Re: Dent forming above ear from band - Help!! Has anyone experienced this before?

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Many babies in docbands get a bump of fluid build up in the area where the band

is open. Not sure if that is what you are describing, but this may look like a

" dent " behind the bump?. I have read about it in this group, and it goes away

once the band is off. My daughter had a starband, so it didn't have a gap where

the velcro was.

-christine

sydney, 4.5 yrs, starband grad

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> Hi Group. My son is 7 1/2 months old and he has been wearing his band for 2

1/2 weeks now. Everything has been going great in that he doesn't mind the band

at all and we have already noticed quite a bit of difference in his head shape.

Tonight however, when i was removing the helmet for his one hour off I noticed a

dent above his ear under the velcro strap where the band has the small gap. I

am worried since it feels like the head is growing into that opening since there

is no pressure there to hold it back. I know they say growth starts to slow

after 6 months but I think he is still growing pretty quickly and experiencing

the crazy growth spurts. Is it possible that he had another growth spurt this

past week and the head grew into all of the places where there is no pressure

including the opening under the velcro strap? I am worried about this becoming

a permanent issue since it feels like actual bone growth. I'm not sure if its

more of a dent in the tissue behind the bone or if the bone actually grew

outward. If it stays like it looked tonight I would have preferred the

mis-shaped head over a dent from his ear upward. And murphy's law I would

notice this on a friday night before a 3 day weekend so no one is at cranial

technologies for me to call. I searched the website for an after hours or

emergency line but didn't see anything. I am hoping someone has experienced

this similar thing ansd can put my mind to rest that it is ok We go back in

tuesday morning anyway for a fitting but it scares me to have him wear the

helmet for the next 3 days not knowing if i am doing additional damage. I did

put it back on tonight after his hour just to continue following treatment

procedures but I'd love to hear back from anyone who has any thoughts on this so

I knwo what to do tomm!

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> Thanks so much!!

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> Wendi

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