Re: Ridge on my son's head and inch up

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Ok, a raised bump is better than a dent I would think. One more

clarification though, is it part of the flat area at all, or is

completely separate? If it's part of the flat spot or even at the

very base of it, I think it's fine. My son is a lot older and the

improvements to his flat spot have been isolated in one area at a

time, so that I've been able to feel every little bump/difference

that has popped out (as opposed to it all rounding out at the same

time). So I would think it's possible that if it is part of your

son's flat spot, it should hopefully just be a good sign that one

part of it is starting to pop out, as it should.

If it's completely unrelated to the flat spot though, I'm not sure a

ridge is a good thing. I do know of babies getting fluid build that

can cause ridges but they're not usually in the location that you

are describing. I have heard of them most often above or near the

ears. For instance, my son has fluid buildup above his ear in the

shape of the space between the opening of the band. I was told by

our therapist that it can also occur up around the caps of the

DOCBand, but not sure how that would translate to other kinds of

bands. Fluid buildup is not a problem though, it usually goes away

within a few weeks of graduation.

To answer your one question, yes it is possible that a helmet can

make the head shape worse, if it is not used properly by an

experienced ortho. Have you seen overall improvement to his head

shape in the 3 weeks he's had it? Does it seem to fit properly (just

snug enough)? I would definitely ask about it at your next

appointment. I really hope it's not a problem. Please let us know

what the ortho says.

Jake-22m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand #2 5 weeks)

Jordan-4

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> > Hello, My son has been in the Starband for almost three weeks

> now. I took off his helmet to put on his shirt and noticed a

ridge

> that is one inch above his neckline. it creates a trough in the

> middle of his head. It looks worse than his flat spot.

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> > Has anyone experience this?

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> > thanks

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