I did 7.1cm on my tibia AMA

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Quote from: lolwhyamidoingthis on September 20, 2020, 01:09:17 PMThat's actually one thing i have been contemplating, stopping at 7.5cm. I can not see that it is feasible that anyone would realistically notice 0.5cm. However, you are very well read on this forum, and people say that due to the angle of the femur, you will not get a height gain that is 100% of what you lengthened. Is this true, and if so, to what extent? Is this something I should take into account in my goal. Halil has assured me that there will not be any height loss after fixator removal, but i will test that theory for myself when they are off.

I will definitely write a short overview of my LL journey and a review of Halil when i am finished. So far, he has treated me like family. I am doing the entire lengthening period in Istanbul alone, and he has made me feel like i am not alone at all down here. He helps me with anything i ask, from delivering medication whenever i need it, to fixing my walker within hours of it breaking. He really cares about his patients.

With tibias you get completely the height you lengthened.
With femurs there is usually about 10% loss.

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I'm considering Mr. Buldu too. Thanks for the reviews, I'm a Turkish guy, and I feel lucky to have him in my country. I hope everything goes well, for you and for me.

Best RegardsQuote from: lolwhyamidoingthis on September 20, 2020, 01:09:17 PMThat's actually one thing i have been contemplating, stopping at 7.5cm. I can not see that it is feasible that anyone would realistically notice 0.5cm. However, you are very well read on this forum, and people say that due to the angle of the femur, you will not get a height gain that is 100% of what you lengthened. Is this true, and if so, to what extent? Is this something I should take into account in my goal. Halil has assured me that there will not be any height loss after fixator removal, but i will test that theory for myself when they are off.

I will definitely write a short overview of my LL journey and a review of Halil when i am finished. So far, he has treated me like family. I am doing the entire lengthening period in Istanbul alone, and he has made me feel like i am not alone at all down here. He helps me with anything i ask, from delivering medication whenever i need it, to fixing my walker within hours of it breaking. He really cares about his patients.

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Quote from: m7liam on September 20, 2020, 12:39:50 PMWhy were you in frames for a year? That’s crazy. I thought it’d be 6 months even if you were doing pure external?

I’m surprised you are 1.5 years post surgery and still not fully recovered. Do you think that’s because you did 7cm instead of 5cm on the tibias?

I don't expect full recovery any time soon. I mean I def don't even try to squat or deadlift lol

But everything else is pretty normal

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Quote from: a on September 20, 2020, 04:55:52 PMI'm considering Mr. Buldu too. Thanks for the reviews, I'm a Turkish guy, and I feel lucky to have him in my country. I hope everything goes well, for you and for me.

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I had a consult with Mr. Buldu before Dr. Serkan. I didn't really like him tbh but he might be a good surgeon

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Quote from: did7.1cm on September 20, 2020, 05:11:39 PMI had a consult with Mr. Buldu before Dr. Serkan. I didn't really like him tbh but he might be a good surgeon

That’s interesting. What didn’t you like about Dr. Buldu? How did you end up deciding on Dr. Serkan?

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Quote from: Body Builder on September 20, 2020, 03:37:07 PMWith tibias you get completely the height you lengthened.
With femurs there is usually about 10% loss.

If you're referring to reduced height due to the slant of the femur, it's much less than 10%. A quick Google search shows that femurs are slanted around 13-15% from the vertical plane in a normal person. Basic trig says that's equal to a 2.5-3.5% reduction in height gain from the amount lengthened, which is about 2-3 mm on a 8 cm lengthening. A 10% loss would mean a 26 degree slant, which would definitely be severe bowlegs

Edit: Actually I think it would be severe knock-knees since the femurs slant inward.

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Pythagorean Theorist.

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Quote from: ghkid2019 on September 20, 2020, 08:06:39 PMPythagorean Theorist.

true it's so easy, whoever has attended the middle school should be able to evaluate it lol
Btw I checked with my RX some months ago and i found out a little loss, something like 4-5%...but I may have been rough while measuring manually.

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Quote from: Skyisthelimit on September 20, 2020, 05:50:25 PMThat’s interesting. What didn’t you like about Dr. Buldu? How did you end up deciding on Dr. Serkan?

I felt he had a huge ego. The plus point is that he knew English . He also didn't recommend I do leg lengthening because I was good height (171cm)

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Quote from: did7.1cm on September 21, 2020, 07:23:26 PMI felt he had a huge ego. The plus point is that he knew English . He also didn't recommend I do leg lengthening because I was good height (171cm)

For what it's worth, I strongly disagree with this statement for a multitude of reasons. Maybe it's because i have been in contact with him 3 months now and ofcourse having met and talked to him multiple times. Also he never "didn't recommend" leg lengthening for me, and i am 177-178. To each his own, i guess