You can not stretch ITB bands - the scientific truth

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when did the tightness start?

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Not everyone needs it just because you did.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on June 01, 2023, 02:42:40 PMNot everyone needs it just because you did.

Except the fact that it's no longer an option and US surgeons requires it if your target it 8cm. But I agree with the fact that you can finish lengthening without it, and a few years ago, US doctors did NOT require it. But they've learned and realize there's more pros to doing an ITB release than not to do it so they've started requiring it.

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Both Dr Becker and Dr Goitikas are world class surgeons, and amazing professionals.
Dr Goitikas has not criticised or given any bad remarks about Dr Becker, and i regard Dr Becker as one of the world class leg lengthening surgeons, and an amazing human being.

We don't always see eye to eye with our own family, and small disagreements are perfectly healthy and normal.

Dr Becker currently offers a 'soft' ITB release, which is a pokign method in the ITB band.

Dr Goitikas offers a minor ITB incision on the band itself. There is a more agressive form of this called a Z plasty but he does not do this normally - only in rare cases. He uses the less invasive but 'proper' ITB release.


I have had a consultation with Goitikas, who told me that almost every surgeon now offers an ITB release, and the 'soft' ITB release done by the Betz/Becker institute will do little if anything at all for leg lengthening.

The soft poking method is not enough.

Goitikas, and Paley too in their works, remarked they ALWAYS perform prophylactic iTB release if anyone is lengthening femurs past 5cm. They say that the ITB band heals extremely well, and you can find diaries of so many patients who had LL in Germany, but flew to Goitikas for the ITB release, and their walk actually improved.

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Betz had mentioned you just need to stretch, even if it's 8,9,10cm. Hard work, and rigorous physiptheraphy and stretching may be all you need.

Goitikas and Paley have said the opposite , the ITB band can not be stretched like this, a release is almost absolutely essential to resolve extreme tightness, wide legs, duck ass, and return to normality.

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A 'soft poke' release is not sufficient, as per Dr Goitikas. This 'soft' ITB release does little if anything for leg lengthening.

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In 2007 when I got LL, one of the docs routinely did achilles releases for tibia patients going beyond 5 cm.

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Jesus fking christ ITB releases live rent free in your head. Every single post you make is about this.

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Quote from: tsmith4900 on June 04, 2023, 06:56:28 PMJesus fking christ ITB releases live rent free in your head. Every single post you make is about this.


Lol finally somebody said it

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Goal is 9cm femur

Becker says I don't need a release