Re: need advice...facial asymmetry

[Guest guest]

Pam/Kendra,

I thought I was getting wacky today with my " font problem, " now we're

talking physics! I am definitely out of my league here. Good thing

it's Friday!

Sue (mom to Riley)

Phx, AZ

>

>

> My thoughts as well.... But, does it make a difference if you are

> looking straight into the mirror at yourself vs. looking at

someone

> else through the mirror from a slight angle?

>

> Pam

>

>

> > >>>Be careful about using the mirror to judge you son's

asymmetry.

> Our

> > tech told us that looking in the mirror makes everything look

much

> > worse because it not flips the image, but distorts it as

well.<<<

> > What are we supposed to tell our children when they look at

> THEMSELVES in the mirror? Don't look?

> > Kendra in Canada

> > For more plagio info, go to

> > www.plagiocephaly.org/support

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> > .

> > .

> > ----- Original Message -----

> > From: Kathy

> > Plagiocephaly@y...

> > Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 7:31 AM

> > Subject: Re: need advice...facial asymmetry

> >

> >

> > > OK, here is my concern. My son's skull has rounded out

nicely

> in

> > the

> > > back/side, but not up front. He still has facial

asymmetry. It

> is

> > > not noticeable to those who don't know it is there unless

you

> see it

> > > through a mirror...very clear then. We decided to do the

helmet

> > > therapy mostly for his face and ear alignment.

> >

> > Pam,

> >

> > Be careful about using the mirror to judge you son's

asymmetry.

> Our

> > tech told us that looking in the mirror makes everything look

much

> > worse because it not flips the image, but distorts it as

well.

> When I

> > look at my daughter in the mirror I get so upset by what I

see,

> but

> > when I look straight on she looks great.

> >

> > We are in a slightly different situation in that has

to

> have

> > surgery to correct left lamdoid cranio. She will be

graduating

> next

> > week and wheil I think a second band may help her, we have

decided

> to

> > let nature take its course. The correction we have gotten

from

> > surgery and her DOC Band has been tremendous.

> >

> > Kathy

> > mom to

> > l lamdoid cranio CVR 1/18/01

> > DOC Band 2/26/01-5/24/01

> >

> >

> >

> >