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Abdur-Rakhman's head became straight after wearing the helmet!

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There is no trace left of the skull deformation the baby was born with. After four months of wearing an orthopedic helmet, the child's head has become much more symmetrical. Thank you for your support!

While still in the womb, the boy’s sagittal suture had completely fused: a hard ridge formed where the fontanelle should have been. Because of this, his head grew disproportionately—only the forehead and the back of the head increased in size. That’s why Abdur-Rakhman needed cranial surgery, and for further treatment, a custom orthopedic helmet.

"A huge thank you to everyone who responded and helped my son," says Fariza. "After the surgery, the doctors warned us that 60% of the result would now depend on wearing the helmet. Now I see that this is really true!"

Thanks to the timely surgery and the prompt provision of a corrective orthopedic helmet, nothing now threatens the growing brain, and Abdur-Rakhman is developing without delays. At eight months old, he crawls quickly on all fours, pulls himself up to stand, loves to roll a ball, and talks to his older brothers and sister (he has three) in his own language. By the end of December this year, helmet therapy will be fully completed and the diagnosis of 'scaphocephaly' will be lifted. Thank you for giving Abdur-Rakhman the chance to grow up healthy!

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After surgery on his skull, Abdur Rahman needs a special helmet

Orthopedic orthosis will help to set the right direction for the growth of the child's head. You need to wear it constantly for up to a year, and then you can forget about the dangerous diagnosis forever.

When Abdur Rahman was born, Mom immediately noticed her son's special head, which was very different from the heads of her three older children. It was large and irregular in shape. At the clinic, doctors sounded the alarm during a routine checkup. It turned out that the child's sagittal suture had fused too early, and it needed to be fixed with surgery as soon as possible. The problem is not only visual. There is no room left in the cranial cavity for the growing brain, and this can lead to health and developmental problems.

Recently, surgeons corrected the shape of the child's head. But this is not the end of the treatment – it requires the wearing of helmets, which are made according to individual standards. The construction will fix the growing bones of the skull in the correct position to avoid repeated deformations.

The baby wears a helmet, but as the head grows, the helmet needs to be replaced. But they don't give out such ortho helmets for free. Let's help complete the treatment, may Abdur-Rahman have a right head and a healthy future!