Chafing on cheeks from band...any prevention and treatment tips

[Guest guest]

Hi *team* -

My little guy has some signs of a rash and chafing around his right ear and

cheek area...I washed it with warm water and applied some baby aquaphor...any

other tips?? Does moleskin really help?

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

All of that sounds wrong to me. Some combination of temporary

treatment cessation and/or hydrocortisone cream is the usual solution

when a baby's skin is just getting used to helmet contact. That

happens very often in the sideburn area. Later, one would be more

likely to presume that an adjustment is required, but that is

entirely different than the application of moleskin for chafing, say,

inside a hiking boot. It's about changing the fit of the helmet as a

whole.

I advise applying the conventional wisdom: taking the helmet off and

calling the *actual* treatment team (orthotist and/or doctor). That

way the skin breakdown cannot progress, the healing of which would

cause a more significant interruption in the treatment.

--

Thad Launderville

Montpelier, VT

Clara age 2 years, STARband grad

On Apr 15, 2010, at 4:29 PM, brownfieldtrio wrote:

> Hi *team* -

>

> My little guy has some signs of a rash and chafing around his right

> ear and cheek area...I washed it with warm water and applied some

> baby aquaphor...any other tips?? Does moleskin really help?

>

> Thanks!