Positional Plagiocephaly (Flat Head)

Today Sarah, Luis and I went to have a mold made of Luis's head as the first step in the treatment of his positional plagiocephaly (flat head). They will use this mold to make a DOC-band helmut for Luis to wear - which will encourage his head to grow where it's flat.

For the casting, they put a netting over his entire head, with a cutout for his mouth and nose. They then applied these glue-y bandage like strips to his head which set up very quickly to the shape of his head.

The cast is actually done in two pieces. They pulled the back half off, then cut the netting to get the front of the mold off. Lastly, the tech put the two pieces back together again. They'll use this to make a life-size mold of Luis's head.

Luis was a great sport about the whole thing - only crying for a moment, right at the end. We had a few minutes to snuggle up and settle down before a good bath. Then, we were on our way home. The casting took only about 20 minutes.

On Monday, May 21, we go back to get the DOC-band. The treatment is very easy for Luis. All he has to do is where the DOC-band 23 hours per day for about 8 weeks. And now that the casting has been done, the hard part is behind us.




(For more info on positional plagiocephaly and it's treatment, check out Cranial Technologies website at http://www.cranialtech.com/.)