Re: Anyone have a problem with chronic red mark on cheek under sideburn?

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Hello,

I just wanted to chime in for a minute. My daughter is in a

starband and because her first fitting it was a bit bigger. room to

grow. Her band rubbed on her right cheek. The OT put a small " pad "

in it and it has worked great! The " Pad " just looks like a little

of the foam. But what ever it is It is working. You might want to

call and see if they can do the same for you. This way it stops

rubbing.

Good luck.

Cheryl

Mother of McKenzie 9 months

Starband Aug 11th

-- In Plagiocephaly , veronika graydon

<veronikita32@y...> wrote:

> Hi Carol. I can see that the tears make it worse but I have to

say, this baby rarely cries!! I will continue the cortisone cream

and there was another suggestion of lubriderm before putting it on

for the night (letting it dry). His next appt. is in nearly 3 weeks

and I hate to make him wait that long, but its far away and I just

started a new job...I will see how it goes if I give him maybe more

breaks. Whats happening now is that the skin is taking on an

almost " leathery " texture while still red - not that thrilled about

it.

> thanks for your help!

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> " Carol G. " <GATTVA@A...> wrote:

> Veronika,

> I had this same issue with dominick during band #2 at the start.

It

> is a heat type rash but it is made worse by tears when they cry

> especially when they are laying down. There is something in the

human

> tears that reacts under the bands and causes it. I can tell you

what

> we did, I did ask for them to just shave the area the slightest bit

> (demand it if they don't want to,tell them not enough to mess up

the

> holding just to relieve the skin), and CT did, but we also used

the

> cortisone twice a day and left the band off for one day and one

> night, this was enough time to let it heal , but not enough time

to

> make a difference in progress. If it continues to irritate it will

> open the skin. Hope this helps.

> CAROLG

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> > Baby has been wearing his helmet for a few weeks now. Last

> week he developed a raised red area under the sideburn (exact

shape

> of sideburn). Orthotist says its heat rash - but he's not sweaty,

> doen'st even really get a sweaty head, no heat rash anywhere else.

We

> keep using the cortisone cream as directed by the orthotist, but

its

> still chronically there - and today was even a bit swollen. when I

> took him in earlier this week he said it was not from being a bad

fit

> and not to worry about it unless its on a boney prominence. Anyone

> else have this issue? I cna't imagine it feels good and I just

don't

> think its heat rash - its not bumpy but sometimes a small bit of

thin

> skin peels off. Help!

> > thanks!!

> > Veronika

> > Mom to (started with helmet August 9,2005) and Maddie

Clare!

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