Hi all, currently 20 years old and am 5'6.5,
I have been considering LL for a few years now and am saving up money so I can complete it after university (probably over the summer and take a gap semester for grad school in the fall).
My goal is 5'9 but 5'8 is fine too.. Was wondering if you think this would affect my proportions noticeably? My wingspan is currently around 5'9. I am also athletic and well built in the torso, muscle wise
Anyways, I currently have about 20k but am saving up so hopefully by the end of university (2 more years) I will have enough for internal femur lengthening
So my questions are, in summary:
*do you think going from 5'6.5 to 5'9 would wreck my proportions?
*any recommended / good internal doctors recommended? (I probably can't afford US doctors even by the time of graduation) I was thinking of Parihar, Berkholtz, and the likes of those
2.5" is a very reasonable goal. The upper limit of tibial LL and a relatively easy femoral LL. In your place, if I was ok with 2 to 2.5" and was short on $$, I'd have gone for tibias.
Assuming you have normal proportions now, highly unlikely that this amount would wreck your proportions. Post a pic anyway if you want members' opinions.
I would suggest femur lengthening, you can even get 3 inches there( save more money in case of complications). About the doctors, almost nobody can pay american ones, do you have to search as you have done, Dr B or P are both good
Quote from: Frogger on August 10, 2017, 09:13:49 AMHi all, currently 20 years old and am 5'6.5,
I have been considering LL for a few years now and am saving up money so I can complete it after university (probably over the summer and take a gap semester for grad school in the fall).
My goal is 5'9 but 5'8 is fine too.. Was wondering if you think this would affect my proportions noticeably? My wingspan is currently around 5'9. I am also athletic and well built in the torso, muscle wise
Anyways, I currently have about 20k but am saving up so hopefully by the end of university (2 more years) I will have enough for internal femur lengthening
So my questions are, in summary:
*do you think going from 5'6.5 to 5'9 would wreck my proportions?
*any recommended / good internal doctors recommended? (I probably can't afford US doctors even by the time of graduation) I was thinking of Parihar, Berkholtz, and the likes of those
go to dr. Parihar.
He is the best doctor for cll outside of the US and Dr. Paley even recommends him.
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Quote from: Penguinn on August 10, 2017, 11:29:51 AM2.5" is a very reasonable goal. The upper limit of tibial LL and a relatively easy femoral LL. In your place, if I was ok with 2 to 2.5" and was short on $$, I'd have gone for tibias.
Assuming you have normal proportions now, highly unlikely that this amount would wreck your proportions. Post a pic anyway if you want members' opinions.
Hey Penguinn,
I've actually been following your journey with dr. P, wishing you the best of luck.
Yes I would be more than happy with 2.5 inches gained. I just hope that I can recover and walk well within the summer vacation + 1 gap semester from university, so about 7 months.
I may have missed it, but how much total did it cost for your operation with Parihar, just so I can ballpark how much I should save up?
Also, do you think personally that the whole journey was worth it in the end, considering the pain and time spent recovering?
Quote from: MirinHeight on August 10, 2017, 05:03:50 PMgo to dr. Parihar.
He is the best doctor for cll outside of the US and Dr. Paley even recommends him.
You are a newbie here who never did LL so saying who it the better doctor or not is ridiculous.
India is the worst place for LL and even if Parihar is a good doctor (which I can't say with only 2-3 internal cases he have done) he is not for sure the best case outside of usa due to experience and the country he operates.
The thing that Paley recommends him is only because he has trained him. The same happened with dr Shah who is a butcher.
So speak more carefully the next time before you advice someome.
Quote from: Body Builder on August 11, 2017, 11:53:21 AMYou are a newbie here who never did LL so saying who it the better doctor or not is ridiculous.
India is the worst place for LL and even if Parihar is a good doctor (which I can't say with only 2-3 internal cases he have done) he is not for sure the best case outside of usa due to experience and the country he operates.
The thing that Paley recommends him is only because he has trained him. The same happened with dr Shah who is a butcher.
So speak more carefully the next time before you advice someome.
Dr. Parihar is the best doctor outside of US. I stand by my statement. "hes not the best doctor because he operates in India".
I wasn't talking about location. OP can take location into consideration. I'm only talking about the doctor.
Furthermore, there is a reason that Dr. Paley does not recommend Dr. Shah.
Dr. Parihar is not money hungry like other international cll surgeons and has safety as his number 1 priority. This means all of his diaries are legit, which I cannot say for all international ll surgeons.
You can see his level of expertise when he teaches other doctors in India how to perform these surgeries without complications.
Quote from: Body Builder on August 11, 2017, 11:53:21 AMYou are a newbie here who never did LL so saying who it the better doctor or not is ridiculous.
India is the worst place for LL and even if Parihar is a good doctor (which I can't say with only 2-3 internal cases he have done) he is not for sure the best case outside of usa due to experience and the country he operates.
The thing that Paley recommends him is only because he has trained him. The same happened with dr Shah who is a butcher.
So speak more carefully the next time before you advice someome.
So you having done this surgery, makes you more educated about this surgery? Did you get your legs broken by every doctor in the world so you can give OP better advice on who is the best doctor?
I bet I know more about this surgery and complications, than you do. Because I actually have read 40-50 research papers on this surgery and its complications and do not go off what this forum has to say. But since you already got the surgery done and I am a newbie, you know so much more than me. That makes sense.
Quote from: MirinHeight on August 11, 2017, 05:31:13 PMSo you having done this surgery, makes you more educated about this surgery? Did you get your legs broken by every doctor in the world so you can give OP better advice on who is the best doctor?
I bet I know more about this surgery and complications, than you do. Because I actually have read 40-50 research papers on this surgery and its complications and do not go off what this forum has to say. But since you already got the surgery done and I am a newbie, you know so much more than me. That makes sense.
Yes, I know much more than you about LL mostly because I did LL. But I also have read tenths of articles about LL and achilles tendon so trust me when I give advice I know what I am talking about
But these has nothing to do with why your statement about "best doctor" is ridiculous.
A doctor who have done not more that 2-3 internal LLs can't be the best doctor only for that. If he does 50 LLs with a low complication rate, then yes, maybe your statement had a point. Bot not now. Furthermore when we talk about India which only that is a very significant reason to don't do LL, even if he was the best doctor.
India is a big NO for any western citizen for hundreds if reasons. So doing LL with an unexperienced in LL doctor in that country for money that you can go to Pili, Birkholz, Monegal etc can't be a good idea.
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