Don't really know what to do, HELP!

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my son has had great improvment in his hanger band, that he has had for

2 months now. My question is.... My sons measurments were 12mm when he

started and now they are 5mm. But now since his head is growing so much

and getting bigger since he is getting bigger his helmet is shaved all

the way down as much as possable, but its still making really bad red

marks on his forehead and on one side of his head by his eye.His orthro

just told me that if it keeps making red marks that won't go away, that

we need to buy a new helmet. Im fine with the way his head shape is

now, its not perfect but it's not bad either. I dont know if I should

buy the new helmet or if I should just keep him out of a helmet since

im fine with the way his head looks. I dont know what to do! Has anyone

had trouble with sores that look like pressure sores almost from the

Helmets? What are bad sores (red marks) and which ones should I not be

so dramatic about? PLEASE HELP ANyONE!

( Mata 6months, and a great big sister Jenasis 2years)

[Guest guest]

I would say if you're happy with his current headshape, there's no

need to go with a second helmet. The ortho can't force you to do it

if you don't want to. 5mm is very mild and it sounds like you're

satisfied with the results you've gotten. I'm not sure about the red

spots, we've never gotten down to the plastic in my son's band.

However, I would recommend taking it off if it seems to be too tight

and adding too much pressure. It could adversely change the shape of

his head.

Jake-22m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand #2 6 weeks)

Jordan-4

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> my son has had great improvment in his hanger band, that he has

had for

> 2 months now. My question is.... My sons measurments were 12mm

when he

> started and now they are 5mm. But now since his head is growing so

much

> and getting bigger since he is getting bigger his helmet is shaved

all

> the way down as much as possable, but its still making really bad

red

> marks on his forehead and on one side of his head by his eye.His

orthro

> just told me that if it keeps making red marks that won't go away,

that

> we need to buy a new helmet. Im fine with the way his head shape

is

> now, its not perfect but it's not bad either. I dont know if I

should

> buy the new helmet or if I should just keep him out of a helmet

since

> im fine with the way his head looks. I dont know what to do! Has

anyone

> had trouble with sores that look like pressure sores almost from

the

> Helmets? What are bad sores (red marks) and which ones should I

not be

> so dramatic about? PLEASE HELP ANyONE!

>

> ( Mata 6months, and a great big sister Jenasis 2years)

>

[Guest guest]

Most orthos wouldn't band at 5 mm, so I don't see that you would

need a second helmet. The odd thing is that usually the ortho tells

you the child has outgrown the helmet at the point where it can no

longer be ajusted to fit properly - sounds like your ortho is sort

of wishy-washy on this by telling you that " if the red marks don't

go away... " . To me it sounds like you have already outgrown your

current helmet and should stop wearing it. " Bad " red spots are those

that don't fade within an hour, or where the skin doesn't look

healthy. If the spot is staying pink that is probably okay, but if

it is bright red or getting worse the band should be off.

SOunds like you've had good improvement. Please post some pics if

you have a chance.

-christine

sydney 2.5 yrs starband grad

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> my son has had great improvment in his hanger band, that he has

had for

> 2 months now. My question is.... My sons measurments were 12mm

when he

> started and now they are 5mm. But now since his head is growing so

much

> and getting bigger since he is getting bigger his helmet is shaved

all

> the way down as much as possable, but its still making really bad

red

> marks on his forehead and on one side of his head by his eye.His

orthro

> just told me that if it keeps making red marks that won't go away,

that

> we need to buy a new helmet. Im fine with the way his head shape

is

> now, its not perfect but it's not bad either. I dont know if I

should

> buy the new helmet or if I should just keep him out of a helmet

since

> im fine with the way his head looks. I dont know what to do! Has

anyone

> had trouble with sores that look like pressure sores almost from

the

> Helmets? What are bad sores (red marks) and which ones should I

not be

> so dramatic about? PLEASE HELP ANyONE!

>

> ( Mata 6months, and a great big sister Jenasis 2years)

>