Re: 's results - older baby

[Guest guest]

Hi again. YES I AM PLEASED!!! My next child will be named CT, or

maybe DOC Baby.

Before the age of 15 mos, almost nobody noticed the plagio. A friend

of mine saw the enormous bulge of his forehead bossing at 2 mos and

pointed it out to me, but nobody else really noticed. I pointed it

out to his docs and they blew it off, said it would round out on its

own, etc.

After 15 mos it started to be more noticeable. At 17 mos he lost

some of the baby fat in his cheeks. THEN you could see it. Since

facial features don't really develop until ages 3-5, you don't notice

the facial asymmetry as much in a baby as you will when it's older

(and too late). By 17 mos, though, he was really starting to look

odd. He looked smashed, like playdough. People were starting to

notice. They didn't come up and yell, " That baby looks weird! " but

family and friends were starting to look at him closely and frown,

and if I pointed out things like his completely wonky hairline or the

bossing, or showed them his face in a mirror, they would start

getting crabby. So no, at your baby's age no one could really see it,

but as he grew it really started becoming apparent.

At his age there were no options for him locally, so we flew from

Seattle to San Diego every three weeks for the DOC Band. Treatment in

Seattle is primitive at best--Clarren (passive helmet) only, and a

lot of ignorant peds.

His measurements were, before and after:

cranial vault: 10mm 1mm

cranial base: 7mm 1mm

facial: 6mm 1mm

Tee hee hee!

By the way, these measurements were taken three weeks before

graduation, to save us another trip to San Diego. He got a little

more correction in those three weeks. Again, he still has some

asymmetry--the measurements don't account for everything, like

hairline--but he is normal! He really looks good. All that brutal

travel were really worth it. I would do it again in a minute.

Oh, if a Starband had been available in Seattle I'm sure I would have

done it. But the DOC Band is the only one indicated for babies over

18 mos, and was nearly 18 mos already. It was our only choice.

Hope this helps! Are you excited about 's band?

, 21 mos, DOC Grad 9/7

> It's really amazing and very encouraging. You must me so pleased!

Can

> you quantify the assymetry in mm? Did people you didn't know used

to

> notice his assymetry (I'm asking because nobody seems to detect

> alexander's plagio before you tell them) At the time did you choose

> the DOCband as opposed to another band or was it the only available?

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for all that information. You must feel really proud of

what you've achieved.

Yes I am excited but cautious at the same time.

(, 14 months, plagio)

> > It's really amazing and very encouraging. You must me so pleased!

> Can

> > you quantify the assymetry in mm? Did people you didn't know used

> to

> > notice his assymetry (I'm asking because nobody seems to detect

> > alexander's plagio before you tell them) At the time did you

choose

> > the DOCband as opposed to another band or was it the only

available?

> >

[Guest guest]

Not proud. Just VERY pleased with that magic little DOC Band. And

absolutely disgusted with my son's peds. How could they do this to a

little kid?

, 21 mos, DOC Grad 9/7

> > > It's really amazing and very encouraging. You must me so

pleased!

> > Can

> > > you quantify the assymetry in mm? Did people you didn't know

used

> > to

> > > notice his assymetry (I'm asking because nobody seems to detect

> > > alexander's plagio before you tell them) At the time did you

> choose

> > > the DOCband as opposed to another band or was it the only

> available?

> > >

[Guest guest]

Hey ,

My daughter Hannah also wore a DOCband at the " older " age of 15

mos. It was her third band actually, but in the DOCband before and

after photo section you can see what a dramatic change she had even

in that third band from 15-19 mos.

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad 7/29

Cape Cod, Ma

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> > > > It's really amazing and very encouraging. You must me so

> pleased!

> > > Can

> > > > you quantify the assymetry in mm? Did people you didn't know

> used

> > > to

> > > > notice his assymetry (I'm asking because nobody seems to

detect

> > > > alexander's plagio before you tell them) At the time did you

> > choose

> > > > the DOCband as opposed to another band or was it the only

> > available?

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