Re: Before & After - Alyssa C.

[Guest guest]

I think you got some great results! I'm paranoid about it, too - I

just had my son re-photographed yesterday and I don't see much of a

difference except for the supine (on the back) photo looking at the top

of the head. The profiles don't really look that different at all to

me, but then again it's only been 6 weeks and we're getting ready for a

second band...

I think your daughter got some great correction - the last set of

photos are really the proof... her facial symmetry has really improved

and she really acheived some nice rounding on the right side!

Jess

Mom to Luke - 5.5 months old - 6 weeks in DOC Band

Mom to JT - 2 years old - beautiful naturally round head!

[Guest guest]

i definitely see progress! her face looks very symmetric and there is

some rounding at the top and back for sure.

are you not satisfied with the results? i am curious how did CT decide

when to end treatment with Alyssa? my son started at 8 mos of age and

were quoted the standard 3-4 months time frame. (he has moderate

brachy)

did Alyssa grow out of the band and that is why they ended treatment?

or did they just stop seeing results?

i dont know your history but from the photos it looks like her case was

not too bad to start off with ... are you considering a 2nd band?

[Guest guest]

I think she looks great! Especially the laying down pics you can

really see how much improvement she has received with the rounding

and the forehead bossing.

Do you still her head still looks like it has a flat spot to you ?

>

> If you get a chance, will you please check out the pictures I

posted of

> my daughter? She was in the DOC band and started when she was 7

months

> and ended on the 10th after 9 weeks of treatment. I would love to

know

> what everyone thinks of her progress because I'm so paranoid over

it.

>

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for the reassurance! Good luck with the 2nd band.

Why are you getting one again at only 6 weeks? Has he grown out of

it already?

>

> I think you got some great results! I'm paranoid about it, too - I

> just had my son re-photographed yesterday and I don't see much of a

> difference except for the supine (on the back) photo looking at the

top

> of the head. The profiles don't really look that different at all

to

> me, but then again it's only been 6 weeks and we're getting ready

for a

> second band...

>

> I think your daughter got some great correction - the last set of

> photos are really the proof... her facial symmetry has really

improved

> and she really acheived some nice rounding on the right side!

>

>

> Jess

> Mom to Luke - 5.5 months old - 6 weeks in DOC Band

> Mom to JT - 2 years old - beautiful naturally round head!

>

[Guest guest]

I think part of me would really like a second band. It would help

with my paranoia! lol I'm so worried about regression...

I'm happy with the results but I feel in my heart that it could be

better. I know she looks great, and the specialist said that her

head is near perfect... It's just that when I look at her, I still

see what's wrong.

Alyssa outgrew her helmet, but we were still seeing results until the

very end. She was considered moderate plagio before and is

considered very mild now.

I guess I'm just nervous. I can't help but look at her and study the

shape of her little head. I swear I'm imagining regression already!

>

> i definitely see progress! her face looks very symmetric and there

is

> some rounding at the top and back for sure.

>

> are you not satisfied with the results? i am curious how did CT

decide

> when to end treatment with Alyssa? my son started at 8 mos of age

and

> were quoted the standard 3-4 months time frame. (he has moderate

> brachy)

>

> did Alyssa grow out of the band and that is why they ended

treatment?

> or did they just stop seeing results?

>

> i dont know your history but from the photos it looks like her case

was

> not too bad to start off with ... are you considering a 2nd band?

>

[Guest guest]

Her head still has some flattening on her right side. I'm just

hoping that she still might round out some more on her own on that

side.

> >

> > If you get a chance, will you please check out the pictures I

> posted of

> > my daughter? She was in the DOC band and started when she was 7

> months

> > and ended on the 10th after 9 weeks of treatment. I would love

to

> know

> > what everyone thinks of her progress because I'm so paranoid over

> it.

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

We won't actually have band #2 for another 2 weeks (so he'll have

been in #1 for a total of 8 weeks, which is about how long a DOC

lasts when they start at such a young age and grow so quickly - from

what I've been told, anyway!). We did the photos this past week and

they're working on insurance (so we can get denied! Fun!) and

getting the script and letter of medical necessity from my son's

pediatrician... he's going to be re-scanned next week, and then

hopefully we'll get the new band at the next visit.

Jess

Mom to Luke - 5.5 months - 6 weeks in DOC Band

> >

> > I think you got some great results! I'm paranoid about it, too -

I

> > just had my son re-photographed yesterday and I don't see much of

a

> > difference except for the supine (on the back) photo looking at

the

> top

> > of the head. The profiles don't really look that different at

all

> to

> > me, but then again it's only been 6 weeks and we're getting ready

> for a

> > second band...

> >

> > I think your daughter got some great correction - the last set of

> > photos are really the proof... her facial symmetry has really

> improved

> > and she really acheived some nice rounding on the right side!

> >

> >

> > Jess

> > Mom to Luke - 5.5 months old - 6 weeks in DOC Band

> > Mom to JT - 2 years old - beautiful naturally round head!

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I took a look and the front and top views look really good. Seems like

the asymmetry is more or less gone. The only one that doesn't look

great is the side view - she still seems a little flatter in back than

" normal " (although I do see some improvement in this pic too). I know

a lot of us don't end up in the normal range even after banding, so it

doesn't mean it is a problem. I was just wondering what her cephalic

index is, and if she still has some brachy?

-christine

sydney, almost 3 yrs, starband grad

>

> If you get a chance, will you please check out the pictures I posted of

> my daughter? She was in the DOC band and started when she was 7 months

> and ended on the 10th after 9 weeks of treatment. I would love to know

> what everyone thinks of her progress because I'm so paranoid over it.

>

> Thanks!

>