- Patient: A 16-year-old with Down syndrome, previously assessed to have the mental capacity of a 4-year-old, spending much of his time playing with blocks rather than engaging in everyday life.
- Intervention: Dr. Price fitted him with a palatal expansion rod in his upper jaw, widening the narrow palate. Over a period of six months, this stimulated not just facial growth but systemic development too.
Outcomes were dramatic:
- Cognitive & Functional Gains: The teen began reading — both children’s books and newspaper headlines. He could accurately handle money at the grocery store and successfully navigate public transit.
- Physical and Hormonal Maturation: He experienced a 3-inch growth spurt in four months and developed facial hair and mature genitalia — attributed to stimulation of the pituitary gland via expansion of the sella turcica (a bone cavity housing the pituitary gland)
- Respiratory Improvements: His severe sleep apnea was resolved when the expander opened his obstructed left nostril, allowing proper breathing.
A literal banger, this a perfect example on palate expansion and its benefits, i recommend everyone to try a palate expander or rapid palatal expander, its part of my hardmaxxing protocol until 25, not only affect looks but probably brain development trough breathing, literally cant box hard thanks to recessed upper jaw and rhinitis
This happened over a period of six months, now just imagine two years with roids to match puberty hormonal profile.
