Lengthening Amount For Tibia (Merged)

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I don't know yet, I don't even know if I want to do this surgery. If I do externals, I'd probably go to Catagni, Mitkovich or Solomin.
If I decide to do it with internals it's either Birkholzt or Monegal. 

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Hi guys,

i'm new to the forum, i'm 170cm tall with the wingspan of 175cm is it possible to gain 4 inches in 1 operation? or is better if 2 succeeding operation of femur then tibia if 2 operations how quickly can i recover and do the 2nd operation? / sorry to hijack a thread as i am relatively new here in this forum. i want to be exactly 5'11 or 180.34cm

thanks

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Quote from: Nate170cm on February 25, 2016, 12:07:58 PMHi guys,

i'm new to the forum, i'm 170cm tall with the wingspan of 175cm is it possible to gain 4 inches in 1 operation? or is better if 2 succeeding operation of femur then tibia if 2 operations how quickly can i recover and do the 2nd operation? / sorry to hijack a thread as i am relatively new here in this forum. i want to be exactly 5'11 or 180.34cm

thanks

It's too much for one operation and hardly anyone does two because it's so painful/expensive/time consuming etc.
Do 6cm's with an internal device an call it a day, -5 wingspan is too much anyways.
It can take years to recover if you do more than 2 inches (especially on the tibias). Don't plan the second operation before you have completed the first one.

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Quote from: Nate170cm on February 25, 2016, 12:07:58 PMHi guys,

i'm new to the forum, i'm 170cm tall with the wingspan of 175cm is it possible to gain 4 inches in 1 operation? or is better if 2 succeeding operation of femur then tibia if 2 operations how quickly can i recover and do the 2nd operation? / sorry to hijack a thread as i am relatively new here in this forum. i want to be exactly 5'11 or 180.34cm

thanks

you can gain 4 inches in one operation, but I think you are going to become self-conscious about your tibia/femur proportions.... most of the guys that do 4 inches in one operation are usually 5'4" or 5'5", and all they care about squeezing every last centimeter with no regard for aesthetic appearance....I can't say that I blame them.   

Since you are 5'7" already, you should be a little more careful about your proportions, because if you play your cards right, you can become your dream height of 180.34cm and have your legs look normal at the same time, even at the beach, etc.

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Quote from: Nate170cm on February 25, 2016, 12:07:58 PMHi guys,

i'm new to the forum, i'm 170cm tall with the wingspan of 175cm is it possible to gain 4 inches in 1 operation? or is better if 2 succeeding operation of femur then tibia if 2 operations how quickly can i recover and do the 2nd operation? / sorry to hijack a thread as i am relatively new here in this forum. i want to be exactly 5'11 or 180.34cm

thanks

How old are you and how much is your budget? If you can afford it, I think it's better to spread out the 4 inches into two operations. 2+2 would look better than just 4 inches on either just the tibiae or just the femur.

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Btw I just went through Catagni's CV. If it's all real and not exagerrated, than this guy is almost a god