Re: 10 month old with plagiocephaly-UPDATE

March 29, 2011

Congrats on the great results, and thanks for posting!

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> Hi everyone! I wrote back in September regarding banding for my daughter. We

are stationed on a small marine corps base in Iwakuni, Japan and I traveled to

Cranial Tech in Dallas for my daughter's treatment. Ella was put into a DOC band

on 11/15/2010 at 11 months old and graduated on 3/17/2011. Her progress went

from an 8 to a 3, with her ear asymmetry going from a 3 to a 0. I could not be

happier with the results and do not regret fighting and fighting the Dr's on our

military base, who said " she'll grow out of it. " Her progress is not as drastic

due to her age, but we still got some really great growth and results from her

DOC band. For all the parents out there worried that its too late to band their

10 or 11 month old, its not! Thanks group for all the information.

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March 29, 2011

Glad you had a good experience. I really don't know how doctors are so

misinformed about this or how to change it. They say stupid things like " how

many kindergartners do you see with crooked heads? " and I can tell you that once

you know what you're looking for it is not uncommon. They just don't look at

head shape in kindergartners. Most people will just sort of an odd impression

and not know what to attribute it to, because they aren't as aware of head shape

as we are.

What does your doctor think of your daughter's progress (or have you seen the

same doc)? I'm sure Ella will appreciate your efforts when she's older.

-christine

sydney, 5 yrs, starband grad