Lengthening Amount Recommended

Quote from: giorgi98 on August 12, 2017, 08:48:31 PMis it possible to lengthen the Femur and Tibia during the same surgery? I would would prefer to do like 7-8cm on both and not have to come back for more after a year.

No respectable doctor would allow that.
If you want to win a year but never be able to walk again normally (if you could even walk) then you really should avoid LL.

Quote from: Body Builder on August 12, 2017, 11:54:23 PMNo respectable doctor would allow that.
If you want to win a year but never be able to walk again normally (if you could even walk) then you really should avoid LL.

I thought I saw quadrilateral lengthening advertised in Paley web page when I was researching LL.

Quote from: Body Builder on August 12, 2017, 11:54:23 PMNo respectable doctor would allow that.
If you want to win a year but never be able to walk again normally (if you could even walk) then you really should avoid LL.

I thought I saw quadrilateral lengthening advertised in Paley web page when I was researching LL.

Well I saw that on Paleys website it said you can do Femur first and 3 weeks later the tibia. I want about 15cm height increase in total.

Well I saw that on Paleys website it said you can do Femur first and 3 weeks later the tibia. I want about 15cm height increase in total.

Stupid question but are the rods later removed?

Did Anyone messure there pre LL  ratio?

If Yes- how?

Hello, I am new

I followed this forum some months ago but never speak-out because my case is rally unique. I though I am shorter than any one here with just 147cm, it's mean I hopeless to be average height with my current condition (160-165 cm for women in Vietnam I believe) . I am 32 years old and can't do LL  until next 2 years because some special reasons. At the soonest time to do LL, I will be 34 or 35, the age which not really suitable to do LL, so 1 LL might be maximum. My family are not agree with my decision because from their perception there is nothing wrong with my life: a loving, tall and handsome husband, 2 kids, and a good position at work. All my friend and my family can't understand why I need to do this crazy trip with a lot of risks and unbearable painful, and I can be dismissed from current work after at least 10 months proceduce. But they are not me to understand how I feel.

I heard about LL several years ago but I worry about permanent long-term harm so I did not seriously study about this. Thank for this forum, now I gain some confident and decide to do LL even it seem quite late. Pain is the least to be concerned to me.  To me pain, time and risk is worth if I can gain 7-9 cm within single surgery, then I will be 154-156 cm)

Suppose I do tibias LL with 8 cm by LON ( no other option except LON in Vietnam). You might think I am crazy. I think that too. But I saw some people in this forum do 8, 9 cm on tibias. They have some trouble since they took out the frame too soon, or they didn't do practices properly. So if I take care my LL well enough I hope it will be alright. Proportion is not st I worry about because I still look ok with 15 cm height heel. I suppose I have very short leg then. I am not sportive much, so reduce athletic  is not much problem itself. I just need to be work, run or do slight sport normally not need to be supper then it will be ok

I considering do AT release. Obviously, 7-9 cm on tibias needed AT release operation, as far as I know. I saw some of you very criticize this also. But this is my final hope. I wonder how many chance I will have trouble of cannot perform walking normally or even painful if I do ATL followed up tibias LL? Is there anyone here have no problem after the same procedure?

Please give me your frankly advice, especially if you are or knowing some one who did the same as my plan, and share with me their result.     
Thank alot

At your age bone formation is not that good. In my opinion dont put in risk And just enjoy your Life. But you want this, better go for the pure external way, if you have bad bone formation the gap can be compressed. If you go for LON, there can be more complications And if you get some misalignment you have to be operated again. The amount you want is quite a lot for your height. ATL is maybe the worst choice one can do, becuase your feet Will feel strange forever. But if you want 7.5, ATL may have to be done. If I can ask you, where are you from?

im turning 20, is this a good age? and yes Im done growing, I have a huge beard