Ridged nonsynostotic sutures

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Does anybody know what causes ridging over nonsynostotic (that is not

fused) sutures?

My three children all developed some degree of scaphocephalic type

deformational plagiocephaly and they each had a wedge shaped ridge over

the metopic suture (wide at the fontanelle and going to a point in the

upper forehead). They also had/have some ridging over the coronal

sutures and bifrontal bossing. My daughter's head rounded out to an

oval. My older son,4.5yo, has a narrow forehead and wide biparietal

diameter (width behind ears). My younger son,5.5 months old, has been

cast for a helmet and it is being made at the moment. I am very

reluctant to use a helmet, but already the ridging is increasing and all

growth is in length, and recently some width behind the ears only.

My older son has recurrent nose bleeds and I don't know if this is

linked to his narrow face (10cm forehead, 14cm biparietal, 15cm length -

very approximate measures). My younger son approximately measures 10cm

forehead, almost 11cm biparietal and about 15cm length.

As there is no significant assymmetry I really don't know what to do.

Helmets are pretty new here. What do you all think?

I have also considered seeing an osteopath. Anyone have any info on

them?