Re: Anyone have problems with burns resulting from irritation of the helmet?

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We had what looked like a blister starting on the back of lizzie's head on one side.  The band needed to be adjusted.  We left it off for a few days for the blister to heal and it has, but she still has a red spot.  I would say your son's band needs to be adjusted.  CT will give you guidance on how long to wait.  You do want to be careful on how long you leave it off because you don't want him to outgrow it but you also don't want to band him with an open sore.

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 12:03 PM, agr103108 <russo.alli@...> wrote:

 

Has anyone had any issue with extreme redness/puss/ " burns " on their childs head from the band?

My son (6 months) is on day 5 with his doc band and up until now has not had any problems other than some very mild redness that has gone away within 30-40minutes of having the band off. Last night I took it off to give my son a bath and both of his sideburns and the back of his head (bottom) were bright red and smelled awful! It literally looked like he had an been badly burned. I then realized that one of his sideburns had been pussing (which was noticeable on his head and the inside of the band). I left the band off all night and its still red this morning (a little less but still red).

I plan on going in to CT first thing on Monday and leaving the band off until then but I am wondering if anyone else has had any similar issues with their bands and what the outcome was. Any help or advise would be much appreciated as we want to get the band back on ASAP!!!!

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