Call your health care provider if:

Call your health care provider if you notice a ridge along the forehead of your infant or a ridge forming over any of the normal sutures of the skull.

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

The health care provider will perform a physical exam and ask questions about the child's medical history.

Questions may include:

• When did you first notice this?
• Are there any other ridged sutures?
• Does the child have any other symptoms?

Diagnostic tests may include:

• Head CT (maybe)
• Skull x-ray

No treatment or surgery is required for a metopic ridge.