I basically asked a question to a LL veteren who had the surgery in 2007 about if his legs we're back to 100% or not and if he felt like his legs felt like they were older than the rest of his body.
My question:
Well, you did the LL surgery in 2007 and its 2020 now, so after those long 13 years do you feel like your legs are in good health for your current age or do you have the feeling that your legs are like 10+ years older then the rest of your body?
The answer I got from member 'Medium Drink Of Water':
No, I don't feel like they're as healthy as the rest of my body:
They're stiff and I feel like I've reached maximum flexibility with them.
They get tired easier than I think they should/would without LL.
The skin looks a little bit splotchy and veiny, especially over the tibialis anterior muscles, and is injured more easily and takes longer to heal. I bumped my shin two years ago (spring 2018) and broke the skin, and I can still see the mark. If that had been on my arm, no way would it show right now.
My conclusion:
You'll legs will never be 100% after the surgery and they will feel older than the rest of your body. If you still think about having the LL surgery I wish you all the luck in the world and hopefully you'll make a quick and healthy recovery!
You will never be 100% after the surgery, here is some proof.
Quote from: mangoman on June 02, 2020, 07:31:00 AMBased on that info about one person, you cannot draw a general conclusion.
Medium Drink Of Water did 3 inches on Tibia. That's far more than recommended nowadays.
I'll get more examples of other LL patients just to proof to delusional people that its not a smart choice if you want strong healthy legs and be able to walk normal at 60+...
I obviously understand that some people are simply to delusional to even try to understand my point but even if I can save 1 fellow forum member from that hell like future I'll gladly do my best, by the way if you understand the repurcussions and you're still willing to undergo the procedure even though you understand that you'll legs will never be the same again I'll support you!
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on June 02, 2020, 07:13:13 PMThis has nothing to do with long-term health though. All the new technology did was improve mobility and comfort during distraction.
Its hard to try and argue with SOME of the people who want to get LL because they are 'short' and they've finally found a way to get taller and its kinda like were are ruining their dreams which obviously isnt our intention. People just be careful and informed about the repurcussions, thats the only thing I'm asking for dont start regretting it after 10 years when stuff starts going downhill.
Quote from: Polvorón on June 04, 2020, 10:46:47 PMI bet that you have registered here only for discouraging people from doing CLL.
I don't know what is the problem with CLL, it is just a cosmetic procedure, a lot of people is criticizing it or laughing at people who do it. First, that people said "you will become crippled", now they cannot say that so they say "You will never be 100% after the surgery", using a single opinion to support his affirmation. It doesn't care that there are a lot of people satisfied or uploading videos with good outcomes, the objective is to induce fear, not to inform people.
And of course, if you start a diaries and you are out two days, that means that you died. That is the reason because if I do CLL (my biggest problem is the price), I wont' write here until I finish the process. I don't want to let other people to use my experience for discouraging other people from doing CLL, just because some day I have a little more pain than expected or I needed one week more than expected to return to my normal life.
I don't understand where is the problem of CLL, why a lot of people try to ridicule it or misinform about it, TV series like Gray's anatomy or SCI had his "moral lessons" to discourage people from CLL.
If you've read some of my other posts you'd know I'm a med student who is interested in orthopedic surgery and thats my main reason for being on this site. Next to that I was insecure about my height and thought for awhile maybe LL was an option until I did more research about it. By the way you dont tell me what I can or cant, the only thing I'm doing is informing people about LL. I just give them some info and tips, I dont tell them what to do. If they still want the surgery knowing their legs will never be 100% then be my guest and go for it I dont care I just dont want my fellow forum members regretting their decision or having the surgery done but later on reading about the risks of the surgery.
Quote from: Polvorón on June 05, 2020, 06:05:04 PMI am sorry, I don't trust you.
Thats your choice I guess?
Quote from: ru on June 06, 2020, 06:15:38 AMdifference:
with internal nail you can do femur lengthening. all docs today prefer femur lengthening for good reason. it has more muscle mass, recovers faster has lesser contracture issues. with old frames you couldnt do femurs even if you wanted to. maybe all surgeons wanted to femurs all along but technology did not allow them then
tibias lengthening means 2 major limitations: nail through the knee, tight ankles (ballerina foot).
and for some reason tibia patients who did frames in the past have had too much deformity problem. x legs mainly. the old forum indian docs specialty was to give x legs to patients (the ones who had deals with forums). this doesnt seem to be a problem with femurs, I dont know why. btw Medium Drink of Water, do you have your x rays to see alignment?
there are exceptions however. see this dr D femurs Patient video running at 2 minutes 30 sec:
he has inwards knees and I have no idea how he wont develop issues later on.
biomechanically maybe we are yet to hear more updates about impact of femur lengthening in a few years of time.
Thanks for sharing!
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