4 weeks to go...some improvement

[Guest guest]

DJ has a month left with his Doc band. He's been in it for two months.

I definitely see some rounding, but his head is still very

assymetrical. It's less " square " than it was, but still noticeably

assymetrical.

The CT tech told me that he may or may not need a second band...she

said it would be the parents' decision whether or not to continue

treatment with another band.

DJ will be 9 months old this week. Any thoughts on why the changes

we've seen haven't been that dramatic? Any opinions on the value of a

second band at this age?

DJ is happy and healthy - thank God. We'd love for him to " graduate "

asap, but if a second band is needed we're on board.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I don't think 9 months is too late for a second band. You may want

to look into other " providers. " We didn't get much improvement in

symmetry with our DocBand. She's in a Hanger band now.

>

> DJ has a month left with his Doc band. He's been in it for two

months.

> I definitely see some rounding, but his head is still very

> assymetrical. It's less " square " than it was, but still noticeably

> assymetrical.

>

> The CT tech told me that he may or may not need a second

band...she

> said it would be the parents' decision whether or not to continue

> treatment with another band.

>

> DJ will be 9 months old this week. Any thoughts on why the changes

> we've seen haven't been that dramatic? Any opinions on the value

of a

> second band at this age?

>

> DJ is happy and healthy - thank God. We'd love for him

to " graduate "

> asap, but if a second band is needed we're on board.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

9 months is definitely not too late for a second band. Starting

around 6-7 months the head growth slows dramatically, so improvement

will also be slower. We started our son in his second band at 12

months. It's only been a month, but I already think I see

improvement. He wore a STARband for 5 months and got great

correction for the 'flat spot' in back, but it didn't help with the

facial asymmetry, so we switched to a DOCband. The cranio-facial

plastic surgeon we saw for a seond opinion (after we already had the

second band) said he feels the fit of the DOCband helps facial

asymmetry better than the STARband - possibly because of the extra

holding points from the 'hump' in the front. Ultimately you have to

ask yourself if you'd be OK with it if his head didn't get any

better. If the answer is 'yes', then don't bother with a second

band. If the answer is 'no', then you have nothing to lose going

with a second band - other than a few thousand dollars.

Sheila, mom to , 13 months, STARband 3/5-8/5, DOCband 9/5-?

> >

> > DJ has a month left with his Doc band. He's been in it for two

> months.

> > I definitely see some rounding, but his head is still very

> > assymetrical. It's less " square " than it was, but still

noticeably

> > assymetrical.

> >

> > The CT tech told me that he may or may not need a second

> band...she

> > said it would be the parents' decision whether or not to continue

> > treatment with another band.

> >

> > DJ will be 9 months old this week. Any thoughts on why the

changes

> > we've seen haven't been that dramatic? Any opinions on the value

> of a

> > second band at this age?

> >

> > DJ is happy and healthy - thank God. We'd love for him

> to " graduate "

> > asap, but if a second band is needed we're on board.

> >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Our son got his second band at 10 months and he has had it about 2

and half months so far. It is a much slower process at this age and

the changes are not nearly as dramatic as the first time. But even

still, his head is steadily improving. He wore his first band for 8

weeks and he would literally look different sometimes from night to

night. It is not like that this time, but every time I compare his

headsicle at the CT office he is looking better and better. We also

take pictures at home to some comparison of our own. That is just

our experience. . .not sure if it helps at all.

Stacey

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> DJ has a month left with his Doc band. He's been in it for two

months.

> I definitely see some rounding, but his head is still very

> assymetrical. It's less " square " than it was, but still noticeably

> assymetrical.

>

> The CT tech told me that he may or may not need a second

band...she

> said it would be the parents' decision whether or not to continue

> treatment with another band.

>

> DJ will be 9 months old this week. Any thoughts on why the changes

> we've seen haven't been that dramatic? Any opinions on the value

of a

> second band at this age?

>

> DJ is happy and healthy - thank God. We'd love for him

to " graduate "

> asap, but if a second band is needed we're on board.

>

>

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