This surgery is pretty unique in that most everyone on this board is a man and with other cosmetic surgeries it’s usually the complete opposite lol! I am actually surprised this surgery isn’t more popular with women I guess everyone is focused on getting a big butt like Kim K instead lol!
I was wondering if any ladies have had LL done and what type of procedure did you use precise or stryde? Or if you used external fixators how your scarring was? Also how much of a height increase did you receive?
I thought I did research and learned the best procedures but also read that certain procedures are better suited towards men. So now I’m not sure what to get, since the most cutting edge techniques work better for men apparently and I have not been able to find which procedures are the best for women. I am hoping to gain as much length as possible! If it matters I am 5’5”, 95ibs, and have a little bit of smaller bone structure but I hope to be at least 5’8” or 5’9” if possible. I am trying to get as much advice as I can because I have contacted a couple of surgeons in Russia and Colombia and am hoping to get on their schedule for this summer since the process takes so long! I’m trying to spend 10-20k but will spend more to be able to use the best technique. Any tips from men or women would be great 
Have any females had LL and which procedure did you use?
Thank you! I heard that the Stryde could only be used on bigger bones but am not sure how accurate that was anyway. I have never heard of precise 2 actually, that is something I am going to have to look into! I definitely don’t want to have to do any sort of external frames because I want to avoid scars so you’re right that spending more would deliver the results I’m looking for!
Thank you all so much, that really clears up a lot of confusion for me! I was going to do the femur anyway so it is nice to know that I would still be a good candidate for the stryde nail. There is more to this surgery than most other cosmetic procedures so there is a lot to learn! I definitely need to research some more doctors though. I know that the stryde nail can hold a lot of weight so maybe it might be overkill for me and I could save at least a little money with precice 2 since I am not over 100 ibs, although it would probably still be a good idea to use crutches since almost 50 ibs to each leg is probably pushing it lol!
I am very grateful for all this info, thanks everyone! I remember reading somewhere that the weight bearing potential of a precice nail was 50-75ibs but I didn’t see anything about whether you can put weight on it or not lol I guess I just assumed! It makes sense that each doctor would have their own rules. I think the low prices that I was reading about did not include the nail method too. Since I want to use the nail I am definitely going to end up spending at least 40-60k so that means a bit more of saving is to be done but I should still be able to have the procedure soon I actually do plan to try and model but who knows if that will even work out so it is not even my main reason, I mostly just want to look better lol. And at the very least I should be able to stop having to wear heels everyday lol a little leg pain will just be a trade in for all of my foot pain!
I will look into him thank you! I would definitely not mind staying in Greece during this procedure either 
I would just ask them to wheel me to the beach and I would be happy just sitting there while recovering lol.
On this forum he made a post that stated femoral lengthening with Precise-2 nails was priced around 36950 Euro although I’m sure with physical therapy and rent it’s going to end up to be a lot more! I didn’t see any info about Stryde pricing though, just the Precise 2 and LON method. Wheelchair or not I don’t even mind which nail I get so much as long as I save enough to be able to do solely the nail. Even the LON method where the external frames are on for only a short time, still seems to produce pretty big, permanent looking scars. I saw that Jolien used this method with Dr. Giotikas which she wrote about in her diary that was recommended to me and although her results seem to be good, those scars are pretty gnarly! I am grateful for her sharing, not many patients share pictures of their post op scarring.
Thanks for all the advice
I did not know about those issues associated with external’s. That definitely gives me all the more reason to choose Precice!
And I’ve definitely got to research all of the doctors, I would not be opposed to going anywhere as long as the doctor was qualified!
I am grateful for all of the input! I have been busy researching but I still have lots more to do lol. Y’all definitely helped me get started! This website is a great source of information with so many people sharing their LL experiences.
And too bad we can’t switch Xenia! I would think it would be more beneficial to be supermodel height than average but to each their own lol!
While I agree that Stryde would be a better option I think I am going to go with Precice 2 due to my financial situation. According to Dr. Paley in the journal, PRECICE intramedullary limb lengthening system, “Weight-bearing restrictions are essential to the use of this nail. They have been increased to 75 lbs during the distraction phase for the 12.5-mm PRECICE 2 from only 50 lbs for the 12.5-mm PRECICE 1.” (Paley, 2015). Although I should be confined to a wheelchair for some time following the procedure, I see no reason as to why I should not be able to walk with an assisted device during distraction, allowing for partial weight bearing to both legs, given that I am extremely careful never to place my full weight on one particular leg. Perhaps walking in a manner like this, I could prevent placing more than 50ibs on one particular leg- https://m.
Although I would still utilize a wheelchair, when I do walk using that method, I would only be placing well under the weight limit of 75ibs on the nails. Of course the doctor will have to okay it- I have not gotten around to inquiring about that specific aspect of post surgery yet lol.
I have not decided on a doctor yet as I have yet to hear back from all of them. However, most of the “cheaper” doctors that offer internal nail have a price that is the same or similar to Dr. Giotikas. In fact with everything totaled up it is impossible to find a significantly cheaper doctor than Dr. Giotikas with the cost of Precice being so high. Even the doctors who have their own nails charge significantly more and the cheapest of the fitbone doctors charge a similar price to Precice with Dr. Giotikas. Although there are several other qualified doctors at a similar price to him that I am also considering, I would prefer to schedule with him for the sole reason that he has the greatest amount of positive patient experiences shared here compared to the other doctors. Unless of course he has a long waitlist, in that case I will probably go with the doctor who I can schedule with the soonest. But I will keep y’all updated when I hear back! If anyone is interested lol!
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