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Normal Head Shape
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  • Head is 1/3 longer than it is wide

  • Ears are aligned

  • Back of the head is curved

  • Both sides of the head match

  • Eyes are the same size and are level on the face

  • Cheeks are the same size

  • Top of the head is level

  • Eyes and ears are level

  • Forehead is arched and level across

Plagiocephaly Head Shape
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  • Head is flat on either the back right or left side

  • Head shape resembles a parallelogram

  • Ears are not aligned

  • One ear is closer to the shoulder than the other

  • One side of the head appears more curved than the other

  • One eye is smaller than the other

  • One cheek is fuller than the other

  • Head height is not level

  • Eyes are not level to one another

  • The mouth appears to be asymmetric

  • Forehead is sloped

  • Face is sloped and appears lopsided

  • Eyes and ears are not level

  • One cheek and side of the face are fuller than the other

Brachycephaly Head Shape
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  • Head is wider than it is long

  • Back of head is flat rather than curved

  • Head is shortest in length from front to back

  • Head is tall in back

  • Sloping forehead

  • Back of head is flat

  • Face appears small relative to the size of the head

  • Head is wide

  • Widest part of the head is just above the ears

  • Tips of ears protrude

  • Head is wide

  • Widest part of the head is just above the ears

  • The forehead is flat, not rounded

Scaphocephaly Head ShapeTechnology
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  • Head is long and narrow

  • Head is longest in length from front to back

  • Head is tall and narrow

  • Elongated forehead

  • Head is narrow

  • Forehead is square

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