Quote from: applesandoranges on March 07, 2016, 08:29:43 PMI think 1.5cm internal femurs + 2.5cm external tibias is the safest way for me. And 4cm is the amount I would be satisfied with.
Quote from: ppatient on March 07, 2016, 09:00:21 PM1.5 + 2.5 isn't reasonable. Your soft tissues will recover better than if you lengthen more but what about the trauma of doing both tibias and femurs? not reasonable
Quote from: applesandoranges on March 08, 2016, 02:58:51 AMYes, I'm aiming for long-term recovery as top priority. How I would do it is do 2.5cm external tibia first, and then after 3-4 years do 1.5cm internal femur. All from top doctors. Money and time is not really an issue.
Quote from: texasbruce on March 08, 2016, 03:19:32 AMApparently this guy has no idea what he's talking about
Quote from: applesandoranges on March 08, 2016, 01:32:57 PMDon't comment if you have nothing useful to say. Mod plz ban this guy. ThanksYou want to ban him because he has a different oppinipon than you?
Quote from: Alittletooshort on March 08, 2016, 01:55:50 PMYou want to ban him because he has a different oppinipon than you?
Doing 1,5cm´s with an internal device is stupid (not only money wise), you didn´t really consider the fact that the surgery alone is pretty scary. The anesthetics and painkillers are pretty harmful for your system and the x-rays increase your chance of cancer in the long run. So doing this procedure twice for only 4cm´s in total is not smart.
Do 4-5cm´s with an internal nail and call it a day.
Quote from: applesandoranges on March 08, 2016, 02:23:16 PMHe didn't state an opinion, he just insulted me for no reason. Useless, negative posters need to get bannedWhat? Did you just say that there is no evidence that x-rays increase the chance of getting cancer?
I'm not worried about using anesthetics and x-rays. There are no studies that show anesthetics are harmful to the body and that x-rays cause cancer. Even if it was a little toxic to your body, you can recover from it easily over time. What you cannot recover from is mechanical deviation and stretched out muscles/tendons and other soft tissue and nerve damage in your legs that is inevitable if you do large amounts of lengthening. 1.5cm is enough that I can get a significant height increase while minimizing mechanical deviation and soft tissue damage. Also, I can get back to regular life a lot more easily if I do 1.5cm.
Also I think doing femurs 3-4 years after I do tibia is better since I can have a long time to recover from the first surgery. 2.5cm in tibia is about 5 months total recovery. 1.5cm internal femur is about 2 months for lengthening/consolidation time.
Dude, please inform yourself a little about the subject, it's for your own good.You must be logged in to post a reply.