Quote from: Stubborn Knucklehead on August 26, 2023, 03:29:50 PMDo you plan on lengthening your tibias? As they are right now, they seem very disproportionally small for how long your femur looks. I think your legs might look a little more normal if you lengthened your tibias somewhat.
Not planning or considering. All is good now so life continues. Let’s go.
Quote from: lessthanavg8300 on August 26, 2023, 04:50:21 PMYeah I didnt want to say anything but the proportions look off. And when you wear pants they usually look even more off than shorts do so curious how that looks. If this were me id be thinking about tibias. 3-4CM on tibs would make a huge difference. Sorry bro but gotta be honest with ya.
Good luck on tibias. Sorry for your result. Your journey has been hard I feel for you. But I’m trying to avoid being up like you. 3.2cm and give up couldn’t click due to not enough stretching now have regret debating rebreaking and doing more is hard life. I can imagine, I can’t take your advice serious sorry. It’s like advice from about swimming from a person who can’t even swim.
I used your diary previous and tried to learn from your mistakes so I appreciate your contributions.
Quote from: Body Builder on August 26, 2023, 06:07:30 PMWhy you lengthened that much? At 12cm your biomechanics will be totally ruined. Also your proportions seem off but thats an aesthetic issue and maybe you like what you see which is the most important after all. But still your biomechanics won't be close to normal and I wonder even if.your gait will be 100%.
Why always Betz and now his cosmetic doctor-apprentice ruin their patients by letting them lengthen that insanely much?
Sorry for my somewhat hard words but 12cm are not a sensible amount of lengthening and I really wonder why you did that much. I understamd that you had a very short height to begin with but thats an extra reason to not lengthem that much in one segment, not to lengthen with one LL how about as much as you should have lengthened in both segments!
I don't have anything other to ask personally, after all you just started rehabilitation. I would be very curious if you will walk normally after 6 months and if you can run, even slow, 1 year after. I hope you'll do.
Keep strong!
Not sure about other patients. You have to ask them. Can only speak from my experience. Glad to answer your questions.
Quote from: lessthanavg8300 on August 26, 2023, 06:25:18 PMThe good news is Becker patients do well in recovery even the ones who do crazy length like 12CM. Ive seen it first hand. Its really an aesthetics and biomechanics thing. My personal view is 8CM should be the absolute max anyone does on femurs. Beyond that you need to start looking at quad LL.
But Beckers approach is basically like most plastic surgeons. He will do what you want as long as its safe. He has no input on what you want to do to your body from an aesthetic perspective - thats basically up to the patient. And he does provide mock-ups on what you will look like so theres nothing left to the imagination. Even with a 6CM mock-up my legs started to look like caterpillars so I have no idea why anyone would go for twice that much but to each their own.
Yes recovery is priority and all is on track. Grateful to get to this point. Feeling is goood and happy. It’s been long journey. Glad to be done almost. How do you know what is 6 is like, you did half of that in reality and gave up though.
Portion wise it’s normal even with +12cm. 99% of regular people without mental issue, self esteem, confidence, or something mentally going on won’t notice or bat a second eye towards it. At most they think you got skinnier if they knew you pre op. I’m speaking from experience not like figuratively doing 3 and imaging for more. I appreciate your insights.
For self esteem,confidence, mental stuff you may consider therapist for further help. They offer many tool to assist. I wish you the best on your journey