Re: one year old+ banded? -Mark

[Guest guest]

Mark,

Yes, I took my daughter to the Yale clinic and they said it's not

necessary to band. Even Lynne from Cranial Tech seems not so sure

that if correct can be achieved. She said chances are 50:50. Do you

have the asyemmetry number from the measurements for your son?

Carolyn has 8mm. I wonder how much change in this number before and

after banding.

Thanks,

Chen in CT

> > Hi All,

> > My daughter Carolyn is 12.5 months. She has mild plagio as

diagnosed

> > by Dr. Her casting appointment is next Thursday. However, I'm

still

> > debating on band or not everyday. I'm wondering how much

correction

> > she can get if we put her on band at 13 months (that's when we

can

> > get the band if we decide to do it now). Are there babies banded

at

> > this age? Can you share some experience or advice?

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Chen

[Guest guest]

Hi Chen,

was not measured by Yale or Lynne but was measured in Boston. He measured

at 9 mm. Don't know the final measurement as no more were ever taken as we used

the prescription from Yale and not Boston so we never saw the Boston doc again.

Measurement can vary quite a bit (i.e. difficult to take because no definite

landmarks)

so I wouldn't go a whole lot by those. Lynne's assessment without measuring was

the

same as the Boston doc's assesment using measurements. We were pleased with the

change in 's headshape and some of the changes could not really be

quantified

eg. head become more rounded off at the corners rather than " squared " looking.

Lynne won't give you any guarantees because that would be fair to neither you

nor

her. You obviously felt that your child's headshape was not normal. thus leading

you

to seek treatment. I personally would almost always choose to band, even with a

50:50 chance of improvement. It all depends on how well Carolyn grows during the

next 4 months. I guess my take is what do you have to lose by banding? Sorry, I

don't

mean to push you toward banding, the choice is totally yours to make. Do what

you

feel comfortable with. The only thing is that if you don't band then will you

regret not

trying it down the road?

Mark in Maine

p.s. 's before/after photos are in the before/after DOCband section under

if

you care to look

> > > Hi All,

> > > My daughter Carolyn is 12.5 months. She has mild plagio as

> diagnosed

> > > by Dr. Her casting appointment is next Thursday. However, I'm

> still

> > > debating on band or not everyday. I'm wondering how much

> correction

> > > she can get if we put her on band at 13 months (that's when we

> can

> > > get the band if we decide to do it now). Are there babies banded

> at

> > > this age? Can you share some experience or advice?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > Chen

[Guest guest]

Mark,

Thanks for the information. I looked at the photo of and glad

to see that he's got wonderful results. As for what I have to loose,

it's money (my insurance Anthem BCBS is not covering it) and time.

But as you said, I don't won't to regret down the road either. So I

probably will try it.

Thanks again,

Chen

> > > > Hi All,

> > > > My daughter Carolyn is 12.5 months. She has mild plagio as

> > diagnosed

> > > > by Dr. Her casting appointment is next Thursday. However,

I'm

> > still

> > > > debating on band or not everyday. I'm wondering how much

> > correction

> > > > she can get if we put her on band at 13 months (that's when

we

> > can

> > > > get the band if we decide to do it now). Are there babies

banded

> > at

> > > > this age? Can you share some experience or advice?

> > > >

> > > > Thanks,

> > > > Chen