What Is a Flat Back of the Head? Causes and Our Remedies

A flat back of the head, sometimes called a “flat back,” is said to form due to influences like innate bone structure and how a baby slept. Beyond affecting visual impression, it can also lead to everyday stress, like hats or hairstyles not suiting you as well.

This article details the causes of a flat back of the head and our salon’s treatment content. If the shape of your head concerns you, please use this as a reference.

What Is a Flat Back of the Head?

A flat back of the head refers to a head shape where the back of the head is flat. Medically called brachycephaly, it’s a condition especially commonly seen in babies’ heads.

A baby’s head bone is very soft, and it gradually gains roundness with growth after birth. However, if the baby is left lying in the same direction for long periods, or pressure continues on a specific spot, the back of the head can become flat.

Since it affects visual impression, many people find it concerning, but it’s generally considered to have little direct effect on health. However, in rare cases, medical intervention is needed, so if it concerns you, please consult a specialist.

What Causes a Flat Back of the Head?

The main causes of a flat back of the head are a baby’s positional preference and sleeping on the back. Babies are recommended to sleep on their back until age 1, to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). However, if there’s a positional preference of always facing the same direction while sleeping, pressure tends to concentrate on that area, and the back of the head can become flattened in shape. When the same posture continues for long periods, a baby’s soft head is prone to being affected.

A condition called craniosynostosis can also be involved as a cause. This condition is a state where the suture lines connecting the skull bones close earlier than normal, causing head-shape distortion. In this case, beyond a visual issue, it can also potentially affect brain growth, so examination and treatment by a doctor are necessary.

When you notice your baby’s head shape, first review lifestyle habits, and consult a pediatrician or specialized institution as needed.

Can a Flat Back of the Head Be Improved Even as an Adult?

The skull is generally said to mature around age 15. In other words, until adulthood, there’s a period where the head shape can be influenced to some degree. From infancy to age 1, the skull is soft and easier to correct, but even during the teenage years, it’s said that approaches can still leverage growth.

On the other hand, once you become an adult, bone growth has largely stopped, so fundamental skeletal change is considered difficult. However, methods to improve visual impression do exist — hairstyle techniques to make the head shape less noticeable, or head massage to balance the muscles.

If your appearance concerns you, choose a safe method rather than forceful correction. Our salon offers treatments that can pursue improvement even after becoming an adult. We introduce this in the next section, so please use it as a reference.

For Improving a Flat Back of the Head, KADOMORI’s “Cranial Correction” Is Recommended!

A flat back of the head affects the impression of your hairstyle and profile, so it’s a concern for many people. For this concern, KADOMORI’s “Cranial Correction” is recommended.

This treatment is based on original technique our salon developed after facing countless bone structures over many years. It’s a pain-free treatment characterized by approaching not just the scalp and muscles but the shape of the skull too.

Since the shape of the back of the head is hard to change through posture or lifestyle habits alone, and there’s nothing you can do about it yourself, please leave it to our salon.

Benefits You Can Expect

Receiving Cranial Correction can be expected to deliver various changes. First, as the roundness of the back of the head is regulated, the impression of your profile and back view becomes more natural and beautiful. Also, as the head’s size and shape become cleaner, many people feel “my head has become smaller.”

Furthermore, through treatment, loosening scalp tension and muscular stiffness can also lead to a lifting effect and a tightened facial line. We’ve also received many voices reporting relief from other discomforts, like chronic headaches, shoulder stiffness, eye strain, and easy fatigue.

It’s a total-care treatment that lets you care for your visual impression and physical/mental discomfort simultaneously while relaxing.

Treatments Recommended Together

You can feel sufficient change from Cranial Correction alone, but if you want an even higher beauty effect, combining it with KADOMORI’s other menus is recommended. Among these, Facial Correction and Facial Slimming are popular with those who have concerns around the face.

As the head’s shape regulates, the impression of the whole face changes, and adding facial-correction and small-face menus that work on the facial bone structure and muscles lets you aim for a balanced, three-dimensional finish. Also, since whole-body blood and lymph flow are promoted too, improvement in skin dullness and puffiness can also be expected.

KADOMORI-Style Facial Correction

KADOMORI-Style Facial Correction is a beauty correction focused on the facial bone structure, using technique polished through years of experience and refinement. For left-right facial differences, distortion, and wishes for a smaller face, its characteristic is carefully regulating the face’s three-dimensionality and overall balance, rather than simply reducing size.

This treatment is recommended not just by general clients, but by doctors involved in cosmetic surgery too. Gently regulating stiffened muscles and distorted bone structure can not only significantly change visual impression but also be expected to improve circulation and metabolism.

KADOMORI-Style Facial Slimming

KADOMORI-Style Facial Slimming is a full-scale beauty correction performed using original skeletal theory we’ve cultivated and special vibration equipment called the Synchro Wave. It adjusts not just the size and shape of the whole face but also the balance of each feature.

For example, for those concerned about jaw prominence, those who want to make cheek width look cleaner, and those concerned about left-right facial differences, treatment proceeds carefully matched to each concern. Since the style doesn’t push with strong force but gently works on the bone structure, please receive it with peace of mind.

It’s a recommended treatment for those who want to aim for their ideal facial line, valuing a beautifully regulated balance.

Troubled by a Flat Back of the Head? Consult KADOMORI!

This article has detailed the causes of a flat back of the head and our salon’s treatment content.
A flat back of the head, where the back of the head’s shape concerns you, greatly affects visual impression. Since it’s hard to improve on your own, many people are probably troubled by it.

During infancy or childhood, since the shape hasn’t been set yet, it can be changed depending on the approach. However, the reality is that once you become an adult, changing the shape is difficult. However, gradually improving the shape through treatment is possible.

As introduced, our salon’s Cranial Correction is a pain-free treatment that works not just on head shape but on whole-body balance and discomfort too. Furthermore, combining it with Facial Correction or Facial Slimming can significantly tighten the impression around your face, and effects can also be expected for improving your head shape.

If you’re troubled by a head shape that somehow concerns you, or a visual concern you can’t do anything about on your own, please consult KADOMORI. We offer treatments that can pursue improvement for various bodily and skin concerns, not just a flat back of the head. Please feel free to contact us.