doc says neosporin cream---we can't find it!

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My son, , has been in his Starband for just over a week. He's

developed a little irritation on his forehead and there are several

spots with broken skin. They are very small (a couple mm) and it

does not look infected. We are only concerned about putting the

helmet back on with that problem. Our orthotist said to get some

neosporin cream, not ointment to put on and then continue to

use the helmet. But all we can find in town is the kind with " pain

reliever " added, lidocaine, I think. That stuff can be toxic, and all the

pharmacists we talked to said not to use it on a baby.

One of the local pharmacies is ordering the regular neosporin

to come in tomorrow, but what can we use tonight? What about

zinc cream? We are eager to put the band back on but obviously

we don't want to aggravate the skin problem.

Kansas

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I would just give your sons head a break tonight and start with the cream

tomorrow. My

daughter had a similar problem and after a day break and then starting on the

cortisone

cream it improved very quickly and we only missed very little time in the helmet

in the

grand scheme of things. I hope gets better quickly too! Good Luck!

- Meg, mom to Lucy 6.5m, STARband grad 1/12/09

Milwaukee, WI

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> My son, , has been in his Starband for just over a week. He's

> developed a little irritation on his forehead and there are several

> spots with broken skin. They are very small (a couple mm) and it

> does not look infected. We are only concerned about putting the

> helmet back on with that problem. Our orthotist said to get some

> neosporin cream, not ointment to put on and then continue to

> use the helmet. But all we can find in town is the kind with " pain

> reliever " added, lidocaine, I think. That stuff can be toxic, and all the

> pharmacists we talked to said not to use it on a baby.

>

> One of the local pharmacies is ordering the regular neosporin

> to come in tomorrow, but what can we use tonight? What about

> zinc cream? We are eager to put the band back on but obviously

> we don't want to aggravate the skin problem.

>

>

> Kansas

>

[Guest guest]

Just a few days ago my son broke out in the rash too. We put cortisone cream on once a day and it cleared up in a day and a half. I kept him out of the helmet till it cleared up. Good luck! - Cole is 7.5 months and been in his DOCband since 12/1/08From: Meg <mdrewapnp@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Tuesday, January 13,

2009 7:34:33 PMSubject: Re: doc says neosporin cream---we can't find it!

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I would just give your sons head a break tonight and start with the cream tomorrow. My

daughter had a similar problem and after a day break and then starting on the cortisone

cream it improved very quickly and we only missed very little time in the helmet in the

grand scheme of things. I hope gets better quickly too! Good Luck!

- Meg, mom to Lucy 6.5m, STARband grad 1/12/09

Milwaukee, WI

>

> My son, , has been in his Starband for just over a week. He's

> developed a little irritation on his forehead and there are several

> spots with broken skin. They are very small (a couple mm) and it

> does not look infected. We are only concerned about putting the

> helmet back on with that problem. Our orthotist said to get some

> neosporin cream, not ointment to put on and then continue to

> use the helmet. But all we can find in town is the kind with "pain

> reliever" added, lidocaine, I think. That stuff can be toxic, and all the

> pharmacists we talked to said not to use it on a baby.

>

> One of the local pharmacies is ordering the regular neosporin

> to come in tomorrow, but what can we use tonight? What about

> zinc cream? We are eager to put the band back on but obviously

> we don't want to aggravate the skin problem.

>

>

> Kansas

>

[Guest guest]

Meg,

Thanks for the quick reply. I think my son's skin looks a lot

better now, so we are going to try the helmet again just for

a few hours and then have a good check of it. You

mentioned cortisone. I do have hydrocortisone cream in

the house. Would that be helpful? I think the orthotist

suggested it in case of irritation, but I'm not sure it's okay

if there's broken skin.

By the way, I also read your post on Lucy's graduation.

That is wonderful! I am happy that you got through it so

quickly and with such amazing results! We have had a

similar timeline so far, but starting about a month later.

's tort is pretty much gone. For that all we had to

do was position him appropriately with respect to his

highly entertaining 3-year-old brother.

We go to Hanger in Kansas City and also have a Starband.

Our orthotist seems really good so far. He's been doing this

for 13 years. Hopefully we can do as well as you!

Congratulations!

> >

> > My son, , has been in his Starband for just over a week. He's

> > developed a little irritation on his forehead and there are several

> > spots with broken skin. They are very small (a couple mm) and it

> > does not look infected. We are only concerned about putting the

> > helmet back on with that problem. Our orthotist said to get some

> > neosporin cream, not ointment to put on and then continue to

> > use the helmet. But all we can find in town is the kind with " pain

> > reliever " added, lidocaine, I think. That stuff can be toxic, and all the

> > pharmacists we talked to said not to use it on a baby.

> >

> > One of the local pharmacies is ordering the regular neosporin

> > to come in tomorrow, but what can we use tonight? What about

> > zinc cream? We are eager to put the band back on but obviously

> > we don't want to aggravate the skin problem.

> >

> >

> > Kansas

> >

>

[Guest guest]

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Our ped prescribed 2.5% cortisone cream for Lucy a few weks ago and she had a

few

small areas of broken skin - just apply a VERY thin layer and watch it carefully

- it if looks

like it is making it worse, stop. How big are the areas of broken skin?? If

they are only

small cracks it should be ok - if they are very large I would avoid the

cortisone and just try

a moisturizer like Eucerin, Aveeno, etc. Also, call the orthotist or your ped

and get their

professional opinion on using the cortisone on open skin areas.

Thanks for the kind words! We are so happy to have her naked head. I missed

kissing and

snuggling with it. I hope has a quick change too!

Good luck - Meg

> > >

> > > My son, , has been in his Starband for just over a week. He's

> > > developed a little irritation on his forehead and there are several

> > > spots with broken skin. They are very small (a couple mm) and it

> > > does not look infected. We are only concerned about putting the

> > > helmet back on with that problem. Our orthotist said to get some

> > > neosporin cream, not ointment to put on and then continue to

> > > use the helmet. But all we can find in town is the kind with " pain

> > > reliever " added, lidocaine, I think. That stuff can be toxic, and all the

> > > pharmacists we talked to said not to use it on a baby.

> > >

> > > One of the local pharmacies is ordering the regular neosporin

> > > to come in tomorrow, but what can we use tonight? What about

> > > zinc cream? We are eager to put the band back on but obviously

> > > we don't want to aggravate the skin problem.

> > >

> > >

> > > Kansas

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I'm surprised you can't find neosporin!

If there is somewhere that you are getting it tomorrow then wait. You don't want to have further break down of the skin causing an even longer period out of the band.

Have you called the ortho?

Jen and Luli - 3 years old

Left tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CA

http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/

doc says neosporin cream---we can't find it!

My son, , has been in his Starband for just over a week. He's

developed a little irritation on his forehead and there are several

spots with broken skin. They are very small (a couple mm) and it

does not look infected. We are only concerned about putting the

helmet back on with that problem. Our orthotist said to get some

neosporin cream, not ointment to put on and then continue to

use the helmet. But all we can find in town is the kind with "pain

reliever" added, lidocaine, I think. That stuff can be toxic, and all the

pharmacists we talked to said not to use it on a baby.

One of the local pharmacies is ordering the regular neosporin

to come in tomorrow, but what can we use tonight? What about

zinc cream? We are eager to put the band back on but obviously

we don't want to aggravate the skin problem.

Kansas

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[Guest guest]

I haven’t posted much, but thought I would chime in ---

I think you should use bacitracin, not Neosporin for little ones. One of

the antibiotics in Neosporin is not so good for babies. Keep your eye on

it so you don’t have more breakdown.

Best wishes~

Cheri

Will (7 months old) in Starband for 6 weeks; 9 mm plagio, right

ear shift, facial assym.

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Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 8:44 PM

Plagiocephaly

Subject: doc says neosporin cream---we can't find it!

My son, , has been in his Starband for

just over a week. He's

developed a little irritation on his forehead and there are several

spots with broken skin. They are very small (a couple mm) and it

does not look infected. We are only concerned about putting the

helmet back on with that problem. Our orthotist said to get some

neosporin cream, not ointment to put on and then continue to

use the helmet. But all we can find in town is the kind with " pain

reliever " added, lidocaine, I think. That stuff can be toxic, and all the

pharmacists we talked to said not to use it on a baby.

One of the local pharmacies is ordering the regular neosporin

to come in tomorrow, but what can we use tonight? What about

zinc cream? We are eager to put the band back on but obviously

we don't want to aggravate the skin problem.

Kansas