Guest guest Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Hey everyone! Quick question for you. My son has been in a STARBand since July 23. He is doing great and his head is looking good. I see that many of you talk about having the foam shaved down, etc. Anyone not need this? My son's helmet has not been shaved down inside at all. I am not really concerned, because his head is looking so great and there have been no issues with him wearing it. I was just wondering if anyone else was able to have their child complete treatment without needing the helmet shaved? Thanks, in Virginia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Hi - we started with the STARBand on July 28 and ended on Oct. 28. I think we had it shaved maybe twice? So I didn't have no shaving, but did have very little. My daughter was out of it earlier than anticipated. I wondered the same thing as you....but since we were getting results I didn't think much of it. From: pt_rolli <lrollins05@...>Subject: STARBand - no shaving?Plagiocephaly Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 10:17 AM Hey everyone! Quick question for you. My son has been in a STARBand since July 23. He is doing great and his head is looking good. I see that many of you talk about having the foam shaved down, etc. Anyone not need this? My son's helmet has not been shaved down inside at all. I am not really concerned, because his head is looking so great and there have been no issues with him wearing it. I was just wondering if anyone else was able to have their child complete treatment without needing the helmet shaved? Thanks, in Virginia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2010 Report Share Posted November 2, 2010 Hi , Ideally the starband is an active band, which would require it to be shaved to make room as the head grows. However it could also be made a little larger and work as a passive band. An active band puts gentle pressure on the head in prominent areas, and a passive band is a symmetrically shaped shell that your child's head grows into. Generally active bands are more effective and/or quicker, but passive bands can have good results too. It sounds to me like your ortho is using the starband as a passive band. I'm not sure if that is intentional or not. I know my ortho dismissed the distinction between active and passive to a certain extent - but then he definitely had to shave the band until there was no more room to adjust. I'm glad your band is working. I will be interested to read and see your results when your done. -christine sydney, 4.5 yrs, starband grad > > Hey everyone! Quick question for you. > My son has been in a STARBand since July 23. He is doing great and his head is looking good. > I see that many of you talk about having the foam shaved down, etc. Anyone not need this? > My son's helmet has not been shaved down inside at all. I am not really concerned, because his head is looking so great and there have been no issues with him wearing it. > I was just wondering if anyone else was able to have their child complete treatment without needing the helmet shaved? > > Thanks, > in Virginia > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2010 Report Share Posted November 3, 2010 My son does have pressure spots on the areas to restrict growth, his right forehead and left back and side. The other areas are free to grow. He did have 5 mm of improvement in his first 5 weeks wearing the band. We haven't measured since then, but I have absolutely seen improvement in his head. He has had head growth overall since we started, but I guess not enough to warrant the shaving. We go back again next week, so we should find out how long he will have left in it. There is still room for his head to grow in the spots where it isn't touching though. The only adjustment we have had is the spacer piece of foam...we got a thinner piece to hold the band tighter. Thanks and I will definitely post results when we are all done! > > > > Hey everyone! Quick question for you. > > My son has been in a STARBand since July 23. He is doing great and his head is looking good. > > I see that many of you talk about having the foam shaved down, etc. Anyone not need this? > > My son's helmet has not been shaved down inside at all. I am not really concerned, because his head is looking so great and there have been no issues with him wearing it. > > I was just wondering if anyone else was able to have their child complete treatment without needing the helmet shaved? > > > > Thanks, > > in Virginia > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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