16 and thinking about Limb Lengthening as an option (please read)

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Quote from: LittleWhiteMan on August 19, 2014, 06:16:40 AM so my offspring won't live the same hell as me.
You can use HGH on your offsprings so they grow any height you want. Just make sure you don't wait 'till they're 16.

You can do quadrilateral lengthening with Dr. Paley for a total of 4-5 inches of safe height gain, but it's pricey. Though I feel like it'll be the best option for you because it's FAST and he's from the US. Time is really a huge deal, when you're going for both tibia and femur lengthening.

And just tell your parents you'd rather kill yourself than live at your current height, they should feel it's a real problem for you, as it is. That should work.

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Quote from: LittleWhiteMan on August 19, 2014, 06:36:26 AMAlso, is it possible that by investing such amount of money I could finally reach 5'8"-5'10" as well? you know, to take advantage of the moving of country and the surgeries and pain and etc. or it just can be plain 5'5"-5'6"? If I am willing to spend so much money well then i would take good advantage of it you know... hahaha. (idk how this works really thats why I am coming here, for advices).
7-9 inches gain may throw your proportions off badly, I suggest you making a mockup with such increase to judge for yourself. If you DO grow more on your truck from HGH, then it should be easier proportions-wise, are you sure you didn't grow at all from HGH therapy?

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Quote from: LittleWhiteMan on August 19, 2014, 06:36:26 AMAlso, is it possible that by investing such amount of money I could finally reach 5'8"-5'10" as well? you know, to take advantage of the moving of country and the surgeries and pain and etc. or it just can be plain 5'5"-5'6"? If I am willing to spend so much money well then i would take good advantage of it you know... hahaha. (idk how this works really thats why I am coming here, for advices).

With distraction osteogenesis there's theoretically no limit to how much new bone can be made. The limiting factor is the soft tissues surrounding it because they don't respond well to lengthening. The more you lengthen, the more complications you can run into. For example, my surgeon has a limit of 6 centimeters on tibia lengthening because after that complications increase exponentially. You can get complications such as procurvatum, valgus, stiffness of the knee and ankle, equinus contracture (ballerina foot), knee flexion contracture, lose your range of motion, and other things. Of course these can happen if you go to an inexperienced surgeon and complications can come up even with a lesser amount of lengthening, but generally the less you lengthen the quicker your recovery and the less severe complications you'll run into. So yes, you could probably lengthen 4 inches on each segment and reach 5'9 if you wish (a few people are known to have done it), but then you have to consider how long you're going to need to do physiotherapy just to get back to walking normally again. Lengthening that much you'd probably have to do your arms as well unless you want to look like you're walking on stilts.

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That sounds good, can it also be little by little? Like grow 2 inches one time then 3 inches later and so on?

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Quote from: LittleWhiteMan on August 19, 2014, 03:17:59 PMThat sounds good, can it also be little by little? Like grow 2 inches one time then 3 inches later and so on?
Sure, why not?

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Yeah, Jungle did two separate LL surgeries on his tibiae.

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I will try... now I need to know the best doctors to do it (and by this I mean the one whose procedure might not bring me complications in the future)... is this surgery completely safe? How many chances are there of a complication in the future? Also, what happens to your bones when you become a senior adult? Do they deteriorate easily or something?

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Quote from: LittleWhiteMan on August 20, 2014, 04:40:25 AMI will try... now I need to know the best doctors to do it (and by this I mean the one whose procedure might not bring me complications in the future)... is this surgery completely safe? How many chances are there of a complication in the future? Also, what happens to your bones when you become a senior adult? Do they deteriorate easily or something?

Your recovery will be much better if you go to a qualified limb lengthening specialist. There are joint replacement surgeons who will do limb lengthening but avoid them as they don't have the extra years of specialist training that Ilizarov surgeons have. Complications can happen at any point during lengthening but a good doctor will know how to fix them if they happen. After you're done lengthening it doesn't end there, however, as you'll require some time for you to recover to the point where you feel like you did pre-surgery. Imo, if you lengthen tibias you would have the best recovery if you do externals with a hexapod or TSF (Taylor Spatial Frame) because they can do very accurate corrections and ensure your bones are perfectly aligned at the end of lengthening. For femurs, go with an internal method like the Precice 2 or Gnail. The new bone formed is just as strong as the old bone, they won't deteriorate easier from age.

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This surgery is a "natural non-naturally forced" surgery right? Like what we are doing is break off our legs to let em grow a little bit more by themselves. Most people believe that they actually put you metals in-between your bones and you will live with them
for all your life... that isn't true right?

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Sometimes internal nails are left in if they aren't causing problems, to avoid the risks that come from taking them out, which is also a major surgery.  But usually they'll be taken out and you don't HAVE to leave them in.  You can get them removed if you want.