Guest guest Posted June 25, 2005 Report Posted June 25, 2005 My letter is sent. I hope that if we ALL write, we will be atken seriously. I am afraid that because of this article, someparents will choose not to band and their children with be left with the many problems in the future. - B's mom(Doc Band) -- In Plagiocephaly , Crissy <fairy_dust_crissy@y...> wrote: > I think the author did a terrible job on this. Like most of you stated, it is not simply a cosmetic procedure. We are seeing a nuero and a plastic surgeon for tort. I guess thats just cosmetic too, since I dont want him to look like he is twisted around. Its disgusting to me that they could take a serious medical condition and distort it like that. I am overweight and dieting. Do I do it for cosmetic reasons? NO. There are health issues associated, just like with plagio. And for alot of our kids, its a side effect from something else (tort, etc). I will definately be writing the editor on this one. > Crissy > mom to Eli, 8 mo with tort & plagio. See the Nuero Monday! > > Deborah B <aguinesslover@h...> wrote: > O.K. I didn't read the article, but reading what you all think, I am > so disgusted. I'm in the process of deciding what to do for my > baby. I've been obsessed, sickened and heartbroken by this all! > Blaming myself for something that could have been avoided if I had > been better informed or if the tort was picked up when it should have > been. I do not want my child to be perfect, I want my child to be the > way she was born, with a round head and even ears. I say we all > right to people and tell them we will never buy their magazine again > if they don't write corrections and inform the public on the truth. > You know, my family doesn't think I should band Brielle and all I > need is for them to read that it is cosmetic. Better yet, we should > e-mail the companies who place ads in the magazine and tell them we > won't buy their products. I'm really pissed about this. Debbie and > Brielle > > > > > Hey all. I am a member of the past. My son had surgery 4 years > ago > > > to correct deformational Plagio w/partuial fusion of > > > coronal....mostly deformational left untreated. > > > > > > Anyway...People Magazine has served us an injustice. They mocked > us > > > in an article about " flatheadedness " Basically saying it is > cosmetic > > > only and virtually cruel to use a helmet in order to have " the > > > perfect baby " . They didn't mention the possibility of Cranio, > the > > > need to be evaluated by a qualified doctor or any issues that > come > > > from Plagiocephaly both treated and untreated. > > > > > > I can't find the article online and don't have a scanner but the > > > title says HELP MY BABY HAS A FLAT HEAD! Tiny helmets can shape > an > > > infants head. But aere parents going too far in the quest for > perfect > > > babies? > > > > > > 7/4/2005 issue page 95 Its a 2 page article! > > > > > > Email: > > > > > > editor@p... > > > > > > Please join me in expressing your outrage too! > > > > > > > > > Amy - Max's mom > > > > > > For more plagio info Quote
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2005 Report Posted June 25, 2005 My letter is sent. I hope that if we ALL write, we will be atken seriously. I am afraid that because of this article, someparents will choose not to band and their children with be left with the many problems in the future. - B's mom(Doc Band) -- In Plagiocephaly , Crissy <fairy_dust_crissy@y...> wrote: > I think the author did a terrible job on this. Like most of you stated, it is not simply a cosmetic procedure. We are seeing a nuero and a plastic surgeon for tort. I guess thats just cosmetic too, since I dont want him to look like he is twisted around. Its disgusting to me that they could take a serious medical condition and distort it like that. I am overweight and dieting. Do I do it for cosmetic reasons? NO. There are health issues associated, just like with plagio. And for alot of our kids, its a side effect from something else (tort, etc). I will definately be writing the editor on this one. > Crissy > mom to Eli, 8 mo with tort & plagio. See the Nuero Monday! > > Deborah B <aguinesslover@h...> wrote: > O.K. I didn't read the article, but reading what you all think, I am > so disgusted. I'm in the process of deciding what to do for my > baby. I've been obsessed, sickened and heartbroken by this all! > Blaming myself for something that could have been avoided if I had > been better informed or if the tort was picked up when it should have > been. I do not want my child to be perfect, I want my child to be the > way she was born, with a round head and even ears. I say we all > right to people and tell them we will never buy their magazine again > if they don't write corrections and inform the public on the truth. > You know, my family doesn't think I should band Brielle and all I > need is for them to read that it is cosmetic. Better yet, we should > e-mail the companies who place ads in the magazine and tell them we > won't buy their products. I'm really pissed about this. Debbie and > Brielle > > > > > Hey all. I am a member of the past. My son had surgery 4 years > ago > > > to correct deformational Plagio w/partuial fusion of > > > coronal....mostly deformational left untreated. > > > > > > Anyway...People Magazine has served us an injustice. They mocked > us > > > in an article about " flatheadedness " Basically saying it is > cosmetic > > > only and virtually cruel to use a helmet in order to have " the > > > perfect baby " . They didn't mention the possibility of Cranio, > the > > > need to be evaluated by a qualified doctor or any issues that > come > > > from Plagiocephaly both treated and untreated. > > > > > > I can't find the article online and don't have a scanner but the > > > title says HELP MY BABY HAS A FLAT HEAD! Tiny helmets can shape > an > > > infants head. But aere parents going too far in the quest for > perfect > > > babies? > > > > > > 7/4/2005 issue page 95 Its a 2 page article! > > > > > > Email: > > > > > > editor@p... > > > > > > Please join me in expressing your outrage too! > > > > > > > > > Amy - Max's mom > > > > > > For more plagio info Quote
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