Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 Hi Gail!! Good to hear from you again! I love Sam's hair " buzz cut " . hehe Off the top of my head I'm not sure about treatment in Japan, but will check out our database and email you directly. Thanks for thinking of us for help! YOU ROCK!! Oh, I think Cigna is actually doing much better, thanks to you I'm sure! Dustie > Hey ya'll, > > It's been a while since I've been around, but I just can't seem to > totally escape my passion for plagio. For those of you who remember > me, Sam and Sara are doing great!!! They are almost 2 1/2 and wore > their DOC bands 2 years ago. Since summer has arrived in north Texas > we have given Sam his buzz cut and his head looks even better than I > remember. He may have gotten even more correction. Could it be? > Sara is a pistol and keeps me on my toes. > > Anyway, I'm back because I just got an email from a friend in Tokyo, > and an acquaintance of mine in Japan is in desperate need of plagio > treatment. The last I recall there was nothing available there yet, > but I'm hoping you guys can give me the latest. They live in Aomori > prefecture, but could get to Tokyo if needed. Have any of you heard > of any treatment there yet? I'm going to send them the link to this > group, so don't be surprised if you hear from her soon. > > I hope ya'll are doing great and that Cigna is behaving themselves. > > Gail, Sam and Sara's mom, DOC grads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 Gail, I have been searching and searching for any reference to plagio treatment in Japan, but I can't find any direct reference to helmets or bands. What I have found is a recent study from Japan on skeletal analysis comparing brachy and plagio. This link to this study is also in our LINKS/PLAGIO STUDIES AND RESEARCH folder, but I'll post it here (if the link is two lines long, you may need to copy and paste the whole link to your address bar): Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 2001 Jun;35(2):165-75. Related Articles, Links Skeletal analysis of craniofacial deformities in brachycephaly: comparison with craniofacial deformities in plagiocephaly. Sakurai A, Hirabayashi S, Sugawara Y, Harii K. Department of Plastic Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Ohtsuka Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. The deformities of craniofacial bones in brachycephaly (n = 2) and plagiocephaly (n = 2) were compared using three-dimensional skull replicas. In brachycephaly the bilateral deformities of the cranial base were similar to the unilateral deformities on the affected side in plagiocephaly. Shortening of the anterior-middle cranial fossas and expansion of the middle cranial fossas suggest downward and anterior displacement of both temporomandibular joints resulting in the underdevelopment of the middle-inferior facial bones, though this is less conspicuous in brachycephaly for three reasons. The most important one is that the patients have an imposing facial morphology characterised by high, protruding facial bones, as found on the affected side in plagiocephaly. Secondly, the frontal bones are flattened and positioned posteriorly in the anteroposterior direction, which also helps to mask the underdevelopment of the middle-inferior facial bones. Finally, as bony deformities are symmetrical in brachycephaly, they are not as obvious as they would be if they were unilateral. PMID: 11484526 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Obviously the authors have an interest in plagiocephaly and brachycephaly, so perhaps your friend could use the information about this study of theirs to contact the authors, or the plastic surgery department at the above-mentioned facility and inquire about treatment options. The only other item I could find, is a listing of a cleft- palate/craniofacial team in Japan from a craniofacial disorder group. Many times, plagiocephaly assessment and treatment can be found in a craniofacial plastic surgery department, and sometimes, at least, the specialists are shared for both types of problems. Maybe your friend could try contacting them and seeing what they know: Tokyo top Cleft Palate Team - CPT Dept. of Plast. and Reconstr. Surg. Showa Univ Sch of Med http://www.showa-u.ac.jp/index-fj.htm 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 142-8666 Japan Phone: 81.3-3784-8548 Fax: 81.3-3784-9183 Email: hosaka@... Patient Age Range: 0-99 Team Clinical Leader: Yoshiaki Hosaka, MD, PhD (Plastic Surgery) Other Contacts:Masako Kato, PhD (Speech-Language Pathology), Yoshinobu Shibasaki, DDS, MSc, PhD (Orthodontics) Would you let me know if any of these leads pan out? Also, if you hear that they have found treatment in Japan, please let us know so that we can add the appropriate data in the Helmet/Band Database for any future members! Take care, Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy) > Hey ya'll, > > It's been a while since I've been around, but I just can't seem to > totally escape my passion for plagio. For those of you who remember > me, Sam and Sara are doing great!!! They are almost 2 1/2 and wore > their DOC bands 2 years ago. Since summer has arrived in north Texas > we have given Sam his buzz cut and his head looks even better than I > remember. He may have gotten even more correction. Could it be? > Sara is a pistol and keeps me on my toes. > > Anyway, I'm back because I just got an email from a friend in Tokyo, > and an acquaintance of mine in Japan is in desperate need of plagio > treatment. The last I recall there was nothing available there yet, > but I'm hoping you guys can give me the latest. They live in Aomori > prefecture, but could get to Tokyo if needed. Have any of you heard > of any treatment there yet? I'm going to send them the link to this > group, so don't be surprised if you hear from her soon. > > I hope ya'll are doing great and that Cigna is behaving themselves. > > Gail, Sam and Sara's mom, DOC grads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 Christie, You rock! I forwarded all this info to my friend in Tokyo and will let you know if they get anywhere with it. Last night I sent them all the standard links to plagio info, helmets and repositioning, but now they have a place to start locally. This group is still awesome. Gail, Sam and Sara's mom, worldwide plagio crusader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2004 Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 Hey Dustie, Did you see the info that Christie posted? She's awesome. Let me know if you come across anything else. Gail P.S. When's the next rodeo? Sam has new boots to go with his haircut, and he can't wait to show them off. > Hi Gail!! Good to hear from you again! I love Sam's hair " buzz > cut " . hehe > > Off the top of my head I'm not sure about treatment in Japan, but > will check out our database and email you directly. Thanks for > thinking of us for help! YOU ROCK!! Oh, I think Cigna is actually > doing much better, thanks to you I'm sure! > > Dustie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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