Hanger

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Donna

I am using a Hanger. Made helmet. My son Austin ( 7 mon) just started to

wear it so far 5.5 hours and very little red marks, today we go for 6 hours.

Right now and can say I'm very happy and so is Austin he doesn't seem to mind

it.

The otho man is Tony Cappa he is wonderful. He works in Farmingdale, West

Hemsted, Stony Brook and Manhattan. It is called C.P.O. Consulting.

I hope I was so help.

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Hi Liz!

I'm glad you were able to find a facility you're happy using! I was

apprehensive about Hanger at first, but we met with 3 different

facilities and it was an easy decision to go with Hanger. My son

was scanned on Tuesday. We, too, were thrilled with the process. His

helmet will be ready for his first fitting on Monday. So far, all

contact I've had with them has been wonderful. I'm looking forward

to getting the process underway. I hope your daughter gets good

correction, quickly!

Mom to Nate (6 months)

Maine

> I noticed someone had posted about Hanger, it's just my opinion

but

> they are awesome. We were apprehensive about getting Paige a band

> because of the whole casting procedure. Hanger contacted me for a

> consultation because my insurance wanted a secound opinion. While

> we were there they scanned her for her band, no mess, no crying.

In

> case anyone would like the lowdown here's how it goes.

> First they fit the baby with a shiny, white pantyhose leg thing.

> They cut a whole for the whole face and tie it under there chin

> (kind of like an armoring cap, if anyone knows what that is, or

one

> of those toboggan caps) They attach the receptor to the top of

the

> head on the stocking, they then fit a 2nd stocking over that and

cut

> and tie like the first one. (It keeps them from pulling on the

> receptor cord) Then they take a handheld scanner and scan all

four

> sides of the baby's head. The best part is you get to watch your

> baby's head appear on the laptop. After they get a good scan your

> done.

> It took them 3 times to get Paige done but that is because she

> squirms a lot. The only bad news is that CTI was telling us a max

> of 12 weeks for wear but Hanger said her condition is more severe

> and could take 6-9 months for correction. Evidentally the whole

> plane of her face is off making it look like her ears are off as

> well.

> Now that I have my new email, I will be able to post more often.

>

> Liz in Phoenix

[Guest guest]

Hi Liz,

Thank you for posting about the Hanger scanning. It really does

sound fascinating. Did you get a printout of the scan?

I would like to hear more about the Hanger helmets. Hanger provides

their own band, the Hanger Cranial Band, and sometimes offers the

Starband. Do you know if Paige is getting the Hanger Cranial Band?

What sort of training does Hanger provide their own orthos in

cranial banding? I think they get some specialized training, but I

don't know for sure, and would really like to.

So are you going with Hanger for sure? When will Paige go for her

initial fitting?

Take care,

Christie (Mom to repo'd Remy)

> I noticed someone had posted about Hanger, it's just my opinion

but

> they are awesome. We were apprehensive about getting Paige a band

> because of the whole casting procedure. Hanger contacted me for a

> consultation because my insurance wanted a secound opinion. While

> we were there they scanned her for her band, no mess, no crying.

In

> case anyone would like the lowdown here's how it goes.

> First they fit the baby with a shiny, white pantyhose leg thing.

> They cut a whole for the whole face and tie it under there chin

> (kind of like an armoring cap, if anyone knows what that is, or

one

> of those toboggan caps) They attach the receptor to the top of

the

> head on the stocking, they then fit a 2nd stocking over that and

cut

> and tie like the first one. (It keeps them from pulling on the

> receptor cord) Then they take a handheld scanner and scan all

four

> sides of the baby's head. The best part is you get to watch your

> baby's head appear on the laptop. After they get a good scan your

> done.

> It took them 3 times to get Paige done but that is because she

> squirms a lot. The only bad news is that CTI was telling us a max

> of 12 weeks for wear but Hanger said her condition is more severe

> and could take 6-9 months for correction. Evidentally the whole

> plane of her face is off making it look like her ears are off as

> well.

> Now that I have my new email, I will be able to post more often.

>

> Liz in Phoenix

[Guest guest]

We are waiting for our insurance to approve which shouldn't be a problem. The

Ortho that scanned Paige was a CNP (certified nurse practitioner) which is one

step down from an MD. She is probably going to get the Hanger band which oddly

enough is clear instead of white. But he said that they can infuse color into

the plastic if we want. We expect her to go in for her initial fitting next

week sometime. I did notice that there was some " animosity " between Hanger and

Cranial Tech. When I brought up the casting procedure with CTI they talked

about how " outdated " CTI was and how some insurance companies will no longer

approve requests issued by CTI. In fact my insurance asked for a 2nd opinion

over Cranial Tech and sent us to Hanger. Just so no one gets mad..I had a great

experience with Cranial Tech and would have loved to get Paige banded there but

my insurance had a problem with them. I'm new to this even though I work in the

healthcare industry so I have no idea what that is all about.

I didn't ask about getting a printout but that would be neat to have.

Liz

On Friday, April 30, 2004, at 06:37PM, redlocks2003 <redlocks@...>

wrote:

>Hi Liz,

>

>Thank you for posting about the Hanger scanning. It really does

>sound fascinating. Did you get a printout of the scan?

>

>I would like to hear more about the Hanger helmets. Hanger provides

>their own band, the Hanger Cranial Band, and sometimes offers the

>Starband. Do you know if Paige is getting the Hanger Cranial Band?

>What sort of training does Hanger provide their own orthos in

>cranial banding? I think they get some specialized training, but I

>don't know for sure, and would really like to.

>

>So are you going with Hanger for sure? When will Paige go for her

>initial fitting?

>

>Take care,

>

>Christie (Mom to repo'd Remy)

>

>

>> I noticed someone had posted about Hanger, it's just my opinion

>but

>> they are awesome. We were apprehensive about getting Paige a band

>> because of the whole casting procedure. Hanger contacted me for a

>> consultation because my insurance wanted a secound opinion. While

>> we were there they scanned her for her band, no mess, no crying.

>In

>> case anyone would like the lowdown here's how it goes.

>> First they fit the baby with a shiny, white pantyhose leg thing.

>> They cut a whole for the whole face and tie it under there chin

>> (kind of like an armoring cap, if anyone knows what that is, or

>one

>> of those toboggan caps) They attach the receptor to the top of

>the

>> head on the stocking, they then fit a 2nd stocking over that and

>cut

>> and tie like the first one. (It keeps them from pulling on the

>> receptor cord) Then they take a handheld scanner and scan all

>four

>> sides of the baby's head. The best part is you get to watch your

>> baby's head appear on the laptop. After they get a good scan your

>> done.

>> It took them 3 times to get Paige done but that is because she

>> squirms a lot. The only bad news is that CTI was telling us a max

>> of 12 weeks for wear but Hanger said her condition is more severe

>> and could take 6-9 months for correction. Evidentally the whole

>> plane of her face is off making it look like her ears are off as

>> well.

>> Now that I have my new email, I will be able to post more often.

>>

>> Liz in Phoenix

>

>

>

>

>For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Liz,

I might have outdated info, but I think the Hanger Cranial Band

closely resembles the Starband in design and thickness, and has a

base color of white. There is a clear helmet by Orthomerica, which

your ortho could also opt to order and use... it is the Starlight

Cap and the Starlight Bi-valve www.orthomerica.com . There are

pictures of the Starlight in the FILES/HELMET AND BAND BRAND PHOTOS

folder as well. However, I do not know if the Starlights can be

color injected. Please let me know if there is a new color option

with the Hanger Cranial Band, or if there is a new helmet over there

at Hanger!

Technology just keeps marching on! Cranial Tech has recently

developed and published about a new 3D scanning system which has yet

to be rolled out to all of their facilities. However, the vast

majority of helmet/band facilities still use the casting method.

Your post got me thinking about insurance coverage... you know, if

insurance companies start to require a trial of aggressive

repositioning before covering helmets or bands, I wish they'd pick

up a portion of the tab for some repo supplies!

Take care,

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

> >> I noticed someone had posted about Hanger, it's just my opinion

> >but

> >> they are awesome. We were apprehensive about getting Paige a

band

> >> because of the whole casting procedure. Hanger contacted me

for a

> >> consultation because my insurance wanted a secound opinion.

While

> >> we were there they scanned her for her band, no mess, no

crying.

> >In

> >> case anyone would like the lowdown here's how it goes.

> >> First they fit the baby with a shiny, white pantyhose leg

thing.

> >> They cut a whole for the whole face and tie it under there chin

> >> (kind of like an armoring cap, if anyone knows what that is, or

> >one

> >> of those toboggan caps) They attach the receptor to the top of

> >the

> >> head on the stocking, they then fit a 2nd stocking over that

and

> >cut

> >> and tie like the first one. (It keeps them from pulling on the

> >> receptor cord) Then they take a handheld scanner and scan all

> >four

> >> sides of the baby's head. The best part is you get to watch

your

> >> baby's head appear on the laptop. After they get a good scan

your

> >> done.

> >> It took them 3 times to get Paige done but that is because she

> >> squirms a lot. The only bad news is that CTI was telling us a

max

> >> of 12 weeks for wear but Hanger said her condition is more

severe

> >> and could take 6-9 months for correction. Evidentally the

whole

> >> plane of her face is off making it look like her ears are off

as

> >> well.

> >> Now that I have my new email, I will be able to post more often.

> >>

> >> Liz in Phoenix

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim! I'm a little late as I don't get to the board very often

lately, but I just wanted to let you know that my son is in a Hanger

band right now and doing GREAT! He was exactly 7 months old when he

got it and we saw very visible improvement the first week. Right

now, he only has one area that still shows any flatness, but it's

not something the average person would notice. Nate has the Hanger

Cranial Band and he's actually under the new protocol called

the " Boston Band " developed by Dr. at Children's Hospital in

Boston. I'd be happy to answer any questions about Hanger, the band

and the scanning process. The scanner, by the way, is great! Last

week, we scanned Nate again to check his progress and make some very

detailed adjustments to the helmet. It was great to have the 3-D

image that we could twist all around, and hold still! Feel free to

email if you have questions.

Mom to Nate (8 months)

Hanger Cranial Band (5-14-04)

> YIPEEEEEEE I made an appointment with Hanger for this friday

> already! I asked them if I needed to have an RX for it before we

go

> and they said no, they'd get it for me. They also scan rather than

> cast. I dont know if they will think he's bad enough to use a

helmet,

> but at least I'll get another opinion. YIPEE! I dont know if Jax's

> dad will be happy about it, but I sure am. woohoo

>

>

> Kim