Wanted to know if it's a viable option out of curiosity, if after doing 8cm in femurs if it's possible to get surgery on my tibias at a later date. I would not push my tibias like my femurs, probably just 5cm in tibias.
Reason for so much gain in femurs (8cm) instead of something safer like 6cm, is because if I decide not to do tibias after femurs for whatever reason, I'll be happy enough having done 8cm as opposed to 6cm in femurs. I'm 5'7.5" and 8cm in femurs would put me at 5'10.5" which will make me happy enough.
But back to my original question is tibias a possibility (5cm) to bring me to 6ft+ or is it not recommended to do tibias at all if you did 8cm femurs?
This is a hypothetical scenario and wanted to hear opinions of people who have been on these forums longer than me.
I wouldnt just do 6cm in my femurs and stop (unless my body told me to) because in my mind anything less than 5'10.5 after LL I feel that I will be dissatisfied, IMO. I know everyone is different and has their different heights but I feel 5'10.5" is the minimum for me personally to feel happy with my height.
If i get 8cm in femurs is surgery possible later on my tibia? Or avoid it?
Of course is possible, and your goal is considered to be in the safe limits.
Hey Futurella yeah you could definitely do the additional 5cm as my doctor said that anything under 2inches (5cm) is safe on tibias with minimal complications. How much later were you thinking to get them done? A year or 2 years later or more?
Best of luck!
I was thinking maybe doing it to be over 6'0"-6'1" after fully recovering from femurs so i guess 2 years....
But rethinking it, I did the math, and 8cm femurs would put me at 5'10 3/4" which I think will make me more tha happy since I won't be berated for my height anymore at that height, or have a girl think I'm short.
Plus after being am acceptable height and going through the time and money loss with the first surgery I don't think I'll wanna do another surgery. Also I feel like I'll probably look really out of proportion being 6'1" with a 5'7 wingspan. Plus only benefit would be i'll just attract a few more shallow girls at 6'1" as opposed to 5'11" lol, which I won't care about at that point.
I don't think I'm gonna do it since I feel 5'10 3/4" will make me more than satisfied. I'll say I'm 6'0" and everyone will believe me because everyone lies about their height.
Lol yeah man I agree if you would feel content at nearly 5'11" your desire to get an additional surgery will drop off big time. And over 5'10" and you should have no issues especially with shoes on etc. Not to mention you can also do things like build up muscle which will further decrease any potential height comments.
Quote from: Futureller on February 18, 2020, 05:11:17 AMWanted to know if it's a viable option out of curiosity, if after doing 8cm in femurs if it's possible to get surgery on my tibias at a later date. I would not push my tibias like my femurs, probably just 5cm in tibias.
Reason for so much gain in femurs (8cm) instead of something safer like 6cm, is because if I decide not to do tibias after femurs for whatever reason, I'll be happy enough having done 8cm as opposed to 6cm in femurs. I'm 5'7.5" and 8cm in femurs would put me at 5'10.5" which will make me happy enough.
But back to my original question is tibias a possibility (5cm) to bring me to 6ft+ or is it not recommended to do tibias at all if you did 8cm femurs?
This is a hypothetical scenario and wanted to hear opinions of people who have been on these forums longer than me.
I wouldnt just do 6cm in my femurs and stop (unless my body told me to) because in my mind anything less than 5'10.5 after LL I feel that I will be dissatisfied, IMO. I know everyone is different and has their different heights but I feel 5'10.5" is the minimum for me personally to feel happy with my height.
Bro I HIGHLY disagree with your last comment. If you go in with an “anything less” is dissatisfaction. You’re looking at it wrong. It should be looked at - basically what cyborg stated.
What’s the most gain with MINIMAL complications. And it seems the majority TOP doctors who are well respected and in ANY country , state 7cm femurs and 6 tibia as MAX. Which means it’s pushing it. Regardless of how far the nail can go.
So if you want that 3 in height. An internal rod on femurs technically goes to 8. You do the 7.5cm there and you’d be okay BUT the safest distance area apparently based on studies was 6.5cm on femurs and 5cm on tibia. It doesn’t make sense to get a height just to be crippled and disabled.
Pay attn to a lot of REAL diaries on here. Everyone past 7cm has BIG issues. Under 6cm had issues but was EASILY rectified/restore to within 90% or more of pre -ll.
I think you need to focus on how to get to 5’10.5 SAFELY. And not let these forums hype you up. B/c a lot of ppl hyping you ain’t even done a consult yet lol.
Be easy. And hope you safely get what you want
I agree with your above warning and will look more into doing less cm on my femur for better recovery. I need to be as healthy as possibly realistically anyway since I make money with construction. Not having a full recovery will hurt me more than anyone else here since my job is extremely physical and i'm not sitting at a desk all day.
Quote from: Futureller on February 19, 2020, 01:07:24 AMI agree with your above warning and will look more into doing less cm on my femur for better recovery. I need to be as healthy as possibly realistically anyway since I make money with construction. Not having a full recovery will hurt me more than anyone else here since my job is extremely physical and i'm not sitting at a desk all day.
Yea, At the end of the day it’s up to you. But I think people really over look the “soft tissue and muscle” part of lengthening. That’s why I’m trying to see the studies now. The bone will definitely grow. But it seems the reason people are hurt after lengthening isn’t likely the bones, it’s the elongating of tissues and stretching something beyond its limits.
The top doctors put limits and almost all of them agree and within that limit there are VERY LITTLE complications and when there is , it is handled.
Almost everyone On this forum decides to go over that limit then claim if they get to 80% that’s successful. - no the fck it’s not lol.
I think it’s smarter to say The goal is to get taller while still being able to do everything you did before at or near the same level.
And most top doctors will say that is attainable within the safe limits/zone based on the convos I’ve had.
But like I said it’s a personal choice and I’m not trying to scare you. I’m saying , don’t just rush for the maximum or let people who haven’t done even a consult tell you , you’re gonna be fine.
Shoot, I just made this account last week ( long time lurker- but made an account since I have a date planned to do the surgery). - so even listening to me , double check the facts to see if I’m lying you know.
Quote from: cam007 on February 19, 2020, 01:24:56 AMYea, At the end of the day it’s up to you. But I think people really over look the “soft tissue and muscle” part of lengthening. That’s why I’m trying to see the studies now. The bone will definitely grow. But it seems the reason people are hurt after lengthening isn’t likely the bones, it’s the elongating of tissues and stretching something beyond its limits.
You need to read more studies - the body grows extra soft issues, it doesn't just elongate what you have. It's similar to weight lifting, where you break the muscle fibers and then new ones grow. Otherwise even 6cm on the femurs would be too much.
Remember that some dwarfs do 15-20cm on one limb - that would be impossible without growing new soft tissue.
muscles aren't the problem, tendons are!
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