Re: I call the ortho & ~~~Thank you! I've been wandering around the

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house worried I'd made a mistake & trying to sort it all out! I was

near tears.I know Neurosurgeons &

Cranio Facial Plastic Surgeons that have referred patients to my

ortho for " helmets " .

> > > Any cranial therapy and associated " appliance " (i.e. helmet or

> > band) is regulated by the FDA. The fabricating facility as well

as

> > the physical process of fabrication is held to strict

> guidelines.

> > If there is an Orthotist making his own helmet or band he is at

> risk

> > of a very large fine not to mention litigation from dissatisfied

> > parents. Ask if the Orthotic lab you are going through is FDA

> > approved...if not get out of there!

> > >

> > > I call the ortho & asked them to keep it

> white

> > if it's not too late

> > >

> > >

> > > the girl that works the front desk didn't know because the

> ortho

> > > wasn't in yet & she said he may have worked on it Saturday.I

> > wish I

> > > could have seen the pattern on an actual helmet.They just

had

> > round

> > > disk samples.It's not a DOC or STAR,he makes them himself

but

> > some

> > > of the patterns I've seen on STAR bands before.I wish they

had

> > solid

> > > colors cause I would have gone with that.

> > >

> > >

> > >