betzbone. anyone got surgery???

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I did my femurs back in 2013 and am planning to do my tibia next year. 
I was in good hands throughout my whole journey and even witnessed someone who suffered from complications and broke his nail. Dr. Betz helped him immediately. I wouldn’t go back for a second surgery if I wouldn’t trust him.
I would recommend to just visit him for a consultation, meet up with some patients and see for yourself.
And please be aware that this is a severe surgery! Of course there’s a possibility of complications, no one lies about that. What’s important is, how your doctors treats this complications if they should occur.

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Hi Hanna, I know several patients like you who lengthened femurs successfully with Betz and then went on to lengthen tibia with him.
They now regret this for the rest of their lives.
Tibia is a completely different surgery. And Betz has botched it so many times.

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I Would tell Hannah to be careful. Have you wondered why tibias are more expensive? They're more prone to complications. Of course Dr Betz Will say 'no big deal'. I Would investigate more before taking a decision. There are many tibia patients with issues. You're already tall. Greed can fk your limbs forever.

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Things not true.  The Betzbone is fully weight-bearing even in the day of surgery. I walked by myself on crutches the very next day.

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no it's not, it's made of aluminium which has too little strength at this diameter

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It is weightbearing. At least for my weight (64 kg) and with my diameter (13 mm). I do not use crutches since day 10 after operation (except when leaving the house for safety reasons).

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You do know MasterHY had 4 surgeries to fix the mess that doctor made.

And in the end he died because of it.

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Where’s the proof he died? Or even any evidence?

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You got his username, check out his diary.
He also had one in the old forum.
If you don't know about MasterHY, then you clearly didn't do enough research.

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I did LL with Dr. Betz back in 2012 and took my nails out about in the end of 2013. I did 9,5cm on the femurs (9cm on the left, 10cm on the right); I went from 5'5''to 5'9''. I had the 11mm Betzbone (the older model) and had to use crutches during the whole process until 9,5 months after surgery. My weight was 62kg back then (I'm 74kg now).

I know some people had problems with Betz but for me the LL was spectacular. I hated to be on crutches but the extra 10cm changed my life for the better. My only regret is that I didn't do this 10 years before.

I've recovered 99% and I'm as fit and muscular as i was before (and my tights are epic now...lol). The 1% that I didn't totally recovere was part of my flexibility, but I had an above average flexibility so it doesn't bother me much.

Having said that, if Stryde is really weight bearing without crutches maybe that's a better option now.
It would be nice to have Betz as the surgeon and Stryde as the nail.