Guest guest Posted January 10, 2001 Report Share Posted January 10, 2001 Hi, now that we are going to be doing the band for my son, who will be just 19 months by the time he gets it (if they prescribe it and it's not too late), does anyone know the range of correction, percentage wise that can be expected? I know it depends on how much his head grows and that can be an individual thing, as well as how " off " his head is to start with. also, I don't really see a lot of facial asy in the plagio kids pics. My son also has/had torticollis. I know some of his is from this that went undiagnosed till 6 months of age. Does anyone know what areas of the face are affected by plagio? as opposed to torticollis? His face looks more like the tort kids pics. My main reason for the band is for his face, though the head rounding would be good too. diane, nick and andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2001 Report Share Posted January 10, 2001 Does anyone know what areas of the face are affected by plagio? as opposed to torticollis? His face looks more like the tort kids pics. My main reason for the band is for his face, though the head rounding would be good too. diane, nick and andy Diane: Facial asymmetry caused by plagio include the following.... misaligned ears one eye appearing larger than the other one prominent cheek bulging forehead (one side) tilting jaw Once those bones start lining up a bit better, you should see improvement in these areas. That's not to say that he will look perfect, but probably better. It's hard to say how much correction you will see. I think it's best to discuss it with Cranial Tech., as they are seeing your situation first hand, and have the greatest experience. Good luck!!! ) Kendra diane wrote: Hi, now that we are going to be doing the band for my son, who will be just 19 months by the time he gets it (if they prescribe it and it's not too late), does anyone know the range of correction, percentage wise that can be expected? I know it depends on how much his head grows and that can be an individual thing, as well as how "off" his head is to start with. also, I don't really see a lot of facial asy in the plagio kids pics. My son also has/had torticollis. I know some of his is from this that went undiagnosed till 6 months of age. Does anyone know what areas of the face are affected by plagio? as opposed to torticollis? His face looks more like the tort kids pics. My main reason for the band is for his face, though the head rounding would be good too. diane, nick and andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 Prior to band treatment, my daughter had some mild facial assymetry. She received awesome correction with the band, but in going through some more recent pictures I can honestly say that she has continued to get improvement! I will attach some pics for you. The first pic will show you her assymetry before getting her band. The second pic will be right after graduating from the STARband. And the last pic was taken just two weeks ago. From the first pic to the last, I think you can see a dramatic improvement in the size of her eyes and cheeks! Niki Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads) "sponagle2003 <sponagle2003@...>" <sponagle2003@...> wrote: I was curious if the facial asymmetry improved even after graduation.I was curious if Graduated parents noticed any further improvement even after the helmets came off.......My son, , will be done his helmet in another month. That will make it a total of 7 months. He has rec'd awesome correction at around an estimated 80 percent. However, I can still see his facial asymmetry in the damn Mirror...... I am not looking for perfection. However, I have no better place to ask this question.......Thanks again.Sponagle, concerned dad.......PS The mirror thing has improved big time, so I am still hoping for further correction....For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 Niki, She is so cute! Thanks for posting her pictures. She looks wonderful. I love her pretty blue eyes! Angie Re: Facial Asymmetry Prior to band treatment, my daughter had some mild facial assymetry. She received awesome correction with the band, but in going through some more recent pictures I can honestly say that she has continued to get improvement! I will attach some pics for you. The first pic will show you her assymetry before getting her band. The second pic will be right after graduating from the STARband. And the last pic was taken just two weeks ago. From the first pic to the last, I think you can see a dramatic improvement in the size of her eyes and cheeks! Niki Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads) "sponagle2003 <sponagle2003@...>" <sponagle2003@...> wrote: I was curious if the facial asymmetry improved even after graduation.I was curious if Graduated parents noticed any further improvement even after the helmets came off.......My son, , will be done his helmet in another month. That will make it a total of 7 months. He has rec'd awesome correction at around an estimated 80 percent. However, I can still see his facial asymmetry in the damn Mirror...... I am not looking for perfection. However, I have no better place to ask this question.......Thanks again.Sponagle, concerned dad.......PS The mirror thing has improved big time, so I am still hoping for further correction....For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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