Getting Starband at 9 months

[Guest guest]

Well, after months of waiting and seeing (repositioning and despite the intial

recommendation of our pedi and a craniofacial surgeon/specialist) we have

decided to get a helmet for our son Sam. He'll be almost 10 months when he is

fitted.

Our specialist at Star Cranial in Columbia, MD thinks he'll be in it for about

4-4.5 months. He has plagio on the right side, with 13.1mm assymmetry. Despite

the number, she puts him in the mild category because only one quadrant of his

head is affected, and only facial impact is a slight bump on the right side of

his forehead.

Just wondering if a 50% improvement is likely? She thinks we can get him down to

6mm, which would put him at the top of the normal range. He has a large noggin

(98% percentile), and I'm concerned because his soft spot is already small. If

it's almost closed, there may not be a lot of growth left?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

My son started at 9 months with a doc band. He went from 12 to 4 mm in 3 1/2

months. I would have gone another month, but he outgrew his helmet, and I didn't

want to pay for another mm or so. He had a smallish head for his body at the

start of treatment though, so you might see different growth. On the other hand,

it takes longer to outgrow a starband. I'd expect you can get down to 6mm if not

better.

Good luck!

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> Well, after months of waiting and seeing (repositioning and despite the intial

recommendation of our pedi and a craniofacial surgeon/specialist) we have

decided to get a helmet for our son Sam. He'll be almost 10 months when he is

fitted.

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> Our specialist at Star Cranial in Columbia, MD thinks he'll be in it for about

4-4.5 months. He has plagio on the right side, with 13.1mm assymmetry. Despite

the number, she puts him in the mild category because only one quadrant of his

head is affected, and only facial impact is a slight bump on the right side of

his forehead.

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> Just wondering if a 50% improvement is likely? She thinks we can get him down

to 6mm, which would put him at the top of the normal range. He has a large

noggin (98% percentile), and I'm concerned because his soft spot is already

small. If it's almost closed, there may not be a lot of growth left?

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> Thanks,

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