Home Care:

There is no home care needed for frontal bossing. Home care for disorders associated with frontal bossing varies with the specific disorder.

Call your health care provider if:

If you notice that your child's forehead looks unusually prominent, talk to your health care provider.

What to expect at your health care provider's office:

An infant or child with frontal bossing generally has other symptoms and signs that, when taken together, define a specific syndrome or condition. The diagnosis is based on a family history, medical history, and thorough physical evaluation.

Medical history questions documenting frontal bossing in detail may include:

• When did you first notice that the forehead appeared unusually prominent?
• What other symptoms are present?
• Have you noticed any other unusual physical characteristics?
• Has a disorder been identified as the cause of the frontal bossing?
• If so, what was the diagnosis?

Laboratory studies may be ordered to confirm the presence of a suspected disorder.