scientifically proven to be effective. Here are the scientific articles:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/328309137_Helmet_Treatment_of_Infants_With_Deformational_Brachycephaly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helmet treatment of infants with deformational brachycephaly<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/7803587\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treatment of positional plagiocephaly by dynamic orthopaedic cranioplasty<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/9558562\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treatment of craniofacial asymmetry by dynamic orthopaedic cranioplasty<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>In addition, <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/medical-team\/\">Dr Pinyot and his team<\/a><\/strong><\/span> have more than <strong>35 years of experience<\/strong> and have treated over <strong>4.200 cases of skull deformities<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8233c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8233c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88176f5\" data-id=\"88176f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a21131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2a21131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2><center><span style=\"color: #014f99;\"> Scapocephaly treatment results <\/span><\/center><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f4a073 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f4a073\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ae81b54\" data-id=\"5ae81b54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cc5d565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cc5d565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">These images show the results of treatment for scaphocephaly with the DOC Band\u00ae.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/cranial-helmet-doc-band-theraphy\/\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df6c8f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df6c8f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6f9bc6\" data-id=\"f6f9bc6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558ae5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"558ae5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/escafocefalia-bebe.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16501\" alt=\"scaphocephaly baby\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/escafocefalia-bebe.jpg 371w, https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/escafocefalia-bebe-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Before and after DOC Band\u00ae treatment<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-099efb2\" data-id=\"099efb2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5134d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5134d37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bebe-con-escafocefalia.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-16459\" alt=\"baby with scaphocephaly\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bebe-con-escafocefalia.jpg 371w, https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/bebe-con-escafocefalia-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Before and after 2 months of DOC Band\u00ae treatment - \n3 months old<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c93dc99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c93dc99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24b86739\" data-id=\"24b86739\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589e3d5e animated-slow elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"589e3d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:1.5}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/causes\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Causes\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-question-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/causes\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCauses\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-209e72aa\" data-id=\"209e72aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42d199 animated-slow elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c42d199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:1.5}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/diagnosis\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Diagnosis\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tasks\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/diagnosis\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDiagnosis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-342a1caa\" data-id=\"342a1caa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff52556 animated-slow elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"1ff52556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:1.5}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/prevention\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Prevention\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-baby\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/prevention\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrevention\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scapocephaly Scaphocephaly is a cranial deformity consisting of a narrow, tall and elongated head due to transverse flattening and elongation in the anterior-posterior direction. It occurs more frequently in premature and ex-premature babies. It also affects children who sleep with their heads flat and on their sides (temporo-parietal region). Scaphocephaly may be merely positional or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18698","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18698"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46091,"href":"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18698\/revisions\/46091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.plagiocefalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}