Re: Update: We went for our first appointment at Nouveau Prosthetics, N

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

the report will help a lot. I thought you said your children had

more of a brachy head shape (am I mixing you up with someone?). If

it is brachy the diagonal measurements won't help assess the

severity. As I said my daughter started at 4.5 mm. We would not have

banded for that (and it was only corrected to 3.5 mm). Her problem

was brachy - flat in back with a lot of extra width (some babies

have extra height too). If it is brachy you need to know the

cephalic index (also called cranial raitio) to assess the severity.

This is the difference between the width of the head and the length

of the head. Normal is about 78%.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Has anyone gone to Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet, NJ

recently?

> > > > > > I'm a mother of 2 10 months old twin boys. We live in

central

> > > NJ.

> > > > > > When the boys were 2 months old, people noticed that

their

> > > heads were

> > > > > > very flat in the back. I asked my pediatrician about

it. He

> > > > > > recommended more tummy time. We tried to put them on

their

> > > tummy all

> > > > > > the time. But we didn't see much improvement. After a

while,

> > > even

> > > > > > their face became more and more asymmetric. One baby

has the

> > > right

> > > > > > side of his face bulging out, and the other one has the

left

> > > side of

> > > > > > the face bulging out. We went to another pediatrician.

She

> > > thinks

> > > > > > that their heads are not that bad. She prescribed them

to

> > > more tummy

> > > > > > time, too. But I was already giving them tummy time

almost

> > > 24/7! By

> > > > > > the time they are 9 months old I decided that tummy time

is

> > > not going

> > > > > > to help reshaping their heads. We went to Cranial Tech.

in

> > > Paramus,

> > > > > > NJ for a free consultation. The people were nice

there. But

> > > it

> > > > > > turned out that they are not in our insurance network.

The

> > > only one

> > > > > > that's in our insurance network is this Nouveau

Prosthetics in

> > > Hazlet,

> > > > > > NJ which I've never heard of. If we go to Nouveau

> > > Prosthetics, our

> > > > > > insurance would cover the expense 100%. If we go to

Cranial

> > > Tech.,

> > > > > > then we'd have to pay for everything ourselves. Since I

> > > couldn't find

> > > > > > any good review about this place, I am not sure whether

I

> > > should go

> > > > > > there. I don't want their heads to become worse than

they are

> > > now.

> > > > > > Can anyone give me advice? Thank you so much!!

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Mother of 10 months old twin boys, central NJ

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thank you for the information! I'll definitely try to get the report

and find out about their cephalic index.

According to the specialist at CT, she thinks that they are more of a

brachy case. Their heads are pretty flat in the back. But since they

have more hair now, it doesn't bother me as much as the asymmetrical

face. One side of their face is bigger and higher than the other

side. The most concerning thing for me is that now even the shape of

the eyes are getting different.

The orthotist Joe at Nouveau Prosthetics didn't specify whether they

are plagio or brachy. He did mention that they have some curve and

their heads are not very triangular. I guess they might have a little

bit of both. Since I had no clue what to look for, I only paid

attention to the numbers Joe pointed out to me today.

Mother of 10 months old twin boys, central NJ

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Has anyone gone to Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet, NJ

> recently?

> > > > > > > I'm a mother of 2 10 months old twin boys. We live in

> central

> > > > NJ.

> > > > > > > When the boys were 2 months old, people noticed that

> their

> > > > heads were

> > > > > > > very flat in the back. I asked my pediatrician about

> it. He

> > > > > > > recommended more tummy time. We tried to put them on

> their

> > > > tummy all

> > > > > > > the time. But we didn't see much improvement. After a

> while,

> > > > even

> > > > > > > their face became more and more asymmetric. One baby

> has the

> > > > right

> > > > > > > side of his face bulging out, and the other one has the

> left

> > > > side of

> > > > > > > the face bulging out. We went to another pediatrician.

> She

> > > > thinks

> > > > > > > that their heads are not that bad. She prescribed them

> to

> > > > more tummy

> > > > > > > time, too. But I was already giving them tummy time

> almost

> > > > 24/7! By

> > > > > > > the time they are 9 months old I decided that tummy time

> is

> > > > not going

> > > > > > > to help reshaping their heads. We went to Cranial Tech.

> in

> > > > Paramus,

> > > > > > > NJ for a free consultation. The people were nice

> there. But

> > > > it

> > > > > > > turned out that they are not in our insurance network.

> The

> > > > only one

> > > > > > > that's in our insurance network is this Nouveau

> Prosthetics in

> > > > Hazlet,

> > > > > > > NJ which I've never heard of. If we go to Nouveau

> > > > Prosthetics, our

> > > > > > > insurance would cover the expense 100%. If we go to

> Cranial

> > > > Tech.,

> > > > > > > then we'd have to pay for everything ourselves. Since I

> > > > couldn't find

> > > > > > > any good review about this place, I am not sure whether

> I

> > > > should go

> > > > > > > there. I don't want their heads to become worse than

> they are

> > > > now.

> > > > > > > Can anyone give me advice? Thank you so much!!

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Mother of 10 months old twin boys, central NJ

> > > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I looked at the pics and I do see extra width on the boys. Brachy

can be less of a concern becuase the face is often uneffected.

However fitting sports helmets, glasses etc in the future can be an

issue. Our specialist (cranio facial plastic surgeon) recommends

banding with a cephalic index of 90 or above. My daughter was in the

high 90's so for us the decision was pretty easy. If you get the

starscan report the number should be on there.

Here is a link to sydney's scan:

http://health.ph./group/Plagiocephaly/photos/view/e3a

c?b=51 & m=f & o=0

You can see her head went from 96 to 85% (CR is the cranial ration,

multiply by 100 to get the %). Also you can see that nearly all the

new growth while in her band (red line) was in the back - which is

what improved the overall shape.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Has anyone gone to Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet, NJ

> > recently?

> > > > > > > > I'm a mother of 2 10 months old twin boys. We live

in

> > central

> > > > > NJ.

> > > > > > > > When the boys were 2 months old, people noticed that

> > their

> > > > > heads were

> > > > > > > > very flat in the back. I asked my pediatrician

about

> > it. He

> > > > > > > > recommended more tummy time. We tried to put them

on

> > their

> > > > > tummy all

> > > > > > > > the time. But we didn't see much improvement.

After a

> > while,

> > > > > even

> > > > > > > > their face became more and more asymmetric. One

baby

> > has the

> > > > > right

> > > > > > > > side of his face bulging out, and the other one has

the

> > left

> > > > > side of

> > > > > > > > the face bulging out. We went to another

pediatrician.

> > She

> > > > > thinks

> > > > > > > > that their heads are not that bad. She prescribed

them

> > to

> > > > > more tummy

> > > > > > > > time, too. But I was already giving them tummy time

> > almost

> > > > > 24/7! By

> > > > > > > > the time they are 9 months old I decided that tummy

time

> > is

> > > > > not going

> > > > > > > > to help reshaping their heads. We went to Cranial

Tech.

> > in

> > > > > Paramus,

> > > > > > > > NJ for a free consultation. The people were nice

> > there. But

> > > > > it

> > > > > > > > turned out that they are not in our insurance

network.

> > The

> > > > > only one

> > > > > > > > that's in our insurance network is this Nouveau

> > Prosthetics in

> > > > > Hazlet,

> > > > > > > > NJ which I've never heard of. If we go to Nouveau

> > > > > Prosthetics, our

> > > > > > > > insurance would cover the expense 100%. If we go to

> > Cranial

> > > > > Tech.,

> > > > > > > > then we'd have to pay for everything ourselves.

Since I

> > > > > couldn't find

> > > > > > > > any good review about this place, I am not sure

whether

> > I

> > > > > should go

> > > > > > > > there. I don't want their heads to become worse

than

> > they are

> > > > > now.

> > > > > > > > Can anyone give me advice? Thank you so much!!

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Mother of 10 months old twin boys, central NJ

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > >

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> > >

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