One Step Closer - External tibias, femurs, humerus - Petersburg, Russia

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Quote from: The Dreamer on August 30, 2017, 10:25:09 AMI definitely agree with you.No pics(excluding the Xrays)=no proofs
A lot of users asked him for pics and he promised that he would update but he didn't.Very strange
Are you blind and stupid? First of all I posted pics of the frames, the last page for example, that's excluding the xrays, which I have plenty. Second, I don't see how I'm entitled to prove anything to you - if you think I am, then you can go fk yourself. And third, as I said before, I won't be posting any pictures that compromise my privacy, that includes scar pictures, as they can be identified by placement and just, and full body pictures, no matter if you blur your face or not.

Now you are free to do the surgery yourself, create a diary and share videos of you playing with yourself in the bathroom, if the word "privacy" doesn't mean anything to you. I will pass on that one.

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Quote from: The Dreamer on August 30, 2017, 10:25:09 AMI definitely agree with you.No pics(excluding the Xrays)=no proofs
A lot of users asked him for pics and he promised that he would update but he didn't.Very strange

I think he's right on not putting in pictures. Take a look at google search, most of these pictures are from diaries and they tend to get views very fast. Especially someone that did 14cm, both segments and arm lengthening as well




He posted x rays of tibia lengthening, femur lengthening and arm lengthening. I mean I don't have doubts in my mind he did the operation and as he described it

To each their own I guess

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Hey overdozer
I have a question if you dont mind answering

I am looking to lengthen around 4cm next year with either mitkovic or a russian doc
Since my arms are already pretty short, i want to do arm lengthening too.. around 3-3.5 cm.

I want to ask, when do you recommend i undergo the ATL? once i have fully recovered with my tibias or can i lengthen during leg leghtening too? Also, could you please let me know the timeframe of when u lengthen ur legs then arms.

Thank you!

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5,000 Euros for three entire LL surgeries, that's very hard to believe. Living standards in Russia aren't so cheap to warrant such a low doctor's salary. No doctor would work on such a low wage.

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Quote from: shawtydancer on September 07, 2017, 02:56:53 PMHey overdozer
I have a question if you dont mind answering

I am looking to lengthen around 4cm next year with either mitkovic or a russian doc
Since my arms are already pretty short, i want to do arm lengthening too.. around 3-3.5 cm.

I want to ask, when do you recommend i undergo the ATL? once i have fully recovered with my tibias or can i lengthen during leg leghtening too? Also, could you please let me know the timeframe of when u lengthen ur legs then arms.

Thank you!
You can't really lengthen your arms and legs at the same time. You need your arms when lengthening legs. If I recall, I did AL one year after I had last external frame removed, but I could have done it earlier, I just had some things to do.

You can finish lengthening your legs, remove the external frames, then do AL in 1-2 months. That is fine I believe.

Do review if you actually need AL though, as LL alone is quite tough.

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Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on September 07, 2017, 03:14:57 PM5,000 Euros for three entire LL surgeries, that's very hard to believe. Living standards in Russia aren't so cheap to warrant such a low doctor's salary. No doctor would work on such a low wage.
5000 EUR or 340 000 rubles for just the surgeries without other costs included. Everything included was a little less than 1 000 000 rubles, and I'm a local.

Don't forget the 2014 ruble crash. It dropped half in value. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_financial_crisis_(2014%E2%80%932017)

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Thanks for the response! Having done my mockups, after 4cm of leghtening i shouldnt look TOO BAD. however, since i will be wearing lifts (that give 1.5inches in height) it may look bad then. I have two threada posted about my proportions in the 'proportions' section, if u dont mind l would be happy to hear your thoughts.

Whats strange however is that, when i got in my tip toes and gain the exact amount I would post surgery and wearing lifts, i look pretty normal in the mirror. In pictures however it looks off 

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Quote from: shawtydancer on September 07, 2017, 03:41:16 PMThanks for the response! Having done my mockups, after 4cm of leghtening i shouldnt look TOO BAD. however, since i will be wearing lifts (that give 1.5inches in height) it may look bad then. I have two threada posted about my proportions in the 'proportions' section, if u dont mind l would be happy to hear your thoughts.
That's a humble lengthening amount, I don't think you need AL.

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How was the experience with external femurs? How much did you lengthen with externals on femurs? At what point did you encounter problems? How painful was it compared to tibias?

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Quote from: GeTs on September 07, 2017, 04:13:02 PMHow was the experience with external femurs? How much did you lengthen with externals on femurs? At what point did you encounter problems? How painful was it compared to tibias?
Externals femurs are rough.

The main problem is discomfort from the large external frame around your thighs that goes up your ass (almost). I did cross-lengthening so I only had one of these at a time and that's the only reason for x-lengthening that they also use on dwarf patients in Kurgan. Also, because of the pins going through your soft tissues, you will instantly after the surgery develop knee bending issues. I don't think I was able to bend my knees more than 40 degrees during lengthening.

The second problem is the pain, which in my case was mainly caused by a high distraction rate of 1.5-1.75 mm a day. I had to lengthen at that rate to prevent premature consolidation. Tibias in my experience are painless to lengthen, but that's just my experience.