Limb Lengthening Forum

Glad to hear about. I am happy for you! I am planning to undergo surgery with him as well. I've been to Athens, Seoul and many other places. I think weight bearing nail and overall outcomes from betz institute are the best. I am 167 and I am planning to add 8 cm (maybe slightly more, I dont want to push, I've read every single diary and I know that some people made it to 12 but I don't want to add so much time for recovery jsut for a few centimers extra).

Getting the hardware removed is a lot easier and smoother a process than the initial surgery. Some discomfort, swelling and tenderness for like a week or two after getting the hardware removed. But, once that goes away, you feel way better.

At the very least, you've traded one problem for a smaller problem (no pun intended).

Birkholtz, no doubt.

Everybody is different. And, to some extent, it's a direct function of how much work you put in. I gained pretty much all my flexibility back by about the 1 year mark.

Taller for sure.

There's zero chance you'd be able to hide that much of a height gain from people that know you well. Lol. Isn't the whole point of this surgery for it to be noticable / make an impact in how people perceive you?

Any of the US-based limb lengthening surgeons will do a great job. I think others have mentioned all the big ones in the US already, but Dr. Reif at HSS is another solid surgeon to consider if you're doing it in NYC.

Theoretically, yes. Practically speaking, no.

Damn. Sorry to hear that you are still having pain like that. Hopefully it gets better over time. 10cm is a lot. Might just take longer for that reason.