Limb lengthening suggestion

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Posted on Dec 14, 2023, 11:06 am

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If you are reading this post, thank you for your time.

I am a 23year male from Hong Kong who is around 170-172 depend on the day.
I would like to increase my height by 6.5 cm.
My goal is around 177/178cm, which is decent enough in Hong Kong

Based on my research , I think that lon tibia is a good method, or are there any method I should consider
Also, I would like to stay in Asia for my surgery, thinking of Dr Chung in Korea right now. Or are there any good option?
My goal is to complete the surgery in 3-4 months and spend around 40-50k(max) .
Thanks a lot

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Posted on Dec 14, 2023, 5:32 pm

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LON on tibias while is not the best method, it certainly works and it's the cheapest. So, that's a huge plus. I would suggest, in case you finally decide to go for it, don't do more than 5cm, that's the safest lenght you should do to avoid conplications. Tibias are far more prone to conplications if you abuse them.

Also, I know there is a really good Dr. in Vietnam. He is good, and not expensive.

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Posted on Dec 14, 2023, 8:33 pm

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40k-50k is a lot of money. i did lon tibia in hanoi vietnam . for like 23.5k for 3.5 months. now im at home. u will use google translate because they dont speak english there. u can use grab for food but they got food there but its not that good on somedays. theres a Canadian guy currently there who did 8 cm. they have it in saigon too but the caretaking is alot different and not too much information about it. im still spending money on food delivery back at home its going to cost me like $1.5k a month. the caretaker there is like a 4 out of 10 lol. imo. the doctor does this surgery alot. people use him alot even without the accommodation.

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Posted on Dec 15, 2023, 8:24 pm

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"Based on my research , I think that lon tibia is a good method, or are there any method I should consider"

Lol, so you haven't done any research then. Even the external fixator advocates on this forum like Bodybuilder will tell you LON is garbage and to do external frames only, no internal rod(LON).

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Posted on Dec 29, 2023, 11:09 pm

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I want to walk asap so that I can get back to workplace . Maybe I have a misconception that as much internal it is , it is more safe. If I miss understood , feel free to point it out. Thanks

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Posted on Dec 30, 2023, 5:08 am

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Quote from: NailedLegs on December 15, 2023, 08:24:00 PM"Based on my research , I think that lon tibia is a good method, or are there any method I should consider"

Lol, so you haven't done any research then. Even the external fixator advocates on this forum like Bodybuilder will tell you LON is garbage and to do external frames only, no internal rod(LON).

Why would LON be bad over pure external? I assume a rod inside your bones would help with consolidation and early recovery.

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Beemer m sport

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Posted on Dec 30, 2023, 8:58 am

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im 2 months off frame removal . i can not walk without crutches. still walking with a gait. my muscles still stretched out. only for some people. some people have recovery fast. remember if u did precice 2 u wouldnt be walking unasisted for a long time. due to non weightbearing. but u will be on crutches at least after 4 months.

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Posted on Dec 30, 2023, 12:48 pm

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Quote from: Beemer m3 on December 14, 2023, 08:33:13 PM40k-50k is a lot of money. i did lon tibia in hanoi vietnam . for like 23.5k for 3.5 months. now im at home. u will use google translate because they dont speak english there. u can use grab for food but they got food there but its not that good on somedays. theres a Canadian guy currently there who did 8 cm. they have it in saigon too but the caretaking is alot different and not too much information about it. im still spending money on food delivery back at home its going to cost me like $1.5k a month. the caretaker there is like a 4 out of 10 lol. imo. the doctor does this surgery alot. people use him alot even without the accommodation.

8cm on LON tibias? That's way past safe plus in a country where he'd have a hard time translating. Seems dangerous.

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Posted on Dec 30, 2023, 1:41 pm

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Best option in Korea is Donghoon of course. Not sure what his current pricing is, but maybe you could fit into LON tibia with your budget.

There is also a Korean forum which talks about LL, you could try finding it and see what are their opinions on the doctors there.

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Posted on Dec 30, 2023, 2:58 pm

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Quote from: babygirl on December 30, 2023, 05:08:53 AMWhy would LON be bad over pure external? I assume a rod inside your bones would help with consolidation and early recovery.

Because it is riskier as you will have something inside your bone, moreover together with external nails.which make the risk of infection way bigger and also you will need a big surgery after about 2 years to remove the nail.
Externals only are still fully weightbearing, you will need only 1 major surgery (still not as major as putting an internal nail too), they are more painless and cheaper. If.you are ok to have some big frames for about 8 months then there is no drawback compared to any other method in both segments.

Also safety limits like 5cm for tibias are plain bs. Almost any healthy LLer can reach 6cm very safe with a good doctor so 6cm are very safe, at least not less safe than 8cm on femurs.

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