Re: Experience with Hanger

[Guest guest]

Hi Debbie,

banding is really much easier than you think. In terms of CT vs Hanger, it

depends in part on which hanger office you are dealing with. CT has a very good

reputation overall, and ther staff is generally very well trained, and their

clients happy. With Hanger the bands are made by a central facility, but the

orthos operate pretty independently, and their level of skill and experience

differs quite a bit. With a good ortho the bands are similar. That is why it is

important to check out the person at hanger who would provide your band and see

if they have a good reputation, have treated children similar to yours etc.

-christine

sydney, 3 yrs, starband grad

>

> Hi everyone. I'm new to this plagiocephaly group. My baby is 4 months old

and needs to have his head shape corrected. I was hoping to use Cranial

Technologies, but my insurance will not cover them. They will probably cover a

band from Hanger. I would love to hear about people's experiences with Hanger

as I'm trying to decide if I should use Hanger or pay out of pocket for Cranial

Technologies. Everyone's input would be greatly appreciated!

>

> Scared Mommy,

> Debbie

>

[Guest guest]

We went with Hanger b/c they are the only ones in our area. I was overall happy

with our care. out tech was pretty flakey but my daughter got great correction.

We also started her at the end of 4 months and she only wore her helmet for 7

weeks total. she went from 10mm to 1mm. So i was very happy with the progress.

you just have to stay on your tech and if you feel something is not right or

working you should speak up and i am sure this is with any banding company you

would use.

Good Luck!

Alison M (Caroline Hanger grad 2007)

[Guest guest]

Thanks !

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> > Hi everyone. I'm new to this plagiocephaly group. My baby is 4 months old

and needs to have his head shape corrected. I was hoping to use Cranial

Technologies, but my insurance will not cover them. They will probably cover a

band from Hanger. I would love to hear about people's experiences with Hanger

as I'm trying to decide if I should use Hanger or pay out of pocket for Cranial

Technologies. Everyone's input would be greatly appreciated!

> >

> > Scared Mommy,

> > Debbie

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Yea our hanger office in Colorado I have nothing good to say, so its always good to check first. I wish I had checked the rep of my local hangerSent via BlackBerry from T-MobileFrom: "Foley, Molly" Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 18:26:55 -0700<Plagiocephaly >Subject: RE: Re: Experience with Hanger To expand on 's comments, you should post which Hanger facility you are considering going to and see if you can get some feedback specific to that location. Most people have had a good experience with Hanger but there is always the occasional location that doesn't have a very good reputation. Molly Novato, California Nicolas, 3, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-9/12/06, Graduate! , 6 , 9 Re: Experience with Hanger Hi Debbie, banding is really much easier than you think. In terms of CT vs Hanger, it depends in part on which hanger office you are dealing with. CT has a very good reputation overall, and ther staff is generally very well trained, and their clients happy. With Hanger the bands are made by a central facility, but the orthos operate pretty independently, and their level of skill and experience differs quite a bit. With a good ortho the bands are similar. That is why it is important to check out the person at hanger who would provide your band and see if they have a good reputation, have treated children similar to yours etc. -christine sydney, 3 yrs, starband grad > > Hi everyone. I'm new to this plagiocephaly group. My baby is 4 months old and needs to have his head shape corrected. I was hoping to use Cranial Technologies, but my insurance will not cover them. They will probably cover a band from Hanger. I would love to hear about people's experiences with Hanger as I'm trying to decide if I should use Hanger or pay out of pocket for Cranial Technologies. Everyone's input would be greatly appreciated! > > Scared Mommy, > Debbie > ------------------------------------ For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

To expand on 's comments, you should post which Hanger facility you

are considering going to and see if you can get some feedback specific to

that location. Most people have had a good experience with Hanger but there

is always the occasional location that doesn't have a very good reputation.

Molly

Novato, California

Nicolas, 3, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-9/12/06,

Graduate!

, 6

, 9

Re: Experience with Hanger

Hi Debbie,

banding is really much easier than you think. In terms of CT vs Hanger, it

depends in part on which hanger office you are dealing with. CT has a very

good reputation overall, and ther staff is generally very well trained, and

their clients happy. With Hanger the bands are made by a central facility,

but the orthos operate pretty independently, and their level of skill and

experience differs quite a bit. With a good ortho the bands are similar.

That is why it is important to check out the person at hanger who would

provide your band and see if they have a good reputation, have treated

children similar to yours etc.

-christine

sydney, 3 yrs, starband grad

>

> Hi everyone. I'm new to this plagiocephaly group. My baby is 4 months

old and needs to have his head shape corrected. I was hoping to use Cranial

Technologies, but my insurance will not cover them. They will probably

cover a band from Hanger. I would love to hear about people's experiences

with Hanger as I'm trying to decide if I should use Hanger or pay out of

pocket for Cranial Technologies. Everyone's input would be greatly

appreciated!

>

> Scared Mommy,

> Debbie

>

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For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Hi, we are almost finished with our Hanger band. we are in Cincinnati Ohio

suburbs and went to Childrens hospital there. We have had great success. Our

son wore it for 9 weeks and was down to 2 mm from 18mm. We should be done with

23 hr wear 4/8 and just have to wear it to sleep in for a couple weeks. Our

office does 100s/year. They are pretty experienced. I think that is the key.

Good luck, I hope the Hanger office near you is good. We have Blue Cross

insurance and they covered a hanger band.

Robin SW Ohio

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> Hi everyone. I'm new to this plagiocephaly group. My baby is 4 months old

and needs to have his head shape corrected. I was hoping to use Cranial

Technologies, but my insurance will not cover them. They will probably cover a

band from Hanger. I would love to hear about people's experiences with Hanger

as I'm trying to decide if I should use Hanger or pay out of pocket for Cranial

Technologies. Everyone's input would be greatly appreciated!

>

> Scared Mommy,

> Debbie

>

[Guest guest]

Debbie,

We are using Hanger in Connecticut for my son. I have been posting our

experience so far on this board. Look for posting titled ' Hanger in Connecticut

'. Feel free to email me with any questions you have. We have been very happy

with Hanger so far.

Dawn (Mom to Jake 5 months old, Tort, plagio, brachio) 1 month in Helmet from

Hanger

Living in Connecticut

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> Hi everyone. I'm new to this plagiocephaly group. My baby is 4 months old

and needs to have his head shape corrected. I was hoping to use Cranial

Technologies, but my insurance will not cover them. They will probably cover a

band from Hanger. I would love to hear about people's experiences with Hanger

as I'm trying to decide if I should use Hanger or pay out of pocket for Cranial

Technologies. Everyone's input would be greatly appreciated!

>

> Scared Mommy,

> Debbie

>

[Guest guest]

we are paying out of pocket for the doc band from cranial technologies and couldn't be happier with our son's progress. (for the record, our insurance didn't cover anywhere—united healthcare—so we didn't have to make the same decision you are making.)

hollymum to almost-10-month-old twins alex (in doc band since 1/5/09) and max (no band necessary)On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 12:52 PM, dawn.almeida <dawn_almeida@...> wrote:

Debbie,

We are using Hanger in Connecticut for my son. I have been posting our experience so far on this board. Look for posting titled ' Hanger in Connecticut '. Feel free to email me with any questions you have. We have been very happy with Hanger so far.

Dawn (Mom to Jake 5 months old, Tort, plagio, brachio) 1 month in Helmet from Hanger

Living in Connecticut

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> Hi everyone. I'm new to this plagiocephaly group. My baby is 4 months old and needs to have his head shape corrected. I was hoping to use Cranial Technologies, but my insurance will not cover them. They will probably cover a band from Hanger. I would love to hear about people's experiences with Hanger as I'm trying to decide if I should use Hanger or pay out of pocket for Cranial Technologies. Everyone's input would be greatly appreciated!

>

> Scared Mommy,

> Debbie

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