go to dr sarin if you wanna be disabled
There's been 3 diaries just this year alone, more diaries to go by than most other doctors. Both have been successful and the third is still in the process, he's yet to make a single complaint or have any problems.
I don't know how everyone gets so obsessed with cross-lengthening. Yes theoretically it sounds awesome. 5 inches or 13cm all in a couple of surgeries.
I have yet to see a number of good, reasonable diaries about how successful cross lengthening is. Please approach it safely, there's a number of people here doing 1 surgery and still have heaps of problems.
I have only seen 3 diaries on here for cross lengthening. 2 have been successful and the third has gone AWOL (we assume it hasn't ended well for him). So I do know the risks and take it with caution. Dr Sarin does 4-6 cross lengthening procedures each year, i've spoken to two of those patients directly who both have been successful and I talk to 1-2 patients in Dr Sarin's guest house who keep me updated on the Indians who are doing cross lengthening that can't communicate with me in English.
I'm doing all I can do to assure my safety. I have bought $1000 worth of items just to ease my procedure, things to enable me to shower often, keep my flexibility, a wheelchair so I can actually go places, online physiotherapy etc. I will also be staying there for an entire year with a 6 month gap between surgeries and staying 2-3 months post completion. I'm 19 so I believe i'll heal faster than average but of course I don't just rely on that.
I guess you are planning to do quadrilateral lengthening at the same time with some interval between the first and the second surgery. I don't want to make a comment on Dr. Sarin. However, 5 inches is too much for simultaneous lengthening, although I guess that is your current goal which may change after you realize the reality. Anyway, still I think it is better to have more realistic goal before CLL. In most cases, 10-11 could be pretty much max for simultaneous lengthening even with Stryde nails.
Good luck!
Yes, i'll be doing quadrilateral lengthening. I'll be doing 6.5cm + 6.5cm which is relatively safe compared to the ambitious lengths other's are doing. The average break between the two surgeries is 3 months. I will be taking a 6 month gap as well as staying an extra 2 months when it is all done. All together i'll be there for a whole year. Trust me, I know it's risky but I won't be leaving until i'm 100% sure that I will recover perfectly.