Re: How many kids self correct? Is there current research?

[Guest guest]

Before banding, I did a google search on " untreated plagiocephaly " and

found some interesting reads. Nothing that seemed to be a real study

though. One thing that I did read that stuck out was that they were

unable to conduct any major studies because they weren't able to find

enough parents willing to bypass the band to see what would happen. I

also saw photos of adults with untreated plagio and joined the Older

Plagio message board that helped convince me that this would not go

away on its own.

Also, case in point, I did band my son at an older age, and a helmet

has helped the overall shape of his head, but has not made it perfect.

So even WITH help, his head is not correcting fully on it's own and

he's nearing two, the supposed magical age for self correction and/or

permanent plagio (depending on the doctor). It's so conflicting...if

it is supposed to correct by itself, you would think the band would

only speed up the process regardless of age, yet so many doctors say

it's pointless to band an older child because it won't help. I wish

everyone could just get on the same page!

Jake-20m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 15 weeks)

Jordan-4

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> Does anyone know of research on the % of kids with plagio/brachy

that correct without

> banding? So many doctors seem to think it will go away on its own,

but of course we know

> that this is not always the case. I'm looking for follow-up studies

of untreated babies.

> - (mom of Ethan, plagio/tort, STARbanded at 7 months)

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[Guest guest]

My 43 year old husband has uncorrected brachy :-) I don't know of any

studies, but think most doctor's base their opinion on anecdotal

evidence and not studies. Also since back-to-sleep took a while to

take off I think there will be a lot more plagio in the past 5 years

or so then there was previously, so only a very recent study would be

worth anything. I definitely have seen adults with brachy and plagio

as well as school age children.

I would be interested in what you find.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

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> Does anyone know of research on the % of kids with plagio/brachy

that correct without

> banding? So many doctors seem to think it will go away on its own,

but of course we know

> that this is not always the case. I'm looking for follow-up studies

of untreated babies.

> - (mom of Ethan, plagio/tort, STARbanded at 7 months)

>