There is still a chance to correct a flat head at 6 months of age. 6 month old babies’ skulls are still relatively soft and most babies’ fontanels have not yet closed completely, so it is still possible to improve the shape of the head. However, some diseases that cause flat heads may require surgery if necessary.
To prevent and correct flat head, you must pay attention to your baby’s sleeping position. You can take the left side of the sleep, right side of the sleep and lie flat sleep position alternately, try to make the head to bear the pressure evenly, to avoid a long-term pressure on one side of the skull.
You can also practice lying down more often when the infant is awake, and play more lying down, which is also conducive to shaping the head as well as correcting the flat head.
For some scalp hematoma and other diseases caused by asymmetry of the head, flat head, should be in the hematoma formation of early medical care, such as conservative observation of the effect is not good, it should be puncture treatment and pressure for fixation. Avoiding late hematoma mechanization. If the asymmetry of head shape is caused by hematoma mechanization in the later stage, which obviously affects the appearance, it can be treated surgically if necessary.