Re: update 21 mo old starband+scan+ photo [2 Attachments]

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Thanks for sharing! I like what happened in the forehead and the drop

in asymmetry. We're not seeing that. You didn't get much growth, but

the forehead improvement was worth the helmet. The rounding out shown

in the back may be scanner error. In the first scan the head may have

been pushing against the table. Also, I think there is more potential

for measurement error right in the back.

We should ask our ortho why 's forehead is not improving. We see

equal growth on both sides. :|( We have seen improvement in the back.

-Kathy

Lulei wrote:

is wearing the starband. Treatment started in July when he was

18 mo (15 adj). Finally after 2 months the ortho said there was tiny

improvement from the hand measurments, then last week he had the first

scan since beginning of treatment. I was pretty happy with the

improvement I saw but the ortho didn't seem very impressed and didn't

really explain a lot from the scan, she just said he grew only 1 mm.

I'm attaching the scan and the photostudy. Any comments or explanations

would be greatly appreciated.

, tampa, Fl

, 21 mo (18 mo adj),mild plagio, starband for almost 3 mo

[Guest guest]

,

I'm curious. Why did you pick Starband instead of a Doc band?

Thanks,

Kathy

Lulei wrote:

is wearing the starband. Treatment started in July when he was

18 mo (15 adj). Finally after 2 months the ortho said there was tiny

improvement from the hand measurments, then last week he had the first

scan since beginning of treatment. I was pretty happy with the

improvement I saw but the ortho didn't seem very impressed and didn't

really explain a lot from the scan, she just said he grew only 1 mm.

I'm attaching the scan and the photostudy. Any comments or explanations

would be greatly appreciated.

, tampa, Fl

, 21 mo (18 mo adj),mild plagio, starband for almost 3 mo

[Guest guest]

You son has seen some good improvement! Reading the

STARscan report his asymmetry has gone down, from 5.5 mm down to 3.1 mm which

would be considered normal. When my son graduated he was 4.6 mm and at 4

years old now you can’t see any asymmetry in the back of his head.

Your son’s cephalic ratio has also gone down from 82.9% down to 80.4%,

again putting him in the normal range. Is the ortho ready for your son to

graduate?

Molly

Novato, California

Nicolas, 4, tort & plagio,

STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-9/12/06, Graduate!

, 6.5

, 9.5

From: Plagiocephaly

[mailto:Plagiocephaly ] On Behalf Of Lulei

Sent: 7 October 2009 6:35 PM

plagiocephaly

Subject: update 21 mo old starband+scan+ photo [2 Attachments]

[Attachment(s) from Lulei included below]

is wearing the starband. Treatment started in July when he was 18 mo

(15 adj). Finally after 2 months the ortho said there was tiny

improvement from the hand measurments, then last week he had the first scan

since beginning of treatment. I was pretty happy with the improvement I

saw but the ortho didn't seem very impressed and didn't really

explain a lot from the scan, she just said he grew only 1 mm. I'm

attaching the scan and the photostudy. Any comments or explanations would be

greatly appreciated.

, tampa, Fl

, 21 mo (18 mo adj),mild plagio, starband for almost 3 mo

Attachment(s) from Lulei

2 of 2 File(s)

scan0001.pdf

Lulei,__07-09-09.plp[1].pdf

[Guest guest]

I think that his helmet is doing a very fine job. His head is growing where it needs to be (front left and back right). It has also rounded out in the back. Maysa's scan also showed how her head rounded out in the back after being in the DOC band for about 2 months, so I don't think that there is a scanner error there. If you look at his head circumference, it seems to me that he's grown more than just 1mm, more like 3.6mm. Plus his plagio is now within normal range and so is Cephalic Index. I wish Maysa's head was nice and long like that of 's. From the scan, his head really looks great to me!

How much longer will you keep him in the helmet?

Leila,Maysa, 20.5 mo. DOC band Grad 5.26.09www.mymaysa.wordpress.com

From: Lulei <cllulei@...>Subject: update 21 mo old starband+scan+ photo [2 Attachments]plagiocephaly Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 9:34 PM

is wearing the starband. Treatment started in July when he was 18 mo (15 adj). Finally after 2 months the ortho said there was tiny improvement from the hand measurments, then last week he had the first scan since beginning of treatment. I was pretty happy with the improvement I saw but the ortho didn't seem very impressed and didn't really explain a lot from the scan, she just said he grew only 1 mm. I'm attaching the scan and the photostudy. Any comments or explanations would be greatly appreciated. , tampa, Fl, 21 mo (18 mo adj),mild plagio, starband for almost 3 mo