Hi, I am considering having 6cm femur lengthening, I am currently 170cm and my target is 176 or 176.5 it depends on lengthening situation.
I'm planning 3 months 10 days lengthening span.
But I am really concerned about complications, when I check other people's diaries I saw a lot of complications.
I think it seems like LL patients are not transparent enough. I don't know but I really wanna get that surgery probably I will.
I think taking crippling risks is better than life-term crippling depression. I have height dysmorphia like majority of LL patients.
But I wanna improve my body also minimise risks. I know risk will always be there, there is nothing comes with zero risk. But as long as its possible I wanna minimise it.
Things I do to lower risks
- Eating well during lengthening and taking enough protein to faster recover
- Having a professional doctor
- Having strong legs
- Exercise during lengthening
- No smoke, alcohol etc.
- Taking vitamins and supplements
- Stretching my legs as much as possible, within this year my goal is opening my legs zero
for example:
How to prevent non-union
- I am relatively young (20yo) and I am considering having this surgery at my 21. Age is important factor and also I'm planning to set my lengthening rate around 0.65mm per day. And also eating well during lengthening seems important. But I'm still really scared of getting crippled for all my life.
How to prevent Duckass
- I found out people recommend you to exercise during lengthening to prevent it. And also they say Slight duckass gets normal after few months of lengthening.
How to prevent bow-shaped legs
- I don't know it seems pretty ugly, and I don't wanna have it. But information about how to prevent it is still ambiguous. I found out some people say exercise during lengthening prevents it. Maybe weight bearing idk.
How to prevent infections
-Hygiene comes at first and I think they are right. I think I will buy a lot of sweatpants and change them everyday during lengthening and also do antibiotic creams work?
Fat embolism
- I've got really scared of this one, man I don't wanna die. Unfortunately is there any precautions for it? Idk..
Nerve Injury, Muscle Contractures
- I think lower lengthening rate is a solution.
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
-Taking anticoagulants..
AXIAL DEVIATION
- I think exercise is also solution for this one, one day if I get LL I will exercise as much as I can..
These are my concerns, I'm looking for some replies and all contributions are appreciated.
We can't zero the risk, but we can minimise it so I hope its helpful.
You can also recommend supplements or foods to to speed up the healing process
For body proportions
My tibia/femur length will be 0.79 after 6.5 cm femur lengthening, recommended is 0.80
My arms are taller for my body, so I'm lucky in this aspect