Re: Plastic surgeon eval in St. Louis-Eryn

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No, he used the Precision Prothetics & Orthotics local helmet as O & P

hadn't officially started offering the Starband when he needed his

helmet.

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> > Well we visited Dr. Carstens at Cardinal Glennon today. I thought for

> > sure he would tell us the PT and the repo was working, to keep doing

> > it and not worry about a helmet. I thought Gia's head looked so much

> > better and then then man told me she had severe plagiocephaly,

bossing

> > in the right forehead and the right occipital area and jaw involvment

> > that " may " require surgery. I left and called Presision Prothsetics

> > and found that they were not and Exclusive Choice (my insurance)

> > provider. So I called around and found Orthotics and Prothsetics Lab

> > INC. They provide the StarBand and also one of their own helmets.

> > They also are a provider for my insurance. Has anyone heard of this

> > company or had any experiance with them? Also anyone know anything

> > about the jaw involvement and what surgery there would be? The Doc

> > said her jaw bone was shorter on the right than the left. For all the

> > band grads is there any improvement with the ear asymmetry in using

> > the helmet?

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> > Thanks in advance,

> > Eryn

> > Donovan,8 and Giavanna 6.5 months tort and plagio

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