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Helmet Therapy

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Helmet Therapy
A noninterventional approach to managing craniofacial skull deformities—e.g., metopic synostosis—in which a form-fitting helmet or band is made which fits snugly on an infant's head and allows the cranial vault to mould and expand into the open areas


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This condition is due to the sutures prematurely closing and requires surgical intervention followed by helmet therapy.
The cranial sutures are open and normal, therefore conservative management, such as physiotherapy and helmet therapy, is frequently used to treat this condition.
But after researching the condition, her parents have decided to try helmet therapy.
 
 
 
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