Hello, please help me.

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Hello everyone, I really need your help so please help me if you can. I’m 21 years old and I’m 5’9 and I would love to be 6’2 and after some researching I came into the limb lengthening surgery but I read some horror things like the bones not growing up properly after the surgery and even damaging the nerves and losing the legs forever. I understand these are risks involved with the surgery but how much is true? What is your experience with this surgery, if you had it done? And what are the possibilities (how much out of 10) to end up having long term side effects from this surgery?

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Long-term side effects are a guarantee 100%. But what type, really depends. depends on the specific procedure used, femur/tibia selection, doctor, pateint, and post op pt, diet and exercises. It all matters.

Can be as low as just loosing 5% of ur athleticism or as high as death (due to embolism)

Loosing the ability to walk forever is quite rare but it can happen in some cases where complications arise and a person stays on wheelchair for years. On the other hand satisfaction rate of cll is quite high, that should tell u something.

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LL poses alot of risks to be taken very seriously. However if your mind is set then theres no stopping you.

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At 5'9" I would definitely NOT have this surgery.

You are of perfectly average hieght. Your height problems are in your head.

Do you live in the Netherlands? More somewhere else where people are shorter.

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Quote from: OverrideYourGenetics on September 22, 2018, 06:23:25 AMAt 5'9" I would definitely NOT have this surgery.

You are of perfectly average hieght. Your height problems are in your head.

Do you live in the Netherlands? More somewhere else where people are shorter.

Do you think with external you would have been able to walk faster?

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it's kind of rude to tell a dutch person to just up and move their life from their friends, family, and connections.

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Quote from: OverrideYourGenetics on September 22, 2018, 06:23:25 AMAt 5'9" I would definitely NOT have this surgery.

You are of perfectly average hieght. Your height problems are in your head.

Do you live in the Netherlands? More somewhere else where people are shorter.

LMAO at moving abroad because of height, that's hilarious and weird as fk, only a lunatic would subject himself to such.
The risks are real so the best way to avoid them is to ensure you're doing this with a good doctor, well-known and with a positive success rate.
If you praise your athletic abilities very much maybe this procedure is not for you, once you do this, they won't ever be the same.. with hard work and a bit of luck you might come close to them though.
btw, don't listen to OverrideYourGenetics, he's just a guy whose height is 5'8 now and is trying to convince everybody else that it is a good stature to be just because he used to be 5'5 and is happy with his 3-inch boost. What he doesn't realise is that each one of us has different perspectives and aspirations and being below average is not satisfactory. And what is so laughable is taking his advice when he's done something pretty stupid as breaking both segments just for 3.75cm on each bone and with the PRECICE nail that isn't even fully weight bearing. Unbelievable.

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Quote from: TallerDream on September 24, 2018, 04:04:30 AMLMAO at moving abroad because of height, that's hilarious and weird as fk, only a lunatic would subject himself to such.
The risks are real so the best way to avoid them is to ensure you're doing this with a good doctor, well-known and with a positive success rate.
If you praise your athletic abilities very much maybe this procedure is not for you, once you do this, they won't ever be the same.. with hard work and a bit of luck you might come close to them though.
btw, don't listen to OverrideYourGenetics, he's just a guy whose height is 5'8 now and is trying to convince everybody else that it is a good stature to be just because he used to be 5'5 and is happy with his 3-inch boost. What he doesn't realise is that each one of us has different perspectives and aspirations and being below average is not satisfactory. And what is so laughable is taking his advice when he's done something pretty stupid as breaking both segments just for 3.75cm on each bone and with the PRECICE nail that isn't even fully weight bearing. Unbelievable.

i agree its quite subjective and being 5'8 is slighlty below average. every1 has the right to do this surgery tho. also the side-effects will be there either good doctor or bad and luck plays a role aswell. if ur so worried about life-long side effects dont dig into ur legs and bones, just break tibias externally and place illazarov (least invasive). still the side effects will come but will be minimum.

3.75 only on both seems fair. balances out both bones and is not high enough to cause life-long problems.
mind u when u break bones and stretch em out the nerves and musculature is not made to be stretched out artifically like that not even 1 cm. no1 still fully understands the extent of damage it causes to the human body, not just legs.

just under 4cm on both legs is a smart choice in terms of safety, but height satisfaction is subjective. For me I would bear a bit more consequences long-term such as compartment syndrome, permanent nerve and musculature pain, arthritis etc and trade in for something like 7-8 on a single segment.

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I am of the opinion that if someone is gonna take the risk to do this might as well to be for a dramatic change. I am putting my welfare in jeopardy for something great, not to be average, fk average.
In spite of the complications that may arise, I do not think breaking both segments for just 3.75cm to be a wise choice let alone with the PRECICE nail when STRYDE has been launched and the price difference is minimal.
Paley and the likes mention that with the STRYDE nail femurs can be lengthened up to 8cm safely. Myself as a client I don't need to know all the facts and overthink the whole thing, I'm putting my money and my trust on a legitimate doctor and I'm expecting him to be in charge of the whole procedure and to keep myself safe and that's what I am paying him good money for in the first place.

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Quote from: TallerDream on September 24, 2018, 04:58:04 AMI am of the opinion that if someone is gonna take the risk to do this might as well to be for a dramatic change. I am putting my welfare in jeopardy for something great, not to be average, fk average.
In spite of the complications that may arise, I do not think breaking both segments for just 3.75cm to be a wise choice let alone with the PRECICE nail when STRYDE has been launched and the price difference is minimal.
Paley and the likes mention that with the STRYDE nail femurs can be lengthened up to 8cm safely. Myself as a client I don't need to know all the facts and overthink the whole thing, I'm putting my money and my trust on a legitimate doctor and I'm expecting him to be in charge of the whole procedure and to keep myself safe and that's what I am paying him good money for in the first place.

wat we have in common is the tradeof pov which is " if we do this better be full or nothing, fck pain and complications". but its not surprising that alot of people go for the balanced tradeoff which is "il take some cm, settle in for average and suffer minor problems". Its all subjective in the end.

To me height is very important in todays  ty world, far outweighs all the problems and damages caused to the human body. Only permanent disability can outweigh that cause every1 knows ur not so tall in a fcking wheelchair.