Facial Asymmetry-What to Expect?

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Hi all! My son is 10 months and half way through his three months of banding. He

has moderate plagio with the classic flat spot, misaligned ears, forehead

bossing, and facial/eye asymmetry. My primary reason for banding was his facial

asymmetry since it is most noticeable, and I'm starting to get a little anxious

about what to expect at the end of treatment. I know that I need to prepare

myself for the fact that he's not going to come out with perfectly symmetrical

eyes, but I don't know how much asymmetry to expect.

His right eye was half shut when we first put on his band, and now it is fairly

open, but it still looks like it is slightly smaller and lower than the other

eye. This is accentuated by the fact that his hair line dips low on that side

and goes up very high on the opposite side. So, though it's much better, I feel

like it's still really noticeable. Also, he still has a very slight tort that we

just can't seem to resolve with PT, though I still do his stretches/ exercises.

My question is: How much more improvement should I expect in the second half of

his treatment? Have I seen the bulk of the improvement already? Should I be

working on accepting his remaining asymmetry? I would really appreciate if

others can share what changes they saw later in treatment. Thanks so much!