6 cm without Achille tendon or 9 cm?

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Hello guys,

I lengthened 7.5 cm, but the doctor has told me I can not go further without doing the Achilles tendons.

You may think that 7.5 cm are a lot, but the doctor also told me to always consider 1 cm less than what I turned in the external fixator. Plus, once I will removed it, I will lose another 0.5 cm. So actually I did 6 cm real.

Now I have to choose whether to do the Achilles tendons or stop. If I do it, I can still lengthen 2-3 cm, reaching 8-9 cm real in the end. The doctor advises me to do this additional operation, since there are no long-term consequences.

What do you think?

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I forgot to add, final heigh 177 cm real

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I think you should just stay at 6 cm, if you want more you should consider femurs. I read other diaries with Pili_Catagni and normally the amount lengthened is .5 cm less than reallity, 1  cm is a Lot. Also what doctors say about lifts, can I continue using them?

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Quote from: onemorefoot on January 26, 2017, 12:00:14 AMI think you should just stay at 6 cm, if you want more you should consider femurs. I read other diaries with Pili_Catagni and normally the amount lengthened is .5 cm less than reallity, 1  cm is a Lot. Also what doctors say about lifts, can I continue using them?

What you turn in the external fixator is always 10-15% more than your real lengthening. So 1 cm less is normal, plus you have to add 0.5 cm that will be lost when you remove it. So 1,5 cm I think is about the procedure not the doctor.

Yeah it is an hard decision, I booked for the ATL but I am thinking a lot about it.

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Quote from: Camillo on January 25, 2017, 11:00:47 PMHello guys,

I lengthened 7.5 cm, but the doctor has told me I can not go further without doing the Achilles tendons.

You may think that 7.5 cm are a lot, but the doctor also told me to always consider 1 cm less than what I turned in the external fixator. Plus, once I will removed it, I will lose another 0.5 cm. So actually I did 6 cm real.

Now I have to choose whether to do the Achilles tendons or stop. If I do it, I can still lengthen 2-3 cm, reaching 8-9 cm real in the end. The doctor advises me to do this additional operation, since there are no long-term consequences.

What do you think?

Are your legs now 7 cms longer than before, or 6 cms?

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Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on January 26, 2017, 05:43:33 PMAre your legs now 7 cms longer than before, or 6 cms?

6 cm

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if u want to do more then go for achille tendon it'll remove the worries of ballerina completely but its painful from what i hear. if ur ok now with how u feel at 6 cm then finish lengthening and do another seg in femurs later

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Quote from: Camillo on January 26, 2017, 08:45:14 PM6 cm

I don't understand why the legs would be 1.5 cms shorter than what you lengthened? Does the bone recompress again, and when does this happen?

Also, can you not measure your height while still in fixators?

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Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on January 27, 2017, 10:24:02 PM
Also, can you not measure your height while still in fixators?

im curious about this too, always wondered why people complain about x ray measurements and distraction rates not being accurate when they could just stand up and compare their pre LL height to current height thats if they dont have duck ass/BF though

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Quote from: 0184946 on January 27, 2017, 07:54:43 PMif u want to do more then go for achille tendon it'll remove the worries of ballerina completely but its painful from what i hear. if ur ok now with how u feel at 6 cm then finish lengthening and do another seg in femurs later

Hey friend, I don't think I will ever do femur. This is not a joke and after more than 3 months with EF I am tired. So I would rather prefer to do ATL now and get 2-3 cm more rather then stop and do femur later.