Guest guest Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 , Starting aggressive repo is a great idea. Even if you decided right now to go for a band, there might be some weeks or so before she would be in one. Aggressive repo in the interim can, at worst, prevent the plagio from getting any worse, and at best, may even show dramatic improvement. Taking a picture right away from the top view and side view, etc. might be a good idea - it's always helpful to have an objective image with which to compare progress on down the road instead of relying on memory. If you need any repo help, or have any questions, let me know! My plagio/brachy " baby " is now over 4 years old, lol. She looks fantastic now. We were able to successfully treat our daughter Remy's plagio/brachy head shape with aggressive repo only. We started very late for repo, when she was 5 months old, and continued repo in some form or another until she was about 13 months. Her progress pics are in the Photos/Before and After/Repositioned/Remy album if you want to take a look. There aren't many of us with dramatic success with repo only - it just doesn't work for every situation. I am somewhat of an old-timer now, I guess, lol. I am one of the Repo Moderators (Becky is the other one) for the group. One of the best ways to responsibly repo is to be able to know when it isn't working, so that your little one can move on to a band in a timely manner if it turns out to be necessary. I created a document in the Files/Repo headquarters folder titled something like " Is My Baby A Good Candidate for Repo " that may be worth a read while you are aggressively repo'ing, investigating the band coverage that your insurance has, and checking out local band providers. Please keep us posted on how everything is going, Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy) > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > I am so glad I found this group...We are just getting started and are > > > very new to the topic of plagio. We noticed our daughter's head > > > deformity at around 2 months. The pediatricians told us with > > > repositioning the problem would most likely go away. Here we are at 4 > > > months and yesterday a pediatrician referred us to a plastic surgeon > > > for a second option and probably helmet therapy. We have been doing > > > some research ourselves online but need help in determining what steps > > > we should follow. Can anyone please help?? > > > > > > I would so very much appreciate it! > > > > > > Emiy > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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