Re: need advice...facial asymmetry

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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

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

> From: Kathy

> Plagiocephaly@y...

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

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

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> > 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

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