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[concerned-short-man]

Hey guys,

I'm 166 cm (5'5.5) and hope to do LL one day to be at least 5'8 or 173 cm, maybe getting to 5'9 or 5'10.

I was wondering if we could please compile a list of deaths that happened in the United States by any surgeon offering this procedure. I know that many European/Indian/Turkish doctors are sketchy and deaths have happened abroad, and I certainly hope for a day in which short guys can grow taller without literally risking their lives and bodies.

Read the horrifying story of Yush Gupta dying even when he was 5'7 and was not "THAT" short and going to the butcher named Guichet and I am scared of even doing such a horrible procedure. Yes my dad and my uncles and cousins are all at least 5'8 and I am the shortest man in the family and I would have greater success with girls if I was taller, but I would not want to lose my life doing LL.

I related to Yush's story.

Do top LL surgeons like Dr. Paley and Dr. Rozbruch tell patients the risk of death beforehand?

Thank You.


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I'm worried that I won't find the love of my life because I am only 5'5 (and a half inch).

[Limbfan2020]

Hey guys,

I'm 166 cm (5'5.5) and hope to do LL one day to be at least 5'8 or 173 cm, maybe getting to 5'9 or 5'10.

I was wondering if we could please compile a list of deaths that happened in the United States by any surgeon offering this procedure. I know that many European/Indian/Turkish doctors are sketchy and deaths have happened abroad, and I certainly hope for a day in which short guys can grow taller without literally risking their lives and bodies.

Read the horrifying story of Yush Gupta dying even when he was 5'7 and was not "THAT" short and going to the butcher named Guichet and I am scared of even doing such a horrible procedure. Yes my dad and my uncles and cousins are all at least 5'8 and I am the shortest man in the family and I would have greater success with girls if I was taller, but I would not want to lose my life doing LL.

I related to Yush's story.

Do top LL surgeons like Dr. Paley and Dr. Rozbruch tell patients the risk of death beforehand?

Thank You.


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I'm worried that I won't find the love of my life because I am only 5'5 (and a half inch).

Hello,
welcome to the discussion board!

In my opinion, most of the fatal cases could have been prevented. The story of Yush also scared me at the beginning.  However, he had all the symptoms of a classic pulmonary embolism (coughing, pain in the chest etc.). Unfortunately, he refused going to the ER even after his father told him to do so.

Other fatal cases often relate to the choice of "butchers" who operate in the jungle, like India, Turkey etc.

My suggestions for a safe procedure:

1.) Choose one of the best ll surgeon and follow his/her instructions throughout the procedure. There are only around five doctors worldwide I would trust.

2.) Take advantage of modern wearables like a smartwatch for monitoring blood oxygen, heart rate etc.

3.) Do ultrasound scans on a regulary basis to check for DVT

And if you want to do a super safe procedure:

4.) Do one leg at a time

Cheers!

[p00293]

The only real difference with American surgeons when it comes to the specific risk of DEATH is you get to pay 2-5x the price of literally anywhere else.

The risk of death is so so low that any difference in surgeons is likely just caused by variance. You'll never have the sample size to be able to lay the blame for PE (for example) at the door of the surgeon themselves, since the incidence of this is one in many thousands.

The fact of the matter is the surgery itself is actually relatively simple and any ortho worth their salt would be able to insert a nail into the bone canal. They have to do this for patients in car accidents and stuff like it (where there's not a nice clean break of the bone on the surgical table) so for sure basically anyone can handle breaking a bone cleanly and nail insertion.

The issues come after it. Places like Turkey often encourage quicker lengthening (to make room for more patients) and skimp out on the PT to save money. That's why you shouldn't go there. But neither of those things will KILL you.