Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 hi, i was referred to a hanger orthotics place......my son was casted last week and we will be getting his star band next wednesday. now i thought the doc band and the star band pretty much looked the same and now im FREAKING out looking at all these star bands! i really am thinkin the DOC band is a little more attractive looking. i know it doesnt matter i really want whatever is better for him and i heard the star band actually can laast longer, BUT his head usually breaks out and i gotta put ointment and lotion on it and the DOC band looks more open. SO my question is- is it the shape of the kids head?like if the kid needs it closed will it be closed and if it can be open will it be open with both bands?? are there star bands that are open or are all star bands closed with the small circle on the top? its all said and done i just dont know what to expect... so i just want all the mommies with star band and DOC band to tell me if yours is open or closed. i know the star does have small circle but i think i have seen a few that is more open than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 From what I know, the Hanger and the Starbands look alike: bigger, a bit heavier, less open at the top. The DOC bands are smaller, lighter and more opened at the top. They look more like a band than a helmet. Also, the DOC bands that treat plagio look different from the DOC bands that treat brachy only. My daughter's first DOC band treated her plagio as well as her brachy, so it had one cap that went up the front of her head on one side and one on the back. Her second band is for her brachy only and it has no cap in the front but covers the top back of her head. You can take a look at her pick on her flickr site at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/plagiocephalymymaysa/ Leila, Maysa, 16 months, 5 days till graduationwww.mymaysa.wordpress.com From: kennacute95 <kennacute95@...>Subject: hmmmmm...star band....Plagiocephaly Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009, 6:03 PM hi,i was referred to a hanger orthotics place......my son was casted last week and we will be getting his star band next wednesday.now i thought the doc band and the star band pretty much looked the same and now im FREAKING out looking at all these star bands! i really am thinkin the DOC band is a little more attractive looking. i know it doesnt matter i really want whatever is better for him and i heard the star band actually can laast longer, BUT his head usually breaks out and i gotta put ointment and lotion on it and the DOC band looks more open.SO my question is- is it the shape of the kids head?like if the kid needs it closed will it be closed and if it can be open will it be open with both bands?? are there star bands that are open or are all star bands closed with the small circle on the top? its all said and done i just dont know what to expect...so i just want all the mommies with star band and DOC band to tell me if yours is open or closed. i know the star does have small circle but i think i have seen a few that is more open than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 My son has a starband and we are very happy with it so far. (He's had it for about 3 weeks). His is very open on top (he has plagio, no brachy). He just has a band really that goes across his forehead, not all the way up his head. It looks very much like the docbands. > > hi, > i was referred to a hanger orthotics place......my son was casted last week and we will be getting his star band next wednesday. > > now i thought the doc band and the star band pretty much looked the same and now im FREAKING out looking at all these star bands! i really am thinkin the DOC band is a little more attractive looking. i know it doesnt matter i really want whatever is better for him and i heard the star band actually can laast longer, BUT his head usually breaks out and i gotta put ointment and lotion on it and the DOC band looks more open. > SO my question is- is it the shape of the kids head?like if the kid needs it closed will it be closed and if it can be open will it be open with both bands?? are there star bands that are open or are all star bands closed with the small circle on the top? its all said and done i just dont know what to expect... > so i just want all the mommies with star band and DOC band to tell me if yours is open or closed. i know the star does have small circle but i think i have seen a few that is more open than others. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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