14.5 month old with right tort/mild left plagio

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Hi all,

I have a son who's now 14.5 months with right tort that seems to be

getting worse. He also has left plagiocephaly which doctors have

categorized as mild and not needing treatment. We've seen a

pediatric orthopedist and the last one a pediatric neurosurgeon who

said the same things.

Also, my son being 14.5 months is considered too old and may not

have as desirable positive results as if he were much younger. I

don't know if i'm just being too vain about my son's head, but I

feel that I should get at least try to get him banded, try to get

his head more rounded than not do anything and have him complain to

me when he's 16 years old wondering why his head is not perfectly

round.

Anyhow, we did see Dr Krieger at Children's hospital LA yesterday

who assessed the situation and talked abt the plagio which he

considers mild but he did write a prescription for us should I

decide that I want to continue with it. My concern about it is that

he wrote an RX and recommend that we go to Lerman & sons in Beverly

Hills. After reading a few posts here abt Lerman, I'm concerned. My

son doesn't have much time left I guess, so I just want to go a

place who'll do it right once and for all.

Anybody here who's had their child fitted at Lerman and had positive

results? Also, I know there are a few here whose kids had helmets at

a much older age so I also want to know how your experience was,

most specially getting your active child to cooperate.

Thank you in advance.

Donna

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Hi Donna,

I completely understand wanting to do what you can for you son. I

would suggest visiting cranial technology, although unfortunately they

are having problems with the LA office, since the ortho there just

passed away (it was a licensed provider and not an office they

directly managed). They have an office in San Diego, and if you can

travel it would be worth considering. They have the best overall

reputation. Other bands (such as starband and hanger) can also be

excellent but it depends on the ortho fitting the band, since their

level of experience varies. Our starband ortho was excellent, but we

are in san francisco area, so that wouldn't really be an option for

you. If you get strong recommendations for another provider locally, I

would consider it. But I would also check out CT in San Diego and see

if that would work for you. (www.cranialtech.com)

take care. -christine

sydney 19 mo starband grad

>

> Hi all,

>

> I have a son who's now 14.5 months with right tort that seems to be

> getting worse. He also has left plagiocephaly which doctors have

> categorized as mild and not needing treatment. We've seen a

> pediatric orthopedist and the last one a pediatric neurosurgeon who

> said the same things.

>

> Also, my son being 14.5 months is considered too old and may not

> have as desirable positive results as if he were much younger. I

> don't know if i'm just being too vain about my son's head, but I

> feel that I should get at least try to get him banded, try to get

> his head more rounded than not do anything and have him complain to

> me when he's 16 years old wondering why his head is not perfectly

> round.

>

> Anyhow, we did see Dr Krieger at Children's hospital LA yesterday

> who assessed the situation and talked abt the plagio which he

> considers mild but he did write a prescription for us should I

> decide that I want to continue with it. My concern about it is that

> he wrote an RX and recommend that we go to Lerman & sons in Beverly

> Hills. After reading a few posts here abt Lerman, I'm concerned. My

> son doesn't have much time left I guess, so I just want to go a

> place who'll do it right once and for all.

>

> Anybody here who's had their child fitted at Lerman and had positive

> results? Also, I know there are a few here whose kids had helmets at

> a much older age so I also want to know how your experience was,

> most specially getting your active child to cooperate.

>

> Thank you in advance.

>

> Donna

>