Quote from: Thekollecter on June 22, 2023, 12:53:49 AMWhy didn't you lengthen more on tibia or femur ? Is that all your body could handle
Hi, there are important factors to consider when determining lengthened amount:
- complications: Each doctor will give you a recommended lengthen amount, I believe its about 15% - 20% of the total lengthen of the bone you're lengthening; some won't allow you to go over that amount. With each increase in distance, there is an increase risk of compilations, e.g. nerve damage. I surveyed the forum and went with the general consensus of safest amount at that time, which was 6.5cm max for tibia and 7cm for femur.
- Recovery: The lengthened amount will also contribute to recovery, that is, how long it will take you to recover normal functions again, i.e. the longer the distance the longer the recovery period.
- Mobility and functionality: lengthen amount will also impact your strength, power, mobility, and flexibility. Prior to these surgeries, I lived an active lifestyle, i.e. played a lot of sports. I plan to continue doing these activities throughout the rest of my life. If I were to lengthen further, I fear I would not be able to participate in these activities. Of course this is based on your lifestyle. If you're not an active person, then this may not matter as much.
LON Tibia and Femur in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh
Quote from: Cthulhu on June 22, 2023, 03:08:00 AMHi, there are important factors to consider when determining lengthened amount:
- complications: Each doctor will give you a recommended lengthen amount, I believe its about 15% - 20% of the total lengthen of the bone you're lengthening; some won't allow you to go over that amount. With each increase in distance, there is an increase risk of compilations, e.g. nerve damage. I surveyed the forum and went with the general consensus of safest amount at that time, which was 6.5cm max for tibia and 7cm for femur.
- Recovery: The lengthened amount will also contribute to recovery, that is, how long it will take you to recover normal functions again, i.e. the longer the distance the longer the recovery period.
- Mobility and functionality: lengthen amount will also impact your strength, power, mobility, and flexibility. Prior to these surgeries, I lived an active lifestyle, i.e. played a lot of sports. I plan to continue doing these activities throughout the rest of my life. If I were to lengthen further, I fear I would not be able to participate in these activities. Of course this is based on your lifestyle. If you're not an active person, then this may not matter as much.
Were you doing Internal or External for Femur and Tibias?
Could you feel like if you wanted to lengthen more you could? Could your body handle it if you wanted to do more ?
Quote from: Thekollecter on June 22, 2023, 10:32:44 PMCould you feel like if you wanted to lengthen more you could? Could your body handle it if you wanted to do more ?
Yes, I could lengthen more. Wanting to push it further was always on my mind, but I think for my mental and physical health I had to stop at a safe point. Further, athletic ability is important to me, therefore, I did not want to go through with the risk.
Also, I forgot to mention about proportion. If you lengthened too much in both segments, it will change your proportions, i.e. you will have longer looking legs and shorter looking arms. generally speaking, a males reach tends to be longer than their height, so if you were to inverse it, you might not achieve a natural appearance. Of course this is a personal choice, it may matter to some but not others.
Do you have any complications today and do you think you will be fine in the future
Quote from: Thekollecter on June 24, 2023, 11:04:03 PMDo you have any complications today and do you think you will be fine in the future
I don't know yet, I'm still very restricted in my knees and hips. My primary concern right now is callus formation. I'm waiting till the end of the month to get an x-ray.
As requested, these are the scars from both surgeries.
https://imgur.com/a/G95teux
The scars on the tibia looks very minimal. Don't you have an incision close to the knee cap? If yes would you mind showing us there too?
Another few questions:
- how much did you lentghen each segment?
- how much time between the scar picture and the surgery?
- can you describe pain regarding tibia, after surgery and also when trying to put weight on it?
Thanks a lot!
This hip restriction and knee refriction is this after the second surgery if you didn't get the second surgery your knee friction and hip restriction would be gone already and why didn't you get scar revision from the doctor at the vietnam place I heard they do scar revision
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