Re: Asymmetry Numbers?

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My son's was 10mm and is now 5mm after 2.5 mos in DOC band... his

assymetry, too, is mostly very low, so those measurements may not

reflect the actual appearance of his head since they are taken from a

higher point... our LO said that he may or may not have benifited

from a 2nd band because they are not really designed to correct that

lower region, and that the original band had pretty much done what it

was gonna do...and our insurance only covered 6mm+... so, after

debating it back and forth for a week or so, we decided to just

graduate him and be happy with the correction we got... Since this

decision, I have felt guilt many times that maybe we should've gone

for the 2nd and hoped for the best... but at the same time I know his

head looks SO much better than it did... he has gotten some more

natural rounding as he's gotten older, and I've often thought about

revisiting CT for another measurement just to see.... I know you are

just in the beginning of your journey, so I wish you the best... I

just wanted to chime in because it sounds like your daughter's head

shape is very similar to my son's, and we did see great results with

the band...good luck

Shenelle

Katy, TX

>

> Can anyone give me an idea of what their child's asymmetry number

was?

> My daughter is 8 mm. From what I understand this is " moderate " .

> However, most of the flattening is lower on her scalp. I understand

> that this area takes a lot longer to correct - outside of the

helmet.

>

> The good news is that we are in day 2 of the helmet. Day 1 was

> rough... but it only gets better from here. She didn't mind having

it

> on - it was the putting on/taking off part that aggravated her. So

> how much time (in the helmet) is too long for the first few days?

She

> has no significant redness or lines when we remove the helmet. Just

> one sweaty head! Also, we will not have her sleep in it for a few

more

> days.

>

> I had a lady at Meijer come up to me yesterday (while was

> wearing the helmet) just to give encouragement. Her son had a helmet

> several years ago - and had terrific results. What a cool thing to

> hear on our very first day!

>