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Chad Higgins
A Baby's Amazing Results from NCR Treatment!
Chad was born with a condition known as craniosynostosis. This is considered to be a congenital anomaly, which is characterized by the premature closure, before the brain is fully grown, of one or more cranial sutures (the joints between the bones of the skull). In actual fact, the sutures never stop functioning throughout life.
In Chad's case, the METOPIC suture was fused, giving him a triangular shaped head (trigonocephaly). The metopic suture (in the frontal bone) runs from the top of the head, down the middle of the forehead, towards the nose. In addition to abnormal head shape, it causes the eyes to be closer together than usual. This suture normally fuses together at about 1 year of age. Most of the sutural joints of the skull remain mobile, and in truth, expand and contract with respiration.
Some of the other more severe symptoms of craniosynostosis can include increased intracranial pressure, developmental delay, seizures, blindness and mental retardation. The most common site for this fusion to occur is in the sagittal suture, which runs from front to back down the middle of the top of the head.
The typical medical remedy involves a surgical procedure to remove portions of the skull bones to relieve pressure, allow for proper growth and development of the brain, and to improve the appearance of the head. This is usually done before 8 months of age.
Chad flew in from Pennsylvania with his mother to have NCR treatment done when he was 7 months old. He had two NCR sequences in eight days. Chad's grandmother is a patient of Dr. Arrandt's here in Miami - that's how the family learned of the procedure. The first day photo was not taken, but the second day photo shows changes in the skull shape already. Chad slept very soundly for the first time in months after his first treatment, as well.
An examination by a pediatric neurologist in Pennsylvania before receiving care, revealed Chad to be in the 30th percentile for development. By the end of his 4th NCR sequence, the same doctor checked Chad and found him to be in the 90th percentile! The doctor also thought that the surgery he originally recommended was now totally unnecessary.
The pictures of Chad tell quite a story - He used to be a cranky, fussy, difficult to be around baby, prior to treatment. Since having NCR, he is a normal, engaging and socially interactive "bundle of energy."
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