Re: Keeping Hair and Plagio

[Guest guest]

Hi-

I'm sorry to hear that you had to cut his hair. I'm not sure if this will make

you feel any better, but I don't think it has anything to do with technology,

but just the way it has to be for making a proper fitting band. Back before the

DSi, CT (and other orthos still do it this way) had to do a plaster casting of

the child's head (just like a cast for a broken arm...and this was just 2 years

ago). And even using that method would have entailed cutting his hair to get a

close fitting case. It's VERY important to get a close fit with the band and

really thick/long hair just doesn't make that possible. It's really better to

shave it than get a poor fitting/loose band. Also, it's not just African

American hair, I've heard of other Caucasian babies running into similar

problems.

The good news is it will grow back, and likely even thicker than before. Plus,

the band will fit snugger to his head for better and possibly faster correction,

and you'll get to see the results clearly as they happen. AND, by getting the

band and correcting the shape, you can feel confident that when/if he decides to

shave his head on his own in the future, he'll have a nice round noggin to show

off!

Hang in there!

Jake-3.5 (DOCBand Grad 9/08)

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> My soon to be 4 month old son was diagnosed with plagio a little over a month

now. My husband and I have taken him to crainal tech. for the initial

consultation and exam. At the next visit for the digital scan I was almost

brought to tears when we found out that we had to cut our son's beautiful locs

of hair! It seems like this technolgy would be advanced enough to get and

acurate reading of a childs head and be able to compensate for hair. Now I must

say that we are African American and the therapists kept insisting that shaving

our sons hair is the only way they could get an acurate image of our son's head

shape. Accoring to them " African American " hair prevents the DSI from getting

the correct head shape. Now we are faced with the decision of either shaving

off all of ours son's hair or letting him go through life with this aweful

condition. Of course, I leave the place and head down the street to the nearest

barber shop and watch in horror as some stranger takes my 3 month old and shaves

his head complelty clean!!!! Man! It's just hair they say. I know it's just

hair and that it will grow back, but thats not the point! As a mother it's

something you have to terms with. My son was born with a full head of beautiful

hair which i could have been put into a ponytail. To see all of that come off

was heartbreaking! Now he has a hair cut and he looks great but my question is,

why is this technology bias when it comes to Ethic hair?

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[Guest guest]

Sorry, I meant " close fitting band, " not case.

Jake-3.5 (DOCBand Grad 9/08)

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> > My soon to be 4 month old son was diagnosed with plagio a little over a

month now. My husband and I have taken him to crainal tech. for the initial

consultation and exam. At the next visit for the digital scan I was almost

brought to tears when we found out that we had to cut our son's beautiful locs

of hair! It seems like this technolgy would be advanced enough to get and

acurate reading of a childs head and be able to compensate for hair. Now I must

say that we are African American and the therapists kept insisting that shaving

our sons hair is the only way they could get an acurate image of our son's head

shape. Accoring to them " African American " hair prevents the DSI from getting

the correct head shape. Now we are faced with the decision of either shaving

off all of ours son's hair or letting him go through life with this aweful

condition. Of course, I leave the place and head down the street to the nearest

barber shop and watch in horror as some stranger takes my 3 month old and shaves

his head complelty clean!!!! Man! It's just hair they say. I know it's just

hair and that it will grow back, but thats not the point! As a mother it's

something you have to terms with. My son was born with a full head of beautiful

hair which i could have been put into a ponytail. To see all of that come off

was heartbreaking! Now he has a hair cut and he looks great but my question is,

why is this technology bias when it comes to Ethic hair?

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[Guest guest]

What a traumatic experience! You should really tell CT to put this issue in

their FAQ section of their website so that other people can be mentally prepare

for this. I really don't think it is an ethnic bias. My son is white and

practically bald and they made a point to tell me that after I wash his hair to

make sure that I brush it flat so it doesn't bunch up in the helmet which could

cause it to fit improperly or cause irritation.

Congrats on catching your son's plagio so early and I hope you get fast results!

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> My soon to be 4 month old son was diagnosed with plagio a little over a month

now. My husband and I have taken him to crainal tech. for the initial

consultation and exam. At the next visit for the digital scan I was almost

brought to tears when we found out that we had to cut our son's beautiful locs

of hair! It seems like this technolgy would be advanced enough to get and

acurate reading of a childs head and be able to compensate for hair. Now I must

say that we are African American and the therapists kept insisting that shaving

our sons hair is the only way they could get an acurate image of our son's head

shape. Accoring to them " African American " hair prevents the DSI from getting

the correct head shape. Now we are faced with the decision of either shaving

off all of ours son's hair or letting him go through life with this aweful

condition. Of course, I leave the place and head down the street to the nearest

barber shop and watch in horror as some stranger takes my 3 month old and shaves

his head complelty clean!!!! Man! It's just hair they say. I know it's just

hair and that it will grow back, but thats not the point! As a mother it's

something you have to terms with. My son was born with a full head of beautiful

hair which i could have been put into a ponytail. To see all of that come off

was heartbreaking! Now he has a hair cut and he looks great but my question is,

why is this technology bias when it comes to Ethic hair?

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[Guest guest]

Just this morning my husband mentioned that since my son's hair is fairly long

we might want to cut it since it will be summertime while my son is in his

helmet. Making him hotter and sweatier. I cried all over again. He has the most

delicious curly hair and I can't bear to cut it, i swore I wasn't going to cut

his hair for a while now I am worried they will want to shave it all off. All I

do is cry lately. I TOTALLY understand how you feel!

Karin

[Guest guest]

I completely understand how you feel about your having to cut your baby's hair!

My daughter is 18 months and my son is 7 months. they are mixed hatian and white

and have really poofy (for lack of a better word) hair. The plastic surgeon they

saw last week uses the starscanner and i was told that their hair could effect

the results. Once they put the stocking on, all the hair went up and they looked

pointy up top. You could see on the computer that either the program compensated

for it somehow or the tech did and there was a line where they top of the head

is. They said that i would have to cut their hair off to get more accurate

results when it comes time to take the measurements for the band. I was upset

when i learned that i would have to cut off my daughter's hair cuz its so

beautiful but she ended up being too old for the starband, or so I'm told.

Anyways, to answer your question, yes! I do think it is bias but i don't think

its on purpose.

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> My soon to be 4 month old son was diagnosed with plagio a little over a month

now. My husband and I have taken him to crainal tech. for the initial

consultation and exam. At the next visit for the digital scan I was almost

brought to tears when we found out that we had to cut our son's beautiful locs

of hair! It seems like this technolgy would be advanced enough to get and

acurate reading of a childs head and be able to compensate for hair. Now I must

say that we are African American and the therapists kept insisting that shaving

our sons hair is the only way they could get an acurate image of our son's head

shape. Accoring to them " African American " hair prevents the DSI from getting

the correct head shape. Now we are faced with the decision of either shaving

off all of ours son's hair or letting him go through life with this aweful

condition. Of course, I leave the place and head down the street to the nearest

barber shop and watch in horror as some stranger takes my 3 month old and shaves

his head complelty clean!!!! Man! It's just hair they say. I know it's just

hair and that it will grow back, but thats not the point! As a mother it's

something you have to terms with. My son was born with a full head of beautiful

hair which i could have been put into a ponytail. To see all of that come off

was heartbreaking! Now he has a hair cut and he looks great but my question is,

why is this technology bias when it comes to Ethic hair?

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[Guest guest]

I hear you! I had to shave my son, too. It's not just a problem with ethnic

hair. I'm French and Irish, but I have thick, curly hair, and my son was also

born with a beautiful head of hair. My husband was mad at me when I shaved our

son's head, like it was MY fault somehow. He got over it though, and my son's

hair is already looking almost grown in after a few weeks. I bet your son's hair

will grow back quickly too since you say he had a nice full head of hair.

I know it seems wrong to cut off all your baby's hair, but it will all be worth

it when you get a really good fit on the helmet. Our son's helmet fit perfectly,

so I'm really glad now that I cut his hair. The reason the DSI doesn't work on

babies with a lot of hair is that it is just taking a bunch of photographs at

the same time. It's not like an x-ray that can see through your baby's hair.

They use the photographs because that method is completely non-invasive and

doesn't require the baby to hold still.

Hang in there!

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> > My soon to be 4 month old son was diagnosed with plagio a little over a

month now. My husband and I have taken him to crainal tech. for the initial

consultation and exam. At the next visit for the digital scan I was almost

brought to tears when we found out that we had to cut our son's beautiful locs

of hair! It seems like this technolgy would be advanced enough to get and

acurate reading of a childs head and be able to compensate for hair. Now I must

say that we are African American and the therapists kept insisting that shaving

our sons hair is the only way they could get an acurate image of our son's head

shape. Accoring to them " African American " hair prevents the DSI from getting

the correct head shape. Now we are faced with the decision of either shaving

off all of ours son's hair or letting him go through life with this aweful

condition. Of course, I leave the place and head down the street to the nearest

barber shop and watch in horror as some stranger takes my 3 month old and shaves

his head complelty clean!!!! Man! It's just hair they say. I know it's just

hair and that it will grow back, but thats not the point! As a mother it's

something you have to terms with. My son was born with a full head of beautiful

hair which i could have been put into a ponytail. To see all of that come off

was heartbreaking! Now he has a hair cut and he looks great but my question is,

why is this technology bias when it comes to Ethic hair?

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[Guest guest]

The CT technology takes a photos of your son's head and makes the mold

accordingly (it is more sophisticated, since many digital images are used to

create the 3d model). For many babies they put a stocking over the head and the

hair is smoothed down enough that this gives an accurate head shape. But if your

child has a lot of hair it won't smooth down enough so the model won't be

accurate.

-christine

sydney, 4 yrs, starband grad

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> > > My soon to be 4 month old son was diagnosed with plagio a little over a

month now. My husband and I have taken him to crainal tech. for the initial

consultation and exam. At the next visit for the digital scan I was almost

brought to tears when we found out that we had to cut our son's beautiful locs

of hair! It seems like this technolgy would be advanced enough to get and

acurate reading of a childs head and be able to compensate for hair. Now I must

say that we are African American and the therapists kept insisting that shaving

our sons hair is the only way they could get an acurate image of our son's head

shape. Accoring to them " African American " hair prevents the DSI from getting

the correct head shape. Now we are faced with the decision of either shaving

off all of ours son's hair or letting him go through life with this aweful

condition. Of course, I leave the place and head down the street to the nearest

barber shop and watch in horror as some stranger takes my 3 month old and shaves

his head complelty clean!!!! Man! It's just hair they say. I know it's just

hair and that it will grow back, but thats not the point! As a mother it's

something you have to terms with. My son was born with a full head of beautiful

hair which i could have been put into a ponytail. To see all of that come off

was heartbreaking! Now he has a hair cut and he looks great but my question is,

why is this technology bias when it comes to Ethic hair?

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