Re: Anyone have experience with San Mateo, CA Hanger?

[Guest guest]

Hi

We went to CIRS in Palo Alto and had good results. We had Kaiser for insurance

and they covered 100%, although it differed based on which package your employer

selected from Kaiser. I haven't heard any results from this hanger provider, so

based on that I would go with CIRS.

You can see my daughter's head before and after in the photos section of this

group under Our Plagio Babies S/ Sydney M

-christine

sydney, 4.5 yrs, starband grad

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> Hi everyone,

>

> I am looking into treatment options for my 3 1/2 month old son who was born at

35 weeks and has a very flat back of his head. We just had an evaluation at

Hanger in San Mateo, CA, and apparently he is 4 standard deviations away from

the mean, so it's pretty severe. Although my husband and I hate the idea of

having to use the helmet, we hate the idea of him having a very flat head for

life to be a worse outcome, so I'm looking into where to get the helmet made.

We're still waiting to see if insurance will cover it, and with an HMO, we might

not have much choice about where to do it if insurance will cover it, but I've

been reading some of the posts about how important it is to have a good

orthotist, and that cranial tech is the best. I'm exploring the possibility of

travelling to San Diego to go to Cranial Tech, but first I'd like to know if any

of you have experience with the Orthotist in San Mateo.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I know one person whose son wore a Hanger from San Mateo, and she

seemed happy enough with the results. It is probably the same

provider. Her son wore it young. I can still see a small flat

spot, but not bad. I'm not sure how severe the plagio was to begin

with.

Still I would definitely go with CIRS. I've run into many people

who used them, and I've never heard of anything but good results. I

also received recommendations for them from the local parents' email

list. Our insurance also covered 100% for our CIRS Starband.

Best,

Kathy

On 10/30/2010 8:55 PM, christineashok wrote:

Hi

We went to CIRS in Palo Alto and had good results. We had

Kaiser for insurance and they covered 100%, although it

differed based on which package your employer selected

from Kaiser. I haven't heard any results from this hanger

provider, so based on that I would go with CIRS.

You can see my daughter's head before and after in the

photos section of this group under Our Plagio Babies S/

Sydney M

-christine

sydney, 4.5 yrs, starband grad

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I am looking into treatment options for my 3 1/2

month old son who was born at 35 weeks and has a very flat

back of his head. We just had an evaluation at Hanger in

San Mateo, CA, and apparently he is 4 standard deviations

away from the mean, so it's pretty severe. Although my

husband and I hate the idea of having to use the helmet,

we hate the idea of him having a very flat head for life

to be a worse outcome, so I'm looking into where to get

the helmet made. We're still waiting to see if insurance

will cover it, and with an HMO, we might not have much

choice about where to do it if insurance will cover it,

but I've been reading some of the posts about how

important it is to have a good orthotist, and that cranial

tech is the best. I'm exploring the possibility of

travelling to San Diego to go to Cranial Tech, but first

I'd like to know if any of you have experience with the

Orthotist in San Mateo.

>

> Thanks!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey everyone,

Thanks so much for your feedback and recommendation for CIRS in Palo Alto. I'll

have to check that out.

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I am looking into treatment options for my 3 1/2 month old son who was

> > born at 35 weeks and has a very flat back of his head. We just had an

> > evaluation at Hanger in San Mateo, CA, and apparently he is 4 standard

> > deviations away from the mean, so it's pretty severe. Although my

> > husband and I hate the idea of having to use the helmet, we hate the

> > idea of him having a very flat head for life to be a worse outcome, so

> > I'm looking into where to get the helmet made. We're still waiting to

> > see if insurance will cover it, and with an HMO, we might not have

> > much choice about where to do it if insurance will cover it, but I've

> > been reading some of the posts about how important it is to have a

> > good orthotist, and that cranial tech is the best. I'm exploring the

> > possibility of travelling to San Diego to go to Cranial Tech, but

> > first I'd like to know if any of you have experience with the

> > Orthotist in San Mateo.

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> >

> >

>