Re: Red Spots every week

[Guest guest]

My daughter wore a starband for brachy and I don't think they ever had

to scrape the lining at the back. If they did it was just before she

outgrew her band. In our case it was her forehead that always got red

when she needed and adjustment, and that is the area where there was

finally no more foam to remove (when band was outgrown). Her band held

the sides (extra width) and she had very little growth there. I can't

remember how much foam was removed from there, but I don't think it

was much. That area was always red when her band came off, but it

faded to light pink during the hour the band was off, and we didn't

have any trouble. She did lose her hair the first month in the band.

For the most part it grew back after that, but those holding points

were always a little balder until after she graduated.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

> >

> > My son, , is almost 11 months old and has been in his Hanger

> band

> > for 5.5 weeks. Initially, they told us he need to return for

> follow-up

> > visits at 2-3 intervals. We have been in the office once a week

> ever

> > since we got the helmet due to new red spots developing. Two of

> the

> > times an actual sore developed that quickly healed. They adjust it

> and

> > then 3-4 days later (usually on a Friday night or over the weekend)

> he

> > develops a red spot. The red spots have been in different areas

> every

> > time and after the adjustment, things seem to be going well. What

> I am

> > wondering is, those of you that go in at 2 week or whatever

> intervals,

> > are there red spots, or how else is the clinician supposed to know

> > where to shave the foam. I am starting to worry that I have a bad

> > helmet, but then I keep thinking that if he is getting red spots,

> then

> > maybe it is a sign that his head is growing (hopefully in the right

> > direction) and they just need to make more room.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Mom to , 11 months, Hanger band 5.5 weeks

> >

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