Guest guest Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Tammy- Just to make you feel better, the craniofacial surgeon we saw said that the skull doesn't completely fuse until the age of 25 or 26. I believe the flat spot closes up at closer to 18 months (though I could be wrong there), but apparently it takes a lot longer for everything to fuse permanently. (Strangely, I also heard this on an episode of Forensic Files, on Court TV, regarding the way they were able to identify the age of a victim by the suture lines on a skull they found, and how much they had fused. It was very intriguing). Anyway, just a bit of trivia for you...Congrats on graduating! in Raleigh (mom to Jake 16.5m-casting for DocBand on Monday) > > > > Hi everyone, I didn't post here often but lurked alot and I have > learned so much here. My son graduated from his Hanger helmet on > wednesday! He was banded just after 4 months old for brachy and we > are finally done after 3 1/2 months in the helmet, which he basically > just outgrew. His CI went from 98% to 85%, which we are thrilled > about, and his assymetry completely resolved. With a CI of 85, his > head of course isn't completely normal, but now at least its really > not noticeable unless you know what you're looking for. Unlike before > the helmet, when random strangers would ask about his weird head > shape. His head and face look so much better! Its funny I was so > excited for this day but now I kind of miss his helmet. It was a big > part of him for so long (almost half his life) that now it almost > seems like something is missing! I'm going to try to post his before > and after pictures under R, although I tried once before and it > didn't work. Anyway, even though I > > didn't post much, I just wanted to say thanks for all of the > information that gets shared here; it made me feel so much better > about our decision to go through with this. > > > > , mom to , brachy > > Hanger grad 1/23/08!!!! > > Cincinnati, Ohio > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. > Try it now. > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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