Frontal bossing is an unusually prominent forehead, sometimes associated with a heavier than normal brow ridge. (Frontal bossing, boxhead, caput quadratum).
When the anterior portion of the sagittal suture closes prematurely, the resulting compensatory growth causes frontal bossing.
Causes
and Idiopathic
and After infantile hydrocephalus
and Acromegaly
and Basal cell nevus syndrome
and Congenital syphilis
and Cleidocranial dysostosis
and Crouzon syndrome
and Hurler syndrome
and Pfeiffer syndrome
and Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome
and Russell-Silver syndrome (Russell-Silver dwarf)
and Use of the antiseizure drug trimethadione during pregnancy
Major surgical treatment
The craniotomy must achieve expansion of the narrowed skull, shortening of the protracted anteroposterior distance, and reduction or elimination of the bossing.
Simple remedy
Hairline lowering .Design the hair style to cover it.
