Re: Too late to start at 15-16 months?

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Hi Chris-

My son is still in his helmet, so I can't give you final

measurements (plus measurements don't always tell the full story

anyway). It is nowhere near perfect, but there has been some

improvement, so again, I definitely think it's worth trying. The

sutures do START to fuse after the age of one, but they are not

FULLY fused until their late teens or early 20s. So don't let anyone

tell you that they're already fused and there's no use trying.

Because that's just not true. They are definitely not as easily

moldable after one, but there is possibility for change, just at a

slower pace.

Also, how important is it to even follow up with the specialist?

There are a lot of parents here I think that either never saw a

specialist in the first place (their ped referred them and wrote the

script) or never bothered following up. So if you stay in Singapore

for the banding, I would think it's possible that it wouldn't be

necessary to see that specialist again. Especially if he's not going

to be supportive or of any help, you'd really just be wasting your

time.

The protocol at CT would be going for the scanning, going back two

weeks later for the initial fitting, then going back one week later

for your first adjustment, then probably every 3 weeks after that

(at least that's how often my son goes, and I know that has to do

partly with his age and partly with the fact that we do travel 3

hours to CT). So if you can only go to CA for a one-month chunk of

time, I'm not sure how that would work.

I know people have used locally made bands before. I would think the

biggest concern would be if they are FDA approved. I don't know how

that works in other countries though. The band in Singapore doesn't

have a brand name? How many children do they see for banding a

month? They said it looks like Orthomerica's StarBand, but is it

adjusted the same way (periodic scraping of the foam liner to allow

for growth)?

Jake-20m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 12 weeks)

Jordan-4

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Hi,

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I'm a father of a 15-month old daughter who has a slight

> > > > > positional

> > > > > > plagio on the right side at the back of her head. My

local

> > > > > > craniofacial surgery specialist in Singapore said it is

now

> > too

> > > > > late

> > > > > > to be doing helmet treatment and snickered when i said

i'm

> > > > > > considering even going to California to try the DOC band

for

> > my

> > > > > > child. He said the manufacturers can say whatever they

want

> > just

> > > > > to

> > > > > > make a buck.

> > > > > > Obviously this doc was unsympathetic and cynical with

the

> > cranial

> > > > > > helmet treatment, though he still gave us a referral

letter

> > to a

> > > > > > local orthotist, which i'm not sure if they'll do a

proper

> > job in

> > > > > > creating the helmet. So, the prospect of us getting the

DOC

> > band

> > > > > in

> > > > > > the US is something i still consider.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I'm wondering if someone who started late can share

their

> > > > > experience?

> > > > > > Appreciate any info..

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Thanks,

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Anxious dad

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > >

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