Quote from: GrowGrow123 on October 02, 2023, 10:10:00 PMYou're not planning on staying there? The Birkholtz package would provide accomadation for 3-6 months. You'd only be leaving when all the things you mention are no longer an issue.
The $60k package includes a three-month stay, which would encompass the lengthening phase. I'm going to guess that you could work it out with Dr. Birkholtz to stay longer, such as during consolidation, before going home but that'll likely cost you.
Theoretically you could bend the nail if you are walking unassisted in early consolidation...but that's true for any Doctor. If you're going to Turkey, you will have to fly anyways. Unless you are from Turkey. Or I suppose you could take the scenic route and drive through Syria haha.
If you are going to Turkey, why not consider Dr. Metin Kucukkaya ? I would trust him over any other Turkish surgeon because Victor trusts him. He's the only Turkish surgeon that Victor trusts. Maybe that is foolish of me, but I don't see any reason to the contrary.
I have to say this thing about the patient with a non-union with Dr. Giotikas is worrying...
The person said they still have a non-union to this day, indicating that they are now permanently crippled to as least some degree, and they also mentioned another patient this has happened to.
Someone in the comments has indeed stated that they are this person, and their channel seems to have been created for the sole reason of exposing Giotikas (though they haven't posted anything else).
Quote from: EndGame on October 01, 2023, 06:38:16 PMYou are mistaken. A good doctor monitors bone regenerate and will slow or even stop the lengthening as necessary to prevent non union. It's a mistake more forgivable with Precise nail since it can go in reverse and address non union often without a bone graft. With other nails that mistake by the doctor is more serious. You are completely wrong to give bad doctors a pass on a non union.
Are non-unions not much of a big deal with Precise, then? Like can they always just be reversed and fixed?
This is something I've always been confused about; how do people get crippled with a non-union in the first place? Surely the doctor should notice this occurring within weeks of the surgery when they aren't making any regenerate.
Quote from: LG1816 on October 06, 2023, 02:53:56 PMAre non-unions not much of a big deal with Precise, then? Like can they always just be reversed and fixed?
This is something I've always been confused about; how do people get crippled with a non-union in the first place? Surely the doctor should notice this occurring within weeks of the surgery when they aren't making any regenerate.
To an extent, yes. Precice nails can go backwards if the bone isn’t healing well enough and that usually fixes the issue.
Clicking nails like Betzbone and G-Nail cannot so they have to be extra careful when lengthening and go at a slower pace usually. It’s also possible to “accidentally” click with these nails.
Your surgeon should catch the issue early, but the issue is that some surgeons are either incompetent or they don’t do x-rays frequently enough to catch it early enough. However, sometimes just happens. Everybody’s body is different and some people are just unlucky with their bone regenerate, but this is very rare.
Are any statitics in general about % of non union or any complications?.. you said is rare non union and kind of worry because I eant to go with giotikas
Quote from: Rockstarz5 on October 09, 2023, 08:22:23 PM
Are any statitics in general about % of non union or any complications?.. you said is rare non union and kind of worry because I eant to go with giotikas
I wouldn't worry about non-union. I don't have exact numbers, but its rare and it's obvious from X-Rays. Giotikias will definitely be able to see it.
Quote from: DanishViking on September 27, 2023, 07:12:39 AMGrowGrow123 First of all doing LL at your height at above 176 cm is not going to give you any real benefits. How it is even possible to have height dysphoria at that height baffles me. Because your're the same height as most other men and taller than all women so why feel bad about your height and the need to improve it?? This is at least my opinion from a logical based standpoint but hey at the end of the day it's your choice.
Right !!
At this height he is ok everywhere, unless he lives in Holland or Denmark...
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