Quadrilateral Lengthening with Dr. Paley

I have chosen Dr. Paley as my doctor.  I have a consultation with him in a little over a week regarding quadrilateral lengthening for a 10cm gain in height.  My current height is 5 foot 5 inches- I am 31 years old and have been contemplating limb lengthening for the past 10 years.  My financial situation and professional situation are allowing me a year for this journey and I am confident in my choice to go ahead with this.  If there are any questions you would like me to ask Dr. Paley I will try my best to get them answered.  Thank you and I hope to provide you with an honest and detailed reality of a 10cm quadrilateral lengthening.

Well first of congrats on deciding to go through this procedure. For the most part I hope you have a full understanding of what you're about to go through and I hope for a safe surgery and recovery in your future. Considering you're going with Paley I'm sure you are in absolute best hands. I should also add that I myself am considering not just Paley but also 10 CM gain (obviously 5 in each limb).

In that regard I do have some questions I would love for you to ask Paley in regards to, not just QL, but also general LL under his supervision:

1)What is the expected recovery time for a single bilateral femur LL for 5-6CM look like? And how fast can they return to any sport (this is my first choice mind you)
2)How does he advice his patients when it comes to their proportions and how they might look after surgery? (with regards to legs and torso ration and wingspan)
3)Would he provide arm lengthening for patients who would like to become more proportional?
4)What, if any, long term effects have been caused by this surgery? (yes broad and general question but I'm sure it's very important to ask)
5)Does he expect the price for this surgery to increase in the near future?
6)Have patients generally been happy with their gain in height after their surgery?
Lastly, what does he personally think about this procedure being cosmetic? This is a more personal question regarded to him and is by no means supposed to be a gotcha question, but I'm just generally interested in what an experienced man like Paley would think about this procedure and his understanding of why people would go through with this.

I wish you well mate, hope you have a great journey if you do ultimately decide to go through with this! Thank you and I wish you well.

Hi Iamready

First of all, I like your name   I envy you because I am not ready due to mainly time.  So congrats on your exciting journey to the new life!

I am also quite interested in QL but have been wondering whether it is really doable.  Did you actually have Dr. Paley?  Or is it your plan before consultation?  My first question is "Is QL possible and doable?" 

Suppose it is possible, how long does it take to finish 10 cm lengthening ("5 and 5" or "6 and 4" in femurs and tibias) and to recover/walk so that you can restart working?  I guess since femurs and tibias LLs are different in lengthening rate and recovery time, how you lengthen them could affect how much time you need to recover.  Hopefully, Dr. Paley can give you a good explanation in this regard.

Thank you for your post.  Your QL journey is very inspiring to me.

Good luck!!!

You will definitely have all your questions answered. 

Hi, just a quick update.  I had my consultation and I will my surgery will take place at the end of October.  The first surgery will be for the tibial lengthening and will be followed by another surgery at the end of November for the lengthening of my femurs. 

That's awesome. You the man!! You can do this.

Hi Iamready

Thank you so much for your update!!  Your journey for LL is very inspiring to me!  Hope you come back often and write more. 
Wish you the best of success in your LL!!

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Hey guys. I'm nearly a month away from the first surgery. I've been stretching as much is safe according to the research I've done.   It might not make a difference but I am determined to give this experience as much effort as possible.  There are  alot of questions that have gone through my head regarding the experience because I've been visualizing it.   I wish I could share with you my joy because this is by far the most exciting time of my life

Hey man I'm wishing you the best of luck as you're going through with this. You and Vitruvius have been a great inspiration and help to me so I undoubtedly hope you come out as best you possibly can. It's gonna be a long and hard journey, especially for you considering you're brave enough to do two in one go. Considering you have Paley, as Vitruvius has shown, you're good hands. Take care mate and keep us posted.

Also what's you game plan? How much are you gonna go for in each?