Plagiocephaly and head binding

There are no population based studies to establish the precise incidence or prevalence of deformational plagiocephaly, but the number of referrals to both paediatric and surgical units is increasing. 2- 4 Posterior deformational plagiocephaly occurs more commonly on the right and there is a notable male predominance. Deformational plagiocephaly has not been shown to be associated with any long term problems, although a concern regarding strabismus has been raised by some authors as a result of traction on the ocular globe from the underlying deformed bone in frontal plagiocephaly. 9 However, this has only been described in synostotic plagiocephaly and there is no evidence to support this theory in deformational plagiocephaly.