Guest guest Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 , The reason you don't see many, if any plagio adults is because we were all belly sleepers. I personally know an adult with plagio. His Mom had him when he was very young and from what I hear he spent a lot of time in his crib and in his car seat. Plagio has become an epidemic since the back to sleep campaign began back in I believe 1992. > > i have kind of an odd quesion. has anyone ever seen an adult with > plagio? i havent, and ive been online trying to find info on the > subject and havent been able to find any thing. plagio hasnt only > been around for a little while.....what did people do 30, 40, 50, > yrs ago? and has anyone ever seen an adult with facial asymetry. > is this something that could possibly correct itself over the > years. just wondering. thanks. > angela, el cajon ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 I'm a hairdresser and there are alot of older people even 80 who have severe Plagio and I have a customer with tort and hes 50, his hea7ds is realy bad from plagio and his ears are still off. I see lots of little kids with a flat spot too that shows even when the hair is shorter. My daughter is 5 and you can still see her flat spot if you know how to spot it (plagio police...lol). Lorraine. > > i have kind of an odd quesion. has anyone ever seen an adult with > plagio? i havent, and ive been online trying to find info on the > subject and havent been able to find any thing. plagio hasnt only > been around for a little while.....what did people do 30, 40, 50, > yrs ago? and has anyone ever seen an adult with facial asymetry. > is this something that could possibly correct itself over the > years. just wondering. thanks. > angela, el cajon ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 and others... I found this paper by Rekate particularly interesting if you would like to obtain it from your library: Rekate. Occipital plagiocephaly: a critical review of the literature. J Neurosurg 1998, 89, 24-30. Excerpt: " If vigorously investigated, facial asymmetry can be found in a relatively large number of adults. Plagiocephaly severe enough to be acknowledged by patients themselves appears to be exceedingly rare. " It goes on to state that hair stylists, orthodontists, and ophthalmologists did not recognize it as a problem with which they were required to deal, however " oculists " were more aware of it as they often adjust glasses so that one ear piece is shorter than the other. Hope this helps. For a complete listing of papers related to plagio, see our Links/Plagiocephaly Studies & Research/A Complete Reference... Sue Colin F. STARband grad > > i have kind of an odd quesion. has anyone ever seen an adult with > plagio? i havent, and ive been online trying to find info on the > subject and havent been able to find any thing. plagio hasnt only > been around for a little while.....what did people do 30, 40, 50, > yrs ago? and has anyone ever seen an adult with facial asymetry. > is this something that could possibly correct itself over the > years. just wondering. thanks. > angela, el cajon ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 Once in awhile we have a adult join with their story. I see facial asymetry and tort all the time on tv now. My stepdad is the middle child of 7 kids, back to back, and he has pretty significant brachy. Natasha > > i have kind of an odd quesion. has anyone ever seen an adult with > plagio? i havent, and ive been online trying to find info on the > subject and havent been able to find any thing. plagio hasnt only > been around for a little while.....what did people do 30, 40, 50, > yrs ago? and has anyone ever seen an adult with facial asymetry. > is this something that could possibly correct itself over the > years. just wondering. thanks. > angela, el cajon ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 My brother and I were born 1 year apart in 1970 and 1971. My Mom brother slept on his back all of the time and he has severe brachy w/o facial assemetry. As a result, my Mom left me on my tummy to sleep and I have a round head. I never noticed that my brother's head was flat, despite wearing short hair all of his life, until my Mom mentioned it when my Son was diagnosed a few months ago. - Lori > > i have kind of an odd quesion. has anyone ever seen an adult with > plagio? i havent, and ive been online trying to find info on the > subject and havent been able to find any thing. plagio hasnt only > been around for a little while.....what did people do 30, 40, 50, > yrs ago? and has anyone ever seen an adult with facial asymetry. > is this something that could possibly correct itself over the > years. just wondering. thanks. > angela, el cajon ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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