Quote from: Annalisa on March 04, 2017, 04:44:53 PMGuichet lengthening method is way safer an faster than the tibias one, and is very scrupolos in assuring you gain the best physical shape before doing any surgery....and tibias are too risky and slow to recover...
Yet again Annalisa, femurs are indeed faster, but by no means are they safer.
Quote from: Whereintheworld? on March 05, 2017, 01:51:03 AM
Yet again Annalisa, femurs are indeed faster, but by no means are they safer.
I was under the impression that they are safer. As an example, if you were to install a nail in the tibia, you will get permanent knee pain forever. That doesnt happen with Femurs
I personally think a full weight bearing nail is great.
Dr. Monegal has told me that he thinks Guichet is an excellent surgeon and a money making machine.
However, Dr. Monegal thinks that inserting the nail from the hip can easily cause side fractures of the bone, as the implant is straight and the bone is curved (as happened to Unicorn and Musicmaker), so Dr. Monegal is only doing insertions from the knee.
I also think, like 682, from my experience that 1 mm a day is too fast and can lead to non-union and soft tissue complications. So while at the beginning I was following Dr. Monegal standard of 0.81 mm per day, I soon realised that I had much less tension and slep much better at 0,6 mm per day. So while before I wanted to push the limit doing 1 mm rather than 0,81 mmm I have in fact done the opposite, just lengthening enough to not have a consolodation yet. As a result I stopped taking pain medications 6 weeks ago and sleep without much problem.
Hello world,
I understand for soft tissue lengthening limit, it is better to lengthen at a slower rate but how do you know you will not get consolidation at 0.81mm per day. Does the bone not regenerate at 1mm per day? Are you not taking a risk by lengthening slower?
I can understand it. The true is, I have a strong desire to exploit the operation as much as I can, as it will cost plenty of money. And paying double and wasting double the time, it isn't actually a very comforting thought. However, increasing the risk and worsening proportion only for few cm of difference, it doesn't seem very rational. So, I will now try to happy with 7 cms. Maybe when I will add these cms and using some hills, I will be good with myself without the need of growing futher. Could someone tell me if Guichet external tibias lengthening is the same price as the femurs operation? Because if it is, then will be impossible for me to even think about doing two operations (not without waiting years at least), but if it's like 20000k more, then maybe it could be a possibility.
If I did 7 of femurs and 5 on the tibias, it would be a 12 cms increase. My legs would be significantly longer than my torso, but I also think that, for women, having longer legs is actually sexy. Some opinions about?
Dwarf on stilts aren't sexy.
Going for such an amounts of lengthening will kill your mobility, don't go ever past 10cm(both segments included).
I'm sure I wouldn't look dwarf. Pretty the contrary. Plus, considering the fact that my arms are long comparing to the body, adding 10-12 cm, will not make them look too short and the longer legs will make my body looks more elegant. And I don't see why a 2 cms of difference would kill my mobility. All the problem is about not stretching one segment too much. If you don't go over 7 cms on the femurs and over 5cms on the tibias (which is considered a safe lengthening), and take a break between the operation, you will be able to gain more than 10 cms, without stressing a single segment too much.
But my question was about the price difference between internal femurs and external tibias offered by Guichet. Someone know it?
What is the initial length of the bone, though? Don't go over 20% on each bone. And 20% is the recommended maximum- 10% is better.
This percent thing seems like an internet bull. Who made up it? Is it more like a proportion related calculus, or a safety one?
My target is: 7 cms minimum on the femurs, and 10-11 cm ideal overall. Anything lower isn't worth it, and won't cure the neurosis I have since I was a little girl.
Quote from: Annalisa on March 05, 2017, 09:20:56 AMI'm sure I wouldn't look dwarf. Pretty the contrary. Plus, considering the fact that my arms are long comparing to the body, adding 10-12 cm, will not make them look too short and the longer legs will make my body looks more elegant. And I don't see why a 2 cms of difference would kill my mobility. All the problem is about not stretching one segment too much. If you don't go over 7 cms on the femurs and over 5cms on the tibias (which is considered a safe lengthening), and take a break between the operation, you will be able to gain more than 10 cms, without stressing a single segment too much.
But my question was about the price difference between internal femurs and external tibias offered by Guichet. Someone know it?
That's why:
Quote from: Franz on February 17, 2014, 11:33:26 AMHi, it is possible, but risks of knee contracture is quite high. Maximum length around 10cm, but depends on whether range of motion can be maintained.
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