Re: Severe Brachy corrected with DOC Band (Pics Included)

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Hi,

My daughter had brachy too and went from about 96 to 85%. Her number isn't bad,

but I still feel her head looks a bit odd at certain angles. Your son looks very

good. She wore a starband from 5 to 10 mo. I'm glad you had such good results.

-christine

sydney, 4 yrs, starband grad

>

> I've been meaning to post my son Dominic' s photo study for some time

> now. He had very severe Brachycephaly, with a CI of 101.5% per Cranial

> Tech. He began treatment at 4.25 months of age. He graduated 6 months

> later at 10.25 months, with a CI of 84%. During that time period, he

> wore three consecutive bands, with no time spent inbetween bands. CT

> did not recommend his third band, but luckily they agreed to do it upon

> my insistence. I should note that this photo study was not taken at

> graduation, but about a month prior, due to an issue that I had at the

> time. My son would not cooperate on his graduation day, so we just

> decided that the last photo study was recent enough, and didn't do

> another one.The arrows in the birdseye view are showing the huge bulge

> that Dominic acquired from the fluid build up of his last 2 bands. (It

> was a post that I made on the babycenter plagio group, describing my

> concern with the bulge at that time.)

>

> Dominic has been out of his band for about a month and a half. The

> huge bulge from the fluid build up is pretty much resolved. I should

> note that the right profile view now looks pretty much identical to the

> left. The slight forehead bossing seen in that view has been

> eradicated. I'm not sure if it was improved during the month after the

> photo study was taken or if the bulge was somehow altering his overall

> look. Perhaps both, because it looks much better now. I wanted to post

> this because you often hear about Brachy improving, but not ever fully

> correcting. I was told that Brachy was the hardest to treat of the 3

> head shapes and I do believe this to be true. I realize that my son's

> results are not typical. That being said, it is possible for severe

> brachy to normalize with early treatment, which in my experience

> required a series of DOC Bands. Any feedback is welcomed!

> [ct-crop.jpg picture by domsmom_01] [CTphotostudy1.jpg picture by

> domsmom_01] [domzz-crop.jpg]

> [ddd-crop.jpg picture by domsmom_01] [domms.jpg] [domzz1-crop.jpg]

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> Dana

> Dominic 11.75 months

> DOC Band Grad 04.14.10

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