RE: Question on Helmet risks?

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Hi:I understand your concerns, however, in the 8 years that I've been a member I can't say I recall any instance of "brain restriction" -- though there were times when I was not reading as much postings, so I could have missed something.In some cases there have been issues with red spots, skin breaking down, and in rare occurances some have been allergic. Though I am not a doctor, my guess is that "brain restriction" would occur only in the case where a molding device (whether or not it was from cranial technologies) was used, and the child actually had undiagnosed craniosynostosis (fused sutures), not plagiocephalic or scaphocephalic head shape. Usually, if there is any doubt of if the headshape is caused by fused sutures, whoever the ped or specialist is will usually order a CT type scan (not just xrays, as xrays can't always see the fused suture).Cranial Technologies was one of the first co

mpanies to get FDA approval -- and they've done a ton of research, though the other companies did step themselves up to do so as well.By the way the DOC band is about 6 oz. it's not that heavy, and even young babies adjust to it very well.Hope this helps a little.mom to Quinn, born 11/99, DOCband grad for scaphocephalic (long and narrow) head shape 10/00------- Original Message -------From : Miranda[mailto:magicsunrise@...]Sent : 5/9/2008 4:13:22 PMTo : plagiocephaly Cc : Subject : RE: Question on Helmet risks?Hello All,I am new to this group. My daughter is diagnosed with a mild plagio. There is a little facial asymmetry too associated with the plagio which I am concerned about. I have researching about the helmet and I found the FDA approval for this device at:

http://www.cranialtech.com/FDA_approval.htmlThere is paragraph in the approval on the risks and the third risk about impairment of brain growth really got me worried. I wanted to know what the mother's with experience think about this.With a mild plagio its so difficult to decide whether to opt for the helmet or not..----Snippet----FDA identified the following risks to health associated with this type of device: (1) Skin irritation, skin breakdown and subsequent infection due to excessive pressure on the skin; (2) head and neck trauma due to alteration of the functional center of mass of the head and the additional weight of the device especially with an infant

who is still developing the ability to control his/her head and neck movements; (3) impairment of brain growth and development from mechanical restriction of cranial growth; (4) asphyxiation due to mechanical failure, poor fit, and/or excessive weight that alters the infant's ability to lift the head; (5) eye trauma due to mechanical failure, poor construction and/or inappropriate fit; and (6) contact dermatitis due to the materials used in the construction of the device.---Snippet----Looking forward to your inputs,

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