Craniosynostosis is a congenital anomaly that results from the premature closure of one or more sutures. Metopic craniosynostosis is a rare type that occurs in about 15% of craniosynostosis cases.

If this suture closes too soon, the infant's head may be depressed on the back (posterior plagiocephaly). This kind of craniosynostosis is one of the rarest. The metopic suture extends from the ...

Trigonocephaly. Also called metopic synostosis, trigonocephaly is the fusion of the metopic— or forehead—suture. The metopic suture runs from the top of the head and down the middle of the ...

You can see those features when you look down from above. Probably the second most common type is metopic synostosis. And that's when the suture down the forehead closes early and the forehead looks ...

Craniosynostosis is a birth defect in which one or more of the seams (sutures) in a baby’s skull close before the baby’s brain has fully formed. Normally, these sutures stay open until babies ...

If both sutures join, it affects both sides of the face. This condition more commonly affects girls. It is the second most common type. Metopic synostosis is less common. The space that joins is ...