5'2 to 5'5?

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We share a lot of common traits except I'm male and Indian. 5'2, wingspan of 5'4 and going to 5'5.

Dr. Parihar's a pro with externals but note that he won't let you do more than 6cms in your tibias. If money's an issue and you're cool with gaining 6cms, do externals. If you want to do 3 inches, you'll have to do internals(in your femurs) and they're way more expensive but will also give you long thighs and less scars(besides less pain and a faster recovery)- ideal for a woman. Also at 44kg, weight bearing will be a piece of cake for you. Do Precice if you can afford it.

You seem reasonable, I'm sure you'll be ok.

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Quote from: KiloKAHN on October 22, 2016, 01:46:32 AMDr Parihar and his team are great, but he has some requirements to be aware of.

1) You have to provide a contact who is aware that you are having leg lengthening. You can't keep your CLL a total secret because of this if he's your surgeon.
2) You will stay in Mumbai for the entire lengthening phase
3) You will not lengthen over 6 cm on the tibiae for LON or external fixation (he may let you go over 6 cm in tibias with internal Precice but I haven't asked).

These are what my scars look like 2 years after leg lengthening.

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=634.msg53104#msg53104


You can and probably will run into complications like equinus contracture and knee bending between 5 - 6 cm of lengthening. Bone misalignment can also happen. They all can be corrected but take time.

Permanent side-effects to CLL can be scar sensitivity, periods of tingling/numbness in the lengthened legs, bone pain when the weather gets cold, knee pain when kneeling on a hard surface (if a nail is inserted during surgery), tightness in the calves, etc.

Thanks for all the info! 6 cm sounds okay, it's no 7 cm but it's still a good 2.4 inches overall. Better safe than sorry. I'll send him and email and see what we can do.

Where did you stay in Mumbai? I know he doesn't have a guesthouse which is honestly my big concern, I definitely don't want to fly back to the US with an external device on and be that far away from the doctor while lengthening, too scary.

Wow, most of the scars I've seen weren't as dark as yours. So I'll definitely do scar revision after. If all else fails, I can just wear skinny jeans everyday, which I pretty much already do.

 Quote from: onemorefoot on October 22, 2016, 02:41:31 AMWhy is safer tibias with internal nails than with LON???

I'm 19 and don't have a college degree (yet) so making money takes forever. Wonder if Donald Trump will give me a small loan of a million dollars.

Quote from: Penguinn on October 22, 2016, 03:40:28 AMWe share a lot of common traits except I'm male and Indian. 5'2, wingspan of 5'4 and going to 5'5.

Dr. Parihar's a pro with externals but note that he won't let you do more than 6cms in your tibias. If money's an issue and you're cool with gaining 6cms, do externals. If you want to do 3 inches, you'll have to do internals(in your femurs) and they're way more expensive but will also give you long thighs and less scars(besides less pain and a faster recovery)- ideal for a woman. Also at 44kg, weight bearing will be a piece of cake for you. Do Precice if you can afford it.

You seem reasonable, I'm sure you'll be ok.

Hey, a fellow 5'2er, awesome. Someone knows how I feel lol. But I'm sure it's harder to be a short guy than it is to be a short girl, from what I'm reading here.
I know some people do 2 surgeries to gain more height, and I mean, I don't even wanna THINK about that until my first operation is said and done. I see a lot of people here plan to do 2 off the bat. 6 cm is okay to me. If he had a limit of like 4 cm or something I would say it's not worth it. 6 cm is good enough for me! I swear I've seen people do 10 cm in one segment. What's up with that? Can someone even recover after that? That's too much for me...

If there was a doctor doing internal for like 30K who knew what they were doing, that would be great. But if 42K is the cheapest on the market I will most likely do external.

But thank you! Yeah I saw some had a weight limit of 60 kg for weight baring, and I was like thank god I have the body type of a 13 year old hahaha. I saw you're only 18 and doing internal, good luck! I wish I had the money. I don't know if I can a bank loan to cover at least some of it.

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Quote from: sashawiak on October 22, 2016, 04:41:32 PMHey, a fellow 5'2er, awesome. Someone knows how I feel lol. But I'm sure it's harder to be a short guy than it is to be a short girl, from what I'm reading here.Infinitely. Women are judged on looks and figure 50x more than height.

QuoteI know some people do 2 surgeries to gain more height, and I mean, I don't even wanna THINK about that until my first operation is said and done. I see a lot of people here plan to do 2 off the bat. 6 cm is okay to me. If he had a limit of like 4 cm or something I would say it's not worth it. 6 cm is good enough for me! I swear I've seen people do 10 cm in one segment. What's up with that? Can someone even recover after that? That's too much for me...You'll notice most people planning 2 surgeries haven't done LL yet. Once you do, you'll be longing to get off the cripple train and be normal. 6cm should be good. Wouldn't you be happy with 5'4.5? Yeah, 10cms in one segment is a big hit to ability and proportions.

QuoteIf there was a doctor doing internal for like 30K who knew what they were doing, that would be great. But if 42K is the cheapest on the market I will most likely do external.It went over 42K for me. There are doctors with shady nails doing LL for cheaper but I would not go or send a loved one to them.

QuoteBut thank you! Yeah I saw some had a weight limit of 60 kg for weight baring, and I was like thank god I have the body type of a 13 year old hahaha. I saw you're only 18 and doing internal, good luck! I wish I had the money. I don't know if I can a bank loan to cover at least some of it.Since you can't afford internals and can be a 5'4+ woman with a single LL, look into externals. I don't know how the scars are dealt with though.

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I believe you! It sucks guys are judged so harshly for height. I mean, at least weight is usually something you can control naturally unless you have a medical condition. Fortunately for me I've always been a skinny bitch.
The only way my height has really affected by dating life is getting hit on by mostly 12-14 year old boys. Probably because I look the same age as them. My friends think it's hilarious. One time though, I did get approached by a 6'7 guy at a Starbucks, he was really nice but waaaaay too tall for me. He must have been a college basketball player or something, dwarfed everyone in the store. I would probably  look more like daughter than a date compared to him lol. Anyway, I hope everything goes well in your LL, if only I had the money to external!

I've seen how apotheosis gained like 8 inches total. I don't know how he recovered so well, or where the hell he got money to do all that. That's so crazy to me. Maybe that's why a lot of people have plans for 2 operations and maximum gains. I also saw this girl who was 4'11 1/2 and got to 5'3 1/2 after the first operation, then she went into surgery a second time to get to 5'7 1/2. I haven't been able to find that diary but last time I did read it, it hadn't been updates for many many months. I hope she's okay...

What about LON/LATN? Cheaper than internal and faster recovery time? Maybe that's a good middle ground for me. All these methods are confusing me. 5'4 1/2 sounds pretty nice. It's no 5'5 or 5'6 but it's significantly taller still.

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http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=95.0 Here are all methods in detail.

I personaly aim to do both segments at once but mostly around 5-4cm per one. Imho 4 inches is the maximum amount of height you can pull off and still look reasonably proportionate.

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Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on October 22, 2016, 06:06:23 PMhttp://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=95.0 Here are all methods in detail.

I personaly aim to do both segments at once but mostly around 5-4cm per one. Imho 4 inches is the maximum amount of height you can pull off and still look reasonably proportionate.



Oh cool. Seems like a reasonable amount to me. How long will it take for both though?  Good luck.

Thanks for the link. Gonna do a hell of a lot of research before I do go through with this. It's much easier to navigate this forum now that I have an account.

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Quote from: sashawiak on October 22, 2016, 06:49:20 PMOh cool. Seems like a reasonable amount to me. How long will it take for both though?  Good luck.

Depends how would you plan the surgery. You can do everything at once or with a break of 3 weeks.

Eventually you can do one segment, consolidate and then do the second but i don't have that much of a life to waste.

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You mean both at the same time? I thought that was dangerous.

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Quote from: sashawiak on October 22, 2016, 06:55:26 PMYou mean both at the same time? I thought that was dangerous.

Ye doing both at the same time has a higher risk of fat embolism, that's why a lot of surgeons make a 3 weeks break. Tbh it's something that i will decide with my future doctor and choose the way he is most comfortable with.

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Do both segments, but leave a time, we can say 1 or 2 years.