LL with Dr. Salameh 2014

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Hello friends


Yesterday, I could remove my bandage from my legs. It's a strange feeling, to see my legs without the fixators after such a long time. Walking is better without the fixators, legs feeling lighter. My main concern is my left foot and the still insufficient dorsiflexion.

Dr. Schmidt told me in the hospital in Königstein, he can do Achilles surgery if the left foot (dorsiflexion) doesn't get better now the fixators are off. I will do a lot of physio and stretching and look if the left foot gets to a normal range in an acceptable time frame.
After the whole process is finished, I will write an objective review of the whole lengthening experience with the two doctors.

Greetings Morpheus

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Hello. congratulations ) I hope, you will manage your problem with left leg soon...

when I had a ballerina abt 7-8 cm, I m told when the fixators will be removed, my heels will touch the ground. it seems, the doctor was wrong

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Hey Morpheus,
I assume your tibias are now longer (or at least even) than your femurs. Does this cause any problems? Do you think you will ever get back to the shape you had before your surgery? Can you run? Are there any pic of you, perhaps on the old forum? I´d be curious about your proportions.
Greetings

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Hello Alittletooshort

My tibias are still a little shorter than my femurs, cause I had very short tibias to start with. 
There are studies, in which the average femur is about 9-10 cm longer than the average tibia, therefore it isn't as unusual.
(f.e. Strecker et. al 1996: Length and torsion of the lower limb; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9393924)

I hope to get back to my shape before my surgery. At the moment, it's still a long road to go, cause my dorsiflexion in feet is still limited (especially left foot) and I have to get rid of it. I haven't tried to run yet, cause it's only 3 weeks since removal of the fixators and I don't want to overload the legs.  Muscles in legs also have to regrowth. I do a lot of physio.   

Greetings Morpheus

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Hello Friends

Now, it's nearly 5 weeks since the fixators are removed. I like my new height and I do a lot of hard training (legs, hips and also upper body) to reach a good fitness level.
A few days ago, I was in the fitness studio and I liked my new heigth in the mirror and also the upper body/arms (I did a lot of weight training the last months).

Legs become stronger, also my hip muscles. I have the impression, my ankle/foot mobility is getting better (also left), but there is still a hard road to go. When I walk downstairs, you can see there is some motion of the hips. My physio said, it's a compensation move, cause the left foot has still not enough dorsiflexion. Upstairs is much better.

Today, I will go partying, now the fixators are off

Live your dreams!

Greetings Morpheus

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How much did it cost in total?

Have you got any pictures left before and after?

Did you just lengthen your tibia or femur? How many cm?

Do you know if dr. Salameh is still available in frankfurt germany?