Re: Ethnic difference in head shapes

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Hi! It is pretty clear to me by whatever ethnic standard that

on has plagio and brachy What I am concerned about is: if

his hemlet is be made using a desired shape based on Caucasian data,

he may not get the best possible correction. But may be I am just too

paranoid. It is encouraging to hear Aidan got good corretion.

Cheryl

> > > Hi! Since my baby was diagnosed with plagio/brachy, I have been

> > > paying a lot of attention to people's heads. It seems quite

> > obvious

> > > to me that Caucasians tends to have more depth (front to back)

> > than

> > > Asians (we are Chinese decent). Several people I know also have

> > the

> > > same impression. I am not sure whether the difference is caused

> by

> > > habit or genetics. But just thinking about how different the

> > facial

> > > bone structures of the two races, it is natural that there is

> > > difference in skull shapes.

> > >

> > > I brought this up with my orthotist, but she said that they

> don't

> > > have any research data therefore all Starbands will be made

> based

> > on

> > > the same standard data regardless of ethnicity. Just curious

> > whether

> > > any other Asian parents out there had the same question .

> > >

> > > Please don't take this message in the wrong way.

> > >

> > > Cheryl, Mom to on, to be Starbanded.

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