Question
What should I do if my baby, who just turned a month old, has asymmetric cheek flesh?
Answer
Consult a pediatric surgeon. You’ve noticed that your baby, who was born via cesarean section, has asymmetric cheek flesh. The baby has also disliked sleeping on its right side. You’ve recently looked up information and bought a pillow. The store clerk advised you to feel for a string-like object from the left side of the baby’s ear down to below the neck. There was nothing felt on the right side. Is this a congenital muscular torticollis? But during breastfeeding, the baby can suckle on the left side? Let me clarify your concerns. Based on your description, the baby is likely suffering from torticollis. A B-ultrasound at the hospital can provide a definitive diagnosis. Pediatric torticollis is caused by fibrotic scar contraction of one side of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, leading to elongation and deformity of the neck, which shifts to one side. This is accompanied by disturbed facial growth and development, being lower than the opposite side. In severe cases, it can lead to cervical kyphosis deformity. These are my suggestions for this issue, hoping they are helpful to you. Wishing you health!