Will Braces Help Improve My Plagiocephaly?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I believe I have plagiocephaly, I want to know how bad it is. All I know is I have a bulging forhead from one side. Also, my teeth are curved, chin, lips, nose etc. Also the side that they are curved to has the side of my head and ear is sticking out. I also feel like my face is bulging too from the side my forhead is bulging. Someone told me I have body dismorphia but I’m not sure. Am I exaggerating or what do you think. Also if I get braces with aligners how much better would this get?

A: How bad any aesthetic problem is depends on the patient’s interpretation of it. I think what you really mean to ask is how improvable is it by surgery. Braces is not going to change anything other than that of the teeth component of it.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon