Re: Re: correction in older infants ???

[Guest guest]

Debbie,

We also got about 50-60% correction with my daughter, except she started

earlier (9 mo) with moderate plagio, and were only in the band 3.8mo.

I looked at Abby's before & after pictures on plagiocephaly.org. It

definitely looks like she got some good correction from the photos. I'm

curious, was there any discussion of a second band for you daughter?

BTW, my daughter's bird's eye before & after also show good correction, but

most of her residual flattening is at ear level and below. Are Abby's ears

still out of alignment when you look from below (chin up)?

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Re: correction in older infants ???

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> > Hi,

> >

> > Just curious - - anyone get corrections with a band/helmet with

> > children 13+ months? If so, please tell the age they were banded,

> > how long they wore it, and the corrections they got?

> >

> HI :

> My Abby began her DOCband treatment from the Chicago clinic at age

> 11.5 mos. with severe plagio. Abby wore one DOCband for 4.5 mos and

> rec'd 50-60% correction which we're thrilled with! She graduated at

> age 15.5 mos.. Mind if I ask why you are asking?

> Debbie Abby's mom 3/1/00 DOCgrad 2/16/01-6/22/01

> MI

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> For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Debbie,

First I want to thank you for sticking around so long after your daughter

completed treatment. It is so helpful to have people around who have that

longer term perspective.

I'm so sorry to hear about your problems with Abby's StarBand. That had to

be so frustrating to start earlier and not get results. You must have been

in total band fatigue by the end of two bands!

My daughter will be a few days shy of 16mo when she gets her second band on

August 15th. Of course, my husband has one more day to convince me

otherwise. LOL. My daughter has tons of hair, so no one (including me) sees

her head asymmetry unless her hair is wet. So this really is just a

question of whether her remaining PP will be a medical issue in the future.

BTW, did they ever give you any pre-post band severity or measurements for

Abby? Do you think she'd gotten any additional correction since she got out

of the band?

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Re: correction in older infants ???

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> ><I'm

> curious, was there any discussion of a second band for you daughter?

>

> BTW, my daughter's bird's eye before & after also show good

> correction, but

> most of her residual flattening is at ear level and below. Are Abby's

> ears

> still out of alignment when you look from below (chin up)?>

>

> Hi :

> Abby's remaining flatness is just like you said, below ear level. We

> could have gotten her a 2nd band, but with her age, travel & expense,

> it really wasn't an option for us. Abby had previously worn a

> STARband for 3 mos prior to getting her DOCband with no improvment to

> due an improper fit (grrr).

> Abby's ears are still not perfectly symmetrical, again, just like you

> have described (our daughter's head shape must be very similar!!), if

> you hold Abby upside down (that's one of her favorite games to play

> with Daddy), you can really notice they're off a bit yet.

> All in all though, she looks great & I don't think any remaining

> flatness or assymetries are noticeable to others who didn't know how

> bad she was prior to her DOCband.

> How old is your daughter now? 16 mos did you say?

> Debbie Abby's mom DOCgrad

> MI

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