Re: Graduation Day!

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Tammy-

Just to make you feel better, the craniofacial surgeon we saw said

that the skull doesn't completely fuse until the age of 25 or 26. I

believe the flat spot closes up at closer to 18 months (though I

could be wrong there), but apparently it takes a lot longer for

everything to fuse permanently. (Strangely, I also heard this on an

episode of Forensic Files, on Court TV, regarding the way they were

able to identify the age of a victim by the suture lines on a skull

they found, and how much they had fused. It was very intriguing).

Anyway, just a bit of trivia for you...Congrats on graduating!

in Raleigh

(mom to Jake 16.5m-casting for DocBand on Monday)

> >

> > Hi everyone, I didn't post here often but lurked alot and I have

> learned so much here. My son graduated from his Hanger helmet

on

> wednesday! He was banded just after 4 months old for brachy and we

> are finally done after 3 1/2 months in the helmet, which he

basically

> just outgrew. His CI went from 98% to 85%, which we are thrilled

> about, and his assymetry completely resolved. With a CI of 85, his

> head of course isn't completely normal, but now at least its really

> not noticeable unless you know what you're looking for. Unlike

before

> the helmet, when random strangers would ask about his weird head

> shape. His head and face look so much better! Its funny I was so

> excited for this day but now I kind of miss his helmet. It was a

big

> part of him for so long (almost half his life) that now it almost

> seems like something is missing! I'm going to try to post his

before

> and after pictures under R, although I tried once before and

it

> didn't work. Anyway, even though I

> > didn't post much, I just wanted to say thanks for all of the

> information that gets shared here; it made me feel so much better

> about our decision to go through with this.

> >

> > , mom to , brachy

> > Hanger grad 1/23/08!!!!

> > Cincinnati, Ohio

> >

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