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About the STAR Cranial Center of Excellence
Located in Dallas (Addison), the STAR Cranial Center of Excellence uses the latest technology to provide the highest quality cranial products and services to infants with deformational plagiocephaly. The Center exclusively uses STARband cranial remolding orthoses (helmets), manufactured by Orthomerica(R) Products, Inc. The STAR Cranial Center of Excellence also uses the most advanced technology available -- The STARscanner Laser Data Acquisition System. In addition to this location, there are currently two other STAR Cranial Centers of Excellence, one located in Maitland (Orlando), Florida and one located in Columbia (Baltimore), Maryland. For more information, please call 407.478.7223 or visit www.starcranialcenter.com
About STARband(TM)
The STARband is a custom-fabricated cranial remolding orthosis manufactured my Orthomerica Products, Inc. It can be fabricated from a 3-D head shape data, such as a scan from a STARscanner(TM) System or by taking a plaster impression. The headband is worn 23 hours a day, channeling head growth by applying constant, gentle contact on protruding areas while leaving room for growth in depressed ones. The interior is modified often to allow for growth. Head shape problems are not life threatening and are correctable if treated by 18 months of age. The STARband is the most prescribed cranial remolding orthosis in the world, with over 50,000 babies benefiting from STARband treatment since 2001.
About STARscanner(TM)
Following diagnosis, treatment formerly began by a plaster casting of the head - a 15-30 minute procedure and sometimes a messy and traumatic, process. Orthomerica's STARscanner uses safe, non-contact scanning technology to obtain precise measurements in less than two seconds and captures 3-D head shape dat
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