Limb Lengthening Forum

Thanks for your replies, everyone. Very interesting input!

I also expect a certain threshold where simply everybody would realize that something changed, but if you stay in a lower range of lengthening it might just be obvious to people that are/were once very close to you.

Yes I also agree about the honesty part - if i would do it i would openly communicate it, at least to those who bring the topic up.

Anyways, would be nice to get even more input from people who already experienced it, cheers

Hey man, i hope your doing well. I have a question, your friend who also had surgery in Vietnam, what clinic did he perform it at?

So other patients visited and congratulating me on successfully completing the frame removal. They were curious about my experience in OT and pain management, eager to learn as they prepared for their own journeys.

The day passed with shared stories and encouragement. To celebrate, they had a little pizza party, enjoying each other's company. After the festivities, they all went to sleep

Thank you, man...

Good luck. How much does it cost?

Good luck bro, Hope you will recovery soon 🙏

Current height is 175 cm
wingspan is 182 cm
this is my mock up photos 1. +6.5 cm tibia, 2. +6.5 cm femur and 3. both +6.5 tibia and +6.5 cm femur together so in total 13 cm. 175 to 188 cm.
What do you think guys? I think 5 cm for tibias and 6 cm for femurs will be better option.
photo on google drive:    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bDhZN3uT3EHVuU9K11HRruvprGol5sI3/view?usp=sharing

Hey guys...

I just did new x-rays, after 3 months of pause, because I could see there is no much difference if I do it every month.
So, the femurs looks good, I have a well formed callus, better and better.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/LYCdvAgbSgBpEAv16

https://photos.app.goo.gl/HsProH5fr7veNxMd7

But the tibias are not good... I have zero frontal callus, I vave a Procurvatum on both (the left one is much worse)... and I have a slightly bow legs, so I cannot touch my knees when standing...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/YS6zQYKmr3WZ4dwWA

https://photos.app.goo.gl/fa4C5jAP8NsLGYct9

https://photos.app.goo.gl/DDVZQSeEJWj2womWA

And here you can see the screw is clearly out of its position and wants to come out completely, thats why I stopped my walking exercises...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/AcJ5dWSQU7HCWL989

So, I was talking with doctor and he said my tibia implants are in danger to bend or brake, so i must come asap to Turkey to do grafting in my frontal tibial space and to fix the rest of the problems.
We decided to go back in Istanbul and I have to do he following procedures:
- remove all proximal screws
- mounting  double plates on my both tibias
- correct procurvatum on both
- correct bow legs
- remove syndesmotic screws in the ankles

I asked him if those plates can bear my weight and he said yes. Ok then..
He said this way I will not have problems anymore and i can restart my walking and the callus will start and accelerate in my tibias.

It will be a long and complicated surgery, guys, and I have big concerns because are all very delicate and fine tuning procedures... but I trust my doctor, because he has a long experience in orthopedic deformities...   

 
  The same I thought you are lucky to not to this alone, Im doing this alone so I need a full weight… good luck…

Hi everyone,

I will have Tibia CLL surgery with half-ring Ilizarov external fixation in Cairo on December 7 or 8. My surgeon will be Dr. Khaled Laymouna, who was previously an assistant to Dr. Bagirov in Moscow and is offering surgery options in Moscow, Baku, and Cairo.

To share a bit about myself: I am Asian, 167 cm at night, and live in Germany. I plan to complete the entire lengthening process in Egypt and will be posting updates here to share my journey.

Thank you all for your support, feel free to share your thoughts or reply!