Question 1

i have a small head, will it grow?

Accepted Answer

See below: As an adult, your head will not grow.

Question 2

what things can cause a baby's small head?

Accepted Answer

Multiple causes: Probably the most common group is due to genetics & these kids grow up fine with normal development & intellectual functioning. The alternatives are many and have variable outcomes: pre-natal injury (toxins, trauma, infection, low oxygen); brain malformations;metabolic disorders ; syndromes
:degenerative disorders. These groups have specific findings on evaluation but may not be detected until older.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: small head?

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See below: Head circumference of less than 5th percentile for postnatal age of index patient

Question 4

what should i do if i have a big body and small head?

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See below: There is not a lot you can do. Unless, you are over weight, then exercise and a healthy diet will help you lose weight.  And , you may seem more proportionate.

Question 5

what are some things that  can cause a person to have a small head?

Accepted Answer

Microcephaly: There are several causes of small head one of them is genetics, or immature closure of sutures, it will depend a lot of factors.

Question 6

is there any kind a medicines that will make my head wider? i have a small head?

Accepted Answer

No: At 27 years of age, head size is fixed. There is no medication that is designed to change it.

Question 7

my son is 15 hes just about taller then me but he has a same size head as me, is this normal? no one else has a small head?

Accepted Answer

: Why do you think your son's head us small if his head size is about your size at 15 years old? His head is still growing further.

Question 8

will iq be normal if you have a small head?

Accepted Answer

Multiple causes: Probably the most common group is due to genetics & these kids grow up fine with normal development & intellectual functioning. The alternatives are many and have variable outcomes: pre-natal injury (toxins, trauma, infection, low oxygen); brain malformations;metabolic disorders ; syndromes
:degenerative disorders. These groups have specific findings on evaluation but may not be detected until older.

Question 9

if u have a small face and a small head, will it grow ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Yes by reconstructive surgery, consult a plastic surgeon , or oral surgeon who does these procedures by your twenties you reach your adulthood  bones stop growing. Cost you have to find out from the surgeon, some times insurance covers.

Question 10

i am an ectomorph and i have a small head how can i make it bigger?

Accepted Answer

Ectomorph: Most ectomorphs have small heads, hands, feet etc.
The best course of action would be to accept it, same way all of us accept some of our features that we can't change. 
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My son is 15 hes just about taller then me but he has a same size head as me, is this normal? no one else has a small head?

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