Re: Has anyone gone to Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet, NJ?

[Guest guest]

Hi !

I haven't used them, but wanted to welcome a fellow Jerseyan!

We are lucky enough to be covered for CT in Paramas. Sorry to hear that

you insurance won't spring for them, they have been fabulous.

It does sound like banding would be a benefit to your boys heads. Good

luck to you.

- Hunterdon County

5 1/2 months old - 2 weeks DOCband

[Guest guest]

I have not heard of them. Do you know what kind of helmet they

provide, like Hanger, StarBand or another? I hope you can get some

input on them. I do know there are a lot of parents that go to the

CT in Paramus (we go to the one in Charlotte), but I don't recall

hearing about Nouveau. For what it's worth, CT does offer a " twin

discount. " I don't have the prices at my figertips, but I can find

them if you haven't been told about it yet. Just let me know.

Good luck!

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

Jordan-4

>

> Has anyone gone to Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet, NJ recently?

> I'm a mother of 2 10 months old twin boys. We live in central NJ.

> When the boys were 2 months old, people noticed that their heads

were

> very flat in the back. I asked my pediatrician about it. He

> recommended more tummy time. We tried to put them on their tummy

all

> the time. But we didn't see much improvement. After a while, even

> their face became more and more asymmetric. One baby has the right

> side of his face bulging out, and the other one has the left side

of

> the face bulging out. We went to another pediatrician. She thinks

> that their heads are not that bad. She prescribed them to more

tummy

> time, too. But I was already giving them tummy time almost 24/7!

By

> the time they are 9 months old I decided that tummy time is not

going

> to help reshaping their heads. We went to Cranial Tech. in

Paramus,

> NJ for a free consultation. The people were nice there. But it

> turned out that they are not in our insurance network. The only

one

> that's in our insurance network is this Nouveau Prosthetics in

Hazlet,

> NJ which I've never heard of. If we go to Nouveau Prosthetics, our

> insurance would cover the expense 100%. If we go to Cranial Tech.,

> then we'd have to pay for everything ourselves. Since I couldn't

find

> any good review about this place, I am not sure whether I should go

> there. I don't want their heads to become worse than they are

now.

> Can anyone give me advice? Thank you so much!!

>

>

> Mother of 10 months old twin boys, central NJ

>

[Guest guest]

I would go to CT in NJ, we drove there from Long Island along with at least two other mothers from my area. We all loved the service and the professionalism of the ortho. Please see Purvi Patel if you use the facility, she is the senior ortho and the best! I would see if you can get the twin discount and pay over a payment planned schedule. I would not go with Nouveau Prosthetics as it is a relative unkown to any of us NY NJ mothers. I also feel that you should apeal your insurance. They should cover a percentage even out of network. CT was out of network for me and I have Empire Insurance Government Teacher. I was able to recoup about 80% from them out of network. Give it a go. Let us know what you

decide but dont wait too long as molding and everything can take a few weeks. The best appointments are the 8 am (the first one and the 1pm first after lunch, no waiting) Best of luck. Tammy mother to Cranial Tech grad. Banded Oct 31st done Dec 31st 2007.

From: <nwilkens2275@...>Subject: Re: Has anyone gone to Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet, NJ?Plagiocephaly Date: Sunday, June 1, 2008, 2:45 AM

I have not heard of them. Do you know what kind of helmet they provide, like Hanger, StarBand or another? I hope you can get some input on them. I do know there are a lot of parents that go to the CT in Paramus (we go to the one in Charlotte), but I don't recall hearing about Nouveau. For what it's worth, CT does offer a "twin discount." I don't have the prices at my figertips, but I can find them if you haven't been told about it yet. Just let me know. Good luck!Jake-20m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 15 weeks)Jordan-4>> Has anyone gone to Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet, NJ recently?> I'm a mother of 2 10 months old twin boys. We live in central NJ. > When the boys were 2 months old, people

noticed that their heads were> very flat in the back. I asked my pediatrician about it. He> recommended more tummy time. We tried to put them on their tummy all> the time. But we didn't see much improvement. After a while, even> their face became more and more asymmetric. One baby has the right> side of his face bulging out, and the other one has the left side of> the face bulging out. We went to another pediatrician. She thinks> that their heads are not that bad. She prescribed them to more tummy> time, too. But I was already giving them tummy time almost 24/7! By> the time they are 9 months old I decided that tummy time is not going> to help reshaping their heads. We went to Cranial Tech. in Paramus,> NJ for a free consultation. The people were nice there. But it> turned out that they are not in our insurance network. The only

one> that's in our insurance network is this Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet,> NJ which I've never heard of. If we go to Nouveau Prosthetics, our> insurance would cover the expense 100%. If we go to Cranial Tech.,> then we'd have to pay for everything ourselves. Since I couldn't find> any good review about this place, I am not sure whether I should go> there. I don't want their heads to become worse than they are now. > Can anyone give me advice? Thank you so much!!> > > Mother of 10 months old twin boys, central NJ>

[Guest guest]

I haven't heard of them but used google to find them. they seem to

use the starband and have a starscanner. However they have 11

offices, you would need to find out about the office you'll be

visiting, who is the ortho, how much experience... My daughter wore

a starband for brachy (flat in back) and did great, but we had a very

experienced ortho, and that makes a big difference.

CT has a great reputation, and I think you would be happy if you went

to their NJ office, but if you do have to pay out of pocket it could

be quite a bit of $. Hopefully you'll get some good feedback about the

ortho. If not make sure to ask them lots of questions about how many

babies they see, get references etc.

Let us know what you decide to do.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

>

> Has anyone gone to Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet, NJ recently?

> I'm a mother of 2 10 months old twin boys. We live in central NJ.

> When the boys were 2 months old, people noticed that their heads were

> very flat in the back. I asked my pediatrician about it. He

> recommended more tummy time. We tried to put them on their tummy all

> the time. But we didn't see much improvement. After a while, even

> their face became more and more asymmetric. One baby has the right

> side of his face bulging out, and the other one has the left side of

> the face bulging out. We went to another pediatrician. She thinks

> that their heads are not that bad. She prescribed them to more tummy

> time, too. But I was already giving them tummy time almost 24/7! By

> the time they are 9 months old I decided that tummy time is not going

> to help reshaping their heads. We went to Cranial Tech. in Paramus,

> NJ for a free consultation. The people were nice there. But it

> turned out that they are not in our insurance network. The only one

> that's in our insurance network is this Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet,

> NJ which I've never heard of. If we go to Nouveau Prosthetics, our

> insurance would cover the expense 100%. If we go to Cranial Tech.,

> then we'd have to pay for everything ourselves. Since I couldn't find

> any good review about this place, I am not sure whether I should go

> there. I don't want their heads to become worse than they are now.

> Can anyone give me advice? Thank you so much!!

>

>

> Mother of 10 months old twin boys, central NJ

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

A mom from the TorticollisKids group raved about the Hazlet

office of Nouveau Prosthetics. Her son who got a STARband saw Joe

Ghizzone, who apparently has 20+ years working with bands, and she

told me she'd drive 3+ hours if necessary just to work with him (she

also later mentioned was also very good). I also know that

the Toms River office of Children's Specialized Hospital recommends

them as well (my son who's 5 1/2 months has torticollis, and

we're going to PT at the Fanwood Children's site).

With that type of parental recommendation, I did contact Nouveau

Prosthetics for some information. Unfortunately, I got a bit of

attitude from a Camille there, who apparently handles the insurrance

(I was referred to her to get some general information). From her

attitude, I gather she only wants to work with parents who already

have the prescription and letter of medical necessity in hand. I

mentioned that to the other mom, who was quite surprised - she never

got any issues from anyone else in the office, so that's probably

just an isolated incident. Just thought I'd mention it for what

it's worth, so your forarmed... Anyway, they will do a

consultation/scan for $95, but they'll waive the fee if you get a

band with them. The STARbands cost $3600 there without insurrance.

If your insurrance will cover them 100%, I think it's definitely

worth a consultation, even if you do end up deciding to go with

Cranial.

-

mother of , 5 1/2 months.

>

> Has anyone gone to Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet, NJ recently?

> I'm a mother of 2 10 months old twin boys. We live in central NJ.

> When the boys were 2 months old, people noticed that their heads

were

> very flat in the back. I asked my pediatrician about it. He

> recommended more tummy time. We tried to put them on their tummy

all

> the time. But we didn't see much improvement. After a while, even

> their face became more and more asymmetric. One baby has the right

> side of his face bulging out, and the other one has the left side

of

> the face bulging out. We went to another pediatrician. She thinks

> that their heads are not that bad. She prescribed them to more

tummy

> time, too. But I was already giving them tummy time almost 24/7!

By

> the time they are 9 months old I decided that tummy time is not

going

> to help reshaping their heads. We went to Cranial Tech. in

Paramus,

> NJ for a free consultation. The people were nice there. But it

> turned out that they are not in our insurance network. The only

one

> that's in our insurance network is this Nouveau Prosthetics in

Hazlet,

> NJ which I've never heard of. If we go to Nouveau Prosthetics, our

> insurance would cover the expense 100%. If we go to Cranial Tech.,

> then we'd have to pay for everything ourselves. Since I couldn't

find

> any good review about this place, I am not sure whether I should go

> there. I don't want their heads to become worse than they are

now.

> Can anyone give me advice? Thank you so much!!

>

>

> Mother of 10 months old twin boys, central NJ

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I always thought they have plagiocephaly (because of the bulging out

forehead on one side and the slightly asymmetric faces). When we went

for the free consultation at CT, the specialist told us that their

heads are more of a brachy case.

Where did you go for your Starband? Is it in NY or NJ?

Mother of 10 months old twin boys, central NJ

> >

> > Has anyone gone to Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet, NJ recently?

> > I'm a mother of 2 10 months old twin boys. We live in central NJ.

> > When the boys were 2 months old, people noticed that their heads were

> > very flat in the back. I asked my pediatrician about it. He

> > recommended more tummy time. We tried to put them on their tummy all

> > the time. But we didn't see much improvement. After a while, even

> > their face became more and more asymmetric. One baby has the right

> > side of his face bulging out, and the other one has the left side of

> > the face bulging out. We went to another pediatrician. She thinks

> > that their heads are not that bad. She prescribed them to more tummy

> > time, too. But I was already giving them tummy time almost 24/7! By

> > the time they are 9 months old I decided that tummy time is not going

> > to help reshaping their heads. We went to Cranial Tech. in Paramus,

> > NJ for a free consultation. The people were nice there. But it

> > turned out that they are not in our insurance network. The only one

> > that's in our insurance network is this Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet,

> > NJ which I've never heard of. If we go to Nouveau Prosthetics, our

> > insurance would cover the expense 100%. If we go to Cranial Tech.,

> > then we'd have to pay for everything ourselves. Since I couldn't find

> > any good review about this place, I am not sure whether I should go

> > there. I don't want their heads to become worse than they are now.

> > Can anyone give me advice? Thank you so much!!

> >

> >

> > Mother of 10 months old twin boys, central NJ

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

No, we were in California. Both starband and docband can be good at

treating brachy, you just need to makes sure the ortho is

experienced. You can see sydney's before and after pics in the

photos section Our Plagio Babies S/Sydney M. She wore her band for 5

mo (a long time) but got very good correction. She has some forehead

bossing too, which corrected. Who knows if her treatment would have

been the same or less in a docband, but we were happy with the

results. She had very little asymmetry (4.5 mm corrected to 3.5) but

it is common for kids to have a combo of plagio and brachy.

-christine

sydney 2 yrs starband grad

> > >

> > > Has anyone gone to Nouveau Prosthetics in Hazlet, NJ recently?

> > > I'm a mother of 2 10 months old twin boys. We live in central

NJ.

> > > When the boys were 2 months old, people noticed that their

heads were

> > > very flat in the back. I asked my pediatrician about it. He

> > > recommended more tummy time. We tried to put them on their

tummy all

> > > the time. But we didn't see much improvement. After a while,

even

> > > their face became more and more asymmetric. One baby has the

right

> > > side of his face bulging out, and the other one has the left

side of

> > > the face bulging out. We went to another pediatrician. She

thinks

> > > that their heads are not that bad. She prescribed them to

more tummy

> > > time, too. But I was already giving them tummy time almost

24/7! By

> > > the time they are 9 months old I decided that tummy time is

not going

> > > to help reshaping their heads. We went to Cranial Tech. in

Paramus,

> > > NJ for a free consultation. The people were nice there. But

it

> > > turned out that they are not in our insurance network. The

only one

> > > that's in our insurance network is this Nouveau Prosthetics in

Hazlet,

> > > NJ which I've never heard of. If we go to Nouveau

Prosthetics, our

> > > insurance would cover the expense 100%. If we go to Cranial

Tech.,

> > > then we'd have to pay for everything ourselves. Since I

couldn't find

> > > any good review about this place, I am not sure whether I

should go

> > > there. I don't want their heads to become worse than they are

now.

> > > Can anyone give me advice? Thank you so much!!

> > >

> > >

> > > Mother of 10 months old twin boys, central NJ

> > >

> >

>