Femur 6cm safe

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Hello brothers and sisters,

I’ve just had my consultation. I’m currently 169.5cm and from what i’ve heard in my consultation, although I wanted the max of 8cm increase on femurs, I’m now thinking I’ll settle for 5.8 - 6.3cm at most which will take me to 175.3 - 176cm which i’m very okay with. Just wanted to ask king time lurkers/readers/diary studiers and people who’ve had this surgery if there really is any advantage in terms of quick recovery and physicality for people who do 6cm vs 8cm on femurs. Please share your wisdom with me or even anyone’s diary or post that specifically addresses this. Thank you.

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According to Birkholtz, after 4cm complications increase exponentially.

6cm is generally seen as much safer than 8cm, and between 6 and 8cm your change of complications , and a much longer recovery significantly increases.

Those who have done 5-6cm on femurs recover much quicker than those who do 8.

But consult your surgeon. This is not medical advice.

Oh and get an ITB release. The 'soft' ITB relase is NOT an ITB release, those are pokes , not a paartial cut on the ITB band.

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Thank you for your reply. That’s actually the surgeon i’m going with. Are you currently working with him?

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Quote from: alf6cm on June 22, 2023, 01:33:14 PMThank you for your reply. That’s actually the surgeon i’m going with. Are you currently working with him?

Are you going with Birkholtz?

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Most likely. I love South Africa and I talked with him, he is level headed and fun and we had a good vibe. I also have to consider that I need good vibes for my first three months of recovery because I'm sure those are the tough times where I would be regretting that I did this. His prices also feel achievable. I do want to put my mind on a set limit for increase and not be tempted to go over no matter how good things go in the moment and I think I wanna set that for 6.3cm but I'm reading now that going above 5cm can be problematic. Do you have any thoughts?

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Quote from: alf6cm on June 22, 2023, 03:25:02 PMMost likely. I love South Africa and I talked with him, he is level headed and fun and we had a good vibe. I also have to consider that I need good vibes for my first three months of recovery because I'm sure those are the tough times where I would be regretting that I did this. His prices also feel achievable. I do want to put my mind on a set limit for increase and not be tempted to go over no matter how good things go in the moment and I think I wanna set that for 6.3cm but I'm reading now that going above 5cm can be problematic. Do you have any thoughts?

It depends, each patiënt is different. As long as you dont overlengthrn. My advice (I am not an ortheopedic surgeon) Would be to lengthen and observe.

As someone who is interested in going to Birkholtz in a few years, can you tell me how much you are going to pay? And does hè do quad lengthening (3 weeks apart) ?

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PM me and i’ll tell you what he charged me. It was a pretty good price and it encompasses accommodating and feeding and physio etc for three months. I don’t know if he does quad but he’s a very careful doctor and i don’t see him doing it in such a time.

The reason I want to set a limit is because i’m physically active and typically my personality is to overcome adversity so i can see myself wanting to push which is why I want to make an informed decision now. As it is, my mind is feeling like 6cm is good which will take me from 169.5 (nearly 5’7) to 175.5 (5.9’2) which i’d be so satisfied with. It’s more important for me to be up and walking normally in 6 months than it is to be taller than that. Also my logic is to go from one height group to the next not necessarily the number itself so i’ll be going from short to average.

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As you can see in these threads 7-8 cm is still relatively safe for many patients. Birkholtz is almost the only surgeon who claims that after 6 cm it's almost dangerous to femur lengthening. Paley who has most experience in the world, says that most patients can handle 7-8 cm / inches without issues. However I have heard that if you care alot about athelitic ability then 6 cm is best for most.

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=75056.0

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=65931.0

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Thank you for your response. You are right. Although I think personally, I like to keep things in the conservative side and when I did the math - 6cm still puts me a little over 5'9 and 8cm also still leaves me in the 5'9s so whichever I picked, after surgery and healing I'd still be 5'9. I may have felt a little different if the additional 2cm would put me at 5'10 but since it doesn't, I think I'll stay at 6-6.5cm and tell the doctor to stop there no matter how much I beg for more and I know myself, if I surpass expectations, I will beg for more.

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Quote from: alf6cm on June 22, 2023, 07:18:55 PMThank you for your response. You are right. Although I think personally, I like to keep things in the conservative side and when I did the math - 6cm still puts me a little over 5'9 and 8cm also still leaves me in the 5'9s so whichever I picked, after surgery and healing I'd still be 5'9. I may have felt a little different if the additional 2cm would put me at 5'10 but since it doesn't, I think I'll stay at 6-6.5cm and tell the doctor to stop there no matter how much I beg for more and I know myself, if I surpass expectations, I will beg for more.

Wise choice, that extra one inch is irrelevant and not a single
Person on earth would be able to tell the difference. Especially not women who couldnt tell a 6 foot tall piece of 💩 if it was plopped dead on there doorstep.