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[russiandoll97]

Good day.

I am an 25 year old female who has lived with height neurosis since I was 20. I live in a Scandinavic country where majority of females are 169cm and above.

I have done alot of research about this procedure. However, I am very scared of potential risks like PE. Is this common? How can the chances be minimized? Is it more likely for females to get it or vice versa? Every type of information will be appriciated!!!

[HateLAPELoveSTEM]

Does PE stand for 'Permanent Effects'? If so it's a coincidence that a thread was just posted a month ago about the chances of PE due to LL:
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=69305.0
But various studies have probably various data about them and you also should take surgeons' propagandas into your considerations to assure the chances counted in their studies are probably not that low in fact.

[russiandoll97]

Hi, I am talking about pulmonary embolism.

[Sambollio]

Just some friendly advice, don’t mention you are female if you don’t want your replies to turn into a debate about women. A lot of people on here have issues/complexes about women. It sucks but instead of replying to your post on topic it’ll turn into a war zone about women themselves. I’ve been on here a while and women almost always get chased off.

On topic, the most important thing for PE is getting a skilled, experienced doctor who will closely monitor you post surgery. Some doctors will just ghost after you pay them. PE needs to be addressed quickly, so you need a doctor who is always willing to be in co fact with you. If this is something that you are truly terrified of there are LL clinics that you can stay in for the entire lengthening but it’s extremely costly.

[russiandoll97]

Just some friendly advice, don’t mention you are female if you don’t want your replies to turn into a debate about women. A lot of people on here have issues/complexes about women. It sucks but instead of replying to your post on topic it’ll turn into a war zone about women themselves. I’ve been on here a while and women almost always get chased off.

On topic, the most important thing for PE is getting a skilled, experienced doctor who will closely monitor you post surgery. Some doctors will just ghost after you pay them. PE needs to be addressed quickly, so you need a doctor who is always willing to be in co fact with you. If this is something that you are truly terrified of there are LL clinics that you can stay in for the entire lengthening but it’s extremely costly.

Hi - thanks for replying! Which doctors would you say is very good in this case?

[HateLAPELoveSTEM]

Hi, I am talking about pulmonary embolism.

These studies may contain incidence rate of pulmonary embolism and still deserve to be checked out.
Sorry for my misinterpretations btw.

[Masteryourlife]

She came here as a girl and also with the nickname "russiandol" ; not really the best introduction lol

But here it's for LL so .. based on my knowledge (what I read,what doctors I talked to said etc)  PE or FE are not common but the first scares most because you are not out of danger until 3 months after the surgery .
To minimize chances ofc pick a good surgeon who performs the osteotomy with a good technique n follows you closely during the process .
Weight bearing nails on one hand minimize the chances of PE happening because u are more mobile but on the other you will be under xeralto for only couple weeks (compared to non-weight bearing nails where xeralto its prescribed for the entire lenghetning process)  so not sure which is safer ,probably same risks .
You could be extra safe by taking xeralto for the entire process AND using a weight bearing nail but Xeralto IRS a powerful med and the less you take it ,the better it is ;consult with ur doctor and weight costs and benefits with him .

I did not really researched much since I'm a male but females seems to have a worst experience overall and bad cases are reported among them , and given that very very few women do this , the % of women having complications seems higher ( at least for my knowledge) .
This could be due to weaker body/smaller bones and overall a different body composition compared to a male who could (generally speaking) handle better the nails and their diameters  (but this is my pov and I have no evidence or studies to back it up , just by logic I assume that so take it for what it is ) .

I'm not gonna stay here telling you why a male has theoretically more reasons to do this surgery then a 162 cm female in this society ,but if you are sure about your decision and have been thinking about it for over 5 years ..just talk to a good doctor ,see if it is worth it to do it now with P2 (non weight bearing)  or wait for stryde (weight bearing) and go ahead with it .
I personally am waiting for stryde n I would suggest you the same since you are not 140cm therefore you can handle life little longer at 162 cm and go with a much comfortable nail .

[lovinglonglegs]

if u do it from well known&approved doctor chances of risk are fairly low, and for women i thinnk it's better since typically their leg length is longer. Longer leg means you can lengthen it more.

[russiandoll97]

She came here as a girl and also with the nickname "russiandol" ; not really the best introduction lol

But here it's for LL so .. based on my knowledge (what I read,what doctors I talked to said etc)  PE or FE are not common but the first scares most because you are not out of danger until 3 months after the surgery .
To minimize chances ofc pick a good surgeon who performs the osteotomy with a good technique n follows you closely during the process .
Weight bearing nails on one hand minimize the chances of PE happening because u are more mobile but on the other you will be under xeralto for only couple weeks (compared to non-weight bearing nails where xeralto its prescribed for the entire lenghetning process)  so not sure which is safer ,probably same risks .
You could be extra safe by taking xeralto for the entire process AND using a weight bearing nail but Xeralto IRS a powerful med and the less you take it ,the better it is ;consult with ur doctor and weight costs and benefits with him .

I did not really researched much since I'm a male but females seems to have a worst experience overall and bad cases are reported among them , and given that very very few women do this , the % of women having complications seems higher ( at least for my knowledge) .
This could be due to weaker body/smaller bones and overall a different body composition compared to a male who could (generally speaking) handle better the nails and their diameters  (but this is my pov and I have no evidence or studies to back it up , just by logic I assume that so take it for what it is ) .

I'm not gonna stay here telling you why a male has theoretically more reasons to do this surgery then a 162 cm female in this society ,but if you are sure about your decision and have been thinking about it for over 5 years ..just talk to a good doctor ,see if it is worth it to do it now with P2 (non weight bearing)  or wait for stryde (weight bearing) and go ahead with it .
I personally am waiting for stryde n I would suggest you the same since you are not 140cm therefore you can handle life little longer at 162 cm and go with a much comfortable nail .

Hi!! Thank you for explaining with so many details. Do you have any idea when stryde will come back?

[Masteryourlife]

Hi!! Thank you for explaining with so many details. Do you have any idea when stryde will come back?

Its expected for mid/late 2023 but nothing official yet

[tallerwouldbenice]

Think it's minor. Your doc can give you exact numbers though

[Sambollio]

Hi - thanks for replying! Which doctors would you say is very good in this case?

I’d recommend watching the YouTube channel “Cyborg4Life” he interviews the best doctors in the industry and covers almost everything you need to know. It’s an excellent starting point and source of info