graduated from DocBand at 15 months

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I just wanted to give a quick update and maybe help to answer some

questions other parents may have.

received her first band at 5 months for brachy/plagio. It was a

Danmar band from MI. Her brother, Max, received the same band and he

had correction for the plagio in just 3 weeks. His head isn't

perfect, but after have the evaluation at Docband, we decided he

really didn't need another band. His head looks good.

on the other hand, wore her Danmar helmet until she was 12

months old. It actually made her head shape worse and I am certain

she should not have worn it that long. The cranial facial surgeon

said it still fit and that she should continue to wear it. Our Ortho

kept telling us her head looked good but it just never looked right

to us. Anyway, I took both kids to CT and I was told that 's

brachy was 101% and that her asymmetry was 10mm! I knew something

was off and I am so glad that I took her to CT.

She received her second band (first one from CT) at 12 months and

wore it until 15 months. We made the three hour drive every other

week and her results are amazing. I noticed it right away and within

two weeks friends told me they could tell that something looked

different. For her, the amazing thing was that her head

circumference didn't change at all. Her head actually grew to fill

in the gaps and make her head more round. The strange thing that the

Danmar helmet did for her, was that it pushed her forehead flat back

and gave her extra height on the top of her head. She also had volume

loss on the side of her face, making her facial asymmetry off. It was

just how it was letting her head grow. Her profile was off and

looked like a slope up to the back. The Docband, gave her the

correct slop of her head, gave her a normal looking forehead and her

head grew in the length going from 101% CI to 88% CI. Her asymmetry

in each category is 0mm!!

I just wanted to write and let everyone out there know that you

should go with your gut. As parents, we know what is best for our

children. Heads can round out on their own but that was a chance I

was not willing to take. We went through a lot to get where we are.

We have spent a lot of money and time correcting our kids head shapes

and I promise that it is worth it. I will post her before and after

pictures once I get them from CT.

Good luck to everyone dealing with brachy / plagio. It is a very

scary road to start down and it is hard because so many people know

nothing about it.

Dawn

graduate Danmar Helmet 12 month. DocBand graduate 15 months!

Max Danmar graduate 6 months.