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[SpaniardHobbit]

Hi guys. I've been thinking about LL for years, since due to some medication i had to take, my height stop growing at 16 y.o.

I'm currently 5'6''  / 167cm. 23 y.o.

I'm planning to save as much money as i can, in order to not being a problem in case of looking for the best doctor.

The problem is that i love sports. And i would like to do some of them for my entire life.

I assume that doing LL i will limit ate my body a lot in this aspect. I have think about it and i will do this sacrifice.

But i want to minimize that impact.

I'm planing on doing 3cm (1,5'') on tibias and 5cm (2'') on femur.

With that i would be 175cm / 5'9'' and that will be enough for me.

Do you think that with that lenghtening, is possible to get a small impact?

[ItsMyLife]

what sports do u do?

acc to my doc, basketball and soccer are fine, after 2 years post-op... ur athletic ability will be similar..

i think if ur not on a professional (national) level, it should be fine!

LL will impact ur body in many ways,

instead of two operations, why not consider 8 cm tibia? or7 cm.

u can speak to dr bagirov in russia, he is very confident. so far my process with him is smooth and i am confident to regain 100% or get more atheltic ability (since i will be training using plyometrics)

femur operation will be painful more painful than tibia.

also prepare about $5 k more in case ... u really need the extra $.

im almost 3 cm tibia and i feel i can recover 100%. because, the real pains havent started..

pretty much painless now. tibia, i think people encounter probs at 5 cm.

[ForcedPuberty]

I'm planing on doing 3cm (1,5'') on tibias and 5cm (2'') on femur.

terrible plan.

[SpaniardHobbit]

what sports do u do?

acc to my doc, basketball and soccer are fine, after 2 years post-op... ur athletic ability will be similar..

i think if ur not on a professional (national) level, it should be fine!

LL will impact ur body in many ways,

instead of two operations, why not consider 8 cm tibia? or7 cm.

u can speak to dr bagirov in russia, he is very confident. so far my process with him is smooth and i am confident to regain 100% or get more atheltic ability (since i will be training using plyometrics)

femur operation will be painful more painful than tibia.

also prepare about $5 k more in case ... u really need the extra $.

im almost 3 cm tibia and i feel i can recover 100%. because, the real pains havent started..

pretty much painless now. tibia, i think people encounter probs at 5 cm.

I do hikking, boxing, running and sometimes i play basketball and other things, but always at amateur level

I only do sports to enjoy, so i won't be sad if my performance gets a bit worse as long as i can keep doing that things..

I thought that is easier to fully recover in the long run splitting the lengthening in both femur+tibia, but i'm not sure yet...

I have been researching a bit and i have in mind to do 3+4cm with Alex Monegal, because he is in the city where i live
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=734.0

But of course i will keep researching

thank you a lot for your answer!

[SpaniardHobbit]

terrible plan.

why do you think that my friend?

[ReadRothbard]

lol you are fine, man. Plenty of people have lengthen far more than you plan to lengthen, and they are playing sports just fine. Here is a study that you might be interested in:

http://www.bjj.boneandjoint.org.uk/content/87-B/10/1402.full

[TomD]

I dont think its a terrible plan to do 3cm then 5cms but to be honest it seems like a wasted opportunity.

If you are going to pay travel to a foreign country, pay tens of thousands of dollars to break your legs, and then go through a difficult rehab, you might as well make it worth your while.

I wouldnt bust my legs for anything less than 2 inches and I would prefer 3 inches per operation.

Once you have your legs broken you will probably go for at least 2 inches each upper and lower segments.

[Uppland]

I think you could do 5+4Cm or even 6+5 ,if you're feeling adventerous, and if you do everything right and employ a good doctor it's not inconceivable that you will recover to a level very close of your pre-op self only 9CM taller. However remember that few people have the time, money and willpower to do two surgeries. Good luck.

[KiloKAHN]

If you are going to feel satisfied with splitting two inches between two segments, then you should do it. Just realize that you'll essentially be paying a lot more money per cm than others. However, you'll heal much faster than those who do a lot more and probably won't run into any issues like equinus. Honestly, it's better than having an "I won't do anything less than two or three inches because xyz" mentality.

[GeTs]

If you are going to feel satisfied with splitting two inches between two segments, then you should do it. Just realize that you'll essentially be paying a lot more money per cm than others. However, you'll heal much faster than those who do a lot more and probably won't run into any issues like equinus. Honestly, it's better than having an "I won't do anything less than two or three inches because xyz" mentality.

I lold at xyz

[Joel]

4cm tibia 5cm femur do whatever one is longer don't do femur first if your tibs aren't long lol

[GeTs]

179 is a good number to achieve. Go for it