Re: Shocking- ..CranioCap vs. StarBand

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,

Just a quick side note....my son has the CranioCap and it is

passive, the cranio facial surg. and OT's say that to get good

correction children should be banded by 6 months. After that the

results may not be as dramatic in a short time. Good luck w/ the

band, I think you are making right decision!

Twin Cities, MN

Milan's mom 6mos CranioCap 8/12

> > Dianna

> >

> > Thanks for your kind words.

> >

> > At first I was quite discouraged about what Dr Blecher had said,

> and I -

> > like - found myself wondering if what he said was true

> and so I

> > started questioning the decision I was making for Toby.

> >

> > But after " sleeping on it " , I realise I am making the right

> decision and

> > know that I trust Steve Mottram and have read of some very good

> STARband

> > results. I've re-checked also about the CranioCap (sorry -

called

> it the

> > DOCband before) and it is definitely passive, whereas the

STARband

> is active

> > (its very name means Symmetry Through ACTIVE Remolding). Dr

> Blecher thinks

> > my son does not need treatment, yet just today I saw a seven or

> eight year

> > old with brachy - and he had precisely the same head shape as my

> son. He

> > had shaved hair, so you could see the brachy really well. I

felt

> sorry for

> > him as I'm sure he gets teased. That's when I remembered why I

am

> doing

> > this for Toby.

> >

> > So, much as I was hurt at first, I think I'm now newly

galvanised

> into

> > action, so in a strange way I am grateful to Blecher for

his

> comments.

> > I'm sure he is a great doctor and has himself had great

success.

> And I am

> > sure those currently under his care have every reason to feel

> confident

> > about his treatment. I just wish he was better informed and

more

> tactful in

> > his emails.

> >

> > Anyway, less than two weeks to go before we get Toby's STARband,

> and so by

> > about the beginning of February, I'll be sending Dr Blecher some

> new photos.

> > This time, of my son's lovely rounded head!

> >

> > Thanks all for your positive comments. They've really helped.

> >

> > , UK

> > Toby - 9.5 months, severe brachy, STARband in about ten days or

so

> >

> >

> > Re: Shocking- to and

> >

> >

> > and ,

> >

> > I was very upset when I read that both of you have had similiar

> > experiences with Dr. Blecher. I know that several parents

have

> had

> > great success with him and that he is viewed as an excellent

> > provider in this field. It's great how he travels all over

Europe

> > and provides free appointments, etc.

> >

> > However, I am appauled at his correspondence with the both of

you.

> > If he is so " good " he should be educated enough to know that

older

> > children can receive correction. He should also know that 95-

96%

> > for a cephalic ratio is severe ( I think, at least it's more

than

> 2

> > standard deviations from the norm). Just because he doesn't

treat

> > older kids, doesn't mean that he should discourage it. It

disturbs

> > me that he is misinforming people that 9 months old is too

late to

> > start treatment.

> >

> > Why is he saying that the CranioCap and STARBand are the same?

> > Isn't one passive and the other active?

> >

> > Finally, I don't like how he talks about Dr. Mottram. I can

> handle

> > blunt language, but this is beyond that. He is slamming the

> > reputation of Dr. Mottram by making warnings about his motives

for

> > banding. Wouldn't it be nice if Dr. Belcher could acknowledge

the

> > limitations of his treatment and support the alternative that

Dr.

> > Mottram offers? His personal opinion may keep parents from

> seeking

> > other options and that is a disgrace.

> >

> > Good Luck to both of you!! I think it's great that you

followed

> up

> > with Dr. Mottram despite the warnings of Dr. Blecher. Keep us

> posted

> > on any progress. And make sure you contact Dr. Blecher and let

him

> > know about the correction both of your children receive.

Maybe

> that

> > will help change his mind!!

> >

> > Dianna

> > Mom to

> > DOC Band 9/13

> > plagio/brachy