Thanks,
I've always worried about it although I've seen a lot of pictures of patients post LL and none of them had a tight looking skin. But still, was concerned.
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Hello mdow
l have ll surgery in a few months ut I am worried, I do not know much about those who had this surgery and were disabled. What is the injury rate is this surgery?
is it worth breaking a leg to be 170 to 178.
Thanks in advice
Different doctors have different complication rates.
It was worth it to me, at least at the time.
Quote from: drxboom on August 07, 2020, 01:52:14 PMHello mdow
l have ll surgery in a few months ut I am worried, I do not know much about those who had this surgery and were disabled. What is the injury rate is this surgery?
is it worth breaking a leg to be 170 to 178.
Thanks in advice
drxboom, gaining 8 cms is tough, I don't really recommend it (I'm not a doctor or anything, it just seems too high for me) but I can guarantee that you'll enjoy living infinite times more than you were 170.
178 is a good height. You won't really feel short at all. You won't feel tall either. But definetely it's going to worth it. (regardless of complications which have possibility to occur) IF everything goes well and you achieve to be 178cm, it's definetely gonna worth it. My starting height is kinda cool. I can be 5'11 with femur +7 cms. I won't feel short at all, I know. I even think that i'll feel kind of tall in some positions.
But just don't forget that, if you are someone who has always been trying to find flaws upon anything, like upon your body especially in this case, you might regret doing it. You might feel like your torso is small, your arms are small etc (for your new height). You need to consider EVERYTHING properly.
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1) You mentioned that if you had to do it over you would only do externals tibia 5cm or internal femurs 5cm. Can you elaborate a little more on why? (Was it the scars? Too obvious to others? etc.)
2) How many people that you didn't tell about the surgery were skeptical about your height? My biggest fear is my friends finding out if I were to ever get surgery.
Quote from: questpeanut on August 09, 2020, 08:28:08 PM1) You mentioned that if you had to do it over you would only do externals tibia 5cm or internal femurs 5cm. Can you elaborate a little more on why? (Was it the scars? Too obvious to others? etc.)
Concerns about long-term issues with walking and balance.
Quote2) How many people that you didn't tell about the surgery were skeptical about your height? My biggest fear is my friends finding out if I were to ever get surgery.
That's a very reasonable fear to have. If someone who's obviously finished growing suddenly gets taller, people will notice. That's especially true if they see scars on your legs.
Yes there is no getting away from people noticing your height change. Think like this: if no one notices, was your procedure even worth it?
You don't NEED to answer to anyone and can just shrug off any questions about this.
But if you are going to get married what would you then do? You can't possibly hide such a major procedure from a spouse and can't really stop them from telling whoever they want to tell.
Quote from: norway on August 11, 2020, 08:31:58 AMYes there is no getting away from people noticing your height change. Think like this: if no one notices, was your procedure even worth it?
I think he exclusively means he wants people who already knew him not to know he had height increasing surgery. In that case, the procedure might not be worth it since he'll be thought of as a short man on bone stilts.
QuoteYou don't NEED to answer to anyone and can just shrug off any questions about this.
They'll figure it out, especially if you have no explanation and just get suddenly taller. Everyone here already found out about LL. It's not a secret.
From your writing it seems like getting this done is not a good idea even if 100% recovery is guaranteed. Unless you're like 18 and your family approves this idea and even pays for it. That's not the case with anyone really.
I wonder why people get this at all done then if it's a life of shame after doing it.
Do you see someone who had crooked teeth and got them corrected as 'someone who had crooked teeth and got them corrected'? Or a person with straight teeth?
I really doubt people will remember your old identity for long. I've even heard patients themselves claim that they don't remember being their old height at all.
The worst outcome is if you don't recover properly though. Then they will always associate any limping, etc with your surgery and remember it.
Now you're getting it. Here's the hierarchy:
1. Happy tall/average people
2. Happy short people
3. Miserable short people who got LL surgery
4. Miserable short people
Most people here are just trying to get from 4 to 3 because 2 seems so elusive. 
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