From the old forum, the Dictator deleted a post from Shorty who request for removal of his LL photos, they ignored patient rights to privacy. Screw them!
Questions from Member
1) If you do LL in your tibias, will this somehow also have impact on your upperleg (for eg: shortening in the muscle hamstring)?
2) Is LL the cause of x and o legs? If yes, how to treat or prevent it?
3) Pinbending is caused by standing; let's say I'll only do 5cm but I'd rather not have any pinbending and yet I want the best for my soft tissues, what should I do? I was thinking of simply stretching in bed, or isn't that enough? Any suggestions please.
4) Will take supplements make you heal faster? (multivitamin, calcium, protein, ...)? I'm planning to take them (limited).
5) Are ballerinas and duck-asses treatable on a natural way (no operation) after LL? Or is it forever?
6) How do you take showers with external devices on your legs? Cover them with plastic (wouldn't the water come it?)
7) After frame removal, how long do you have to stay in bed before walking?
8-) Do you lose some cm after removal the internal&externals? Let's say I want 5cm, how long should I lengthen to be sure? 6cm?
Answers from The Dictator:
1. Yes. Muscles in your upper and lower legs are connected by tendons, ligaments, fascia and other soft tissues. When you lengthen one part of your leg it stretches these tissues throughout your leg. Each stretches to a different degree. Your hamstring will stretch also, which is why it is important to do physical therapy and weight bearing while you lengthen.
2. X-Legs (Genu valgum) and O-Legs (Genu varum) naturally occur in the legs of some people and can be corrected during leg lengthening. It can also be caused by leg lengthening if it is done improperly.
3. Stretching in bed is not enough to keep yourself from getting ballerina foot (Equinus contracture) while lengthening tibias for most people. Weight bearing and direct pressure on the soft tissues is what keeps the body closest to its natural state of use and is the best way to prevent it. Pin bending is common for patients that lengthen with an Illizirov Frame if they weight bear on that frame while lengthening. How much depends on many factors. It is better to have pin bending and lengthen a little longer than to sit in bed for months on end and then have a long recovery from ballerina foot.
4. Eating properly will help you heal faster than taking supplements and not eating enough of the nutrients you need. Food contains vitamins that are eminently more absorbable than a multi-vitamin pill.
5. You are much better off preventing ballerina foot (Equinus contracture) and duck-ass (Hyperlordosis) in the first place. This can be done to a different degree in every patient with daily physical therapy, weight bearing, and safe physical activity that involves the legs (pilates, yoga, exercise bike). Rarely is surgery necessary to remove the condition if you get it. Weight bearing over time (by walking) will resolve the issue almost all of the time.
6. Most doctors have their patients cover the frames with some sort of plastic cover.
7. This varies with each patient. Do not expect your result to be exactly the same as another patient. Your doctor can give you a guideline for what is common, but this is very individual.
8. This tends to be very little. I have seen some people claim as much as .5 CM but I have not seen evidence of it.
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Questions from Member
1) what can you tell about the knee damage after LL? Ive heard many LL will suffer from knee pain in future.
2) is there a way to speedup your recovery time (beside eating, drinkin, exercising,...)?
3) im going to do tibias in summer with lon, all ill do is train my muscles (legs) and stretch a lot, are there any other suggestion to prepare myself?
4) do you recommend sringari? Because he's the only one in my price range Sad. (Gotta do in summrr 2014, now or never).
5) please correct me if wrong: ballerina is caused by lack of physio during LL, but it can be "cured" after ll right?
Answers from the Dictator
1. I have seen a lot of LL patients, and almost all of them have fully recovered. The only one I know of personally that had serious knee problems did external femur lengthening and had a lot of problems. I would avoid external femur lengthening if you can. I had pain in my knees after LL but it went away. If you lengthen a reasonable amount and are religious with your physical therapy then you should be fine.
2. No. The less you lengthen the faster you will recover, but there is no magic bullet to make your body heal faster if you are healthy and doing everything right. You sure as hell can slow it down by doing everything wrong.
3. No. Have strong legs, good health, good flexibility and prepare your self mentally for the pain and difficulty of LL and you will do fine.
4. I have met and spoken to Dr. Sringari and we talked extensively about patient care (I had just fought with Dr. Sarin about that same topic and it was fresh on my mind). I believe he is a good doctor and is doing a good job for his patients so far. I am keeping an eye on him as best as I can from half way around the world. ( This part is BULL )
5. Ballerina is caused by your ligaments being stretched because the bone they are attached to is getting longer and they cannot adapt quickly enough. They are forced to stretch and adapt by the forced stretching of physical therapy and weight bearing.
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