Topic: Lumiere - External Tibiae with Dr. M. Catagni (Italy) (Read 70234 times)

KrP1 · « **Reply #93 on:** October 16, 2015, 11:33:17 AM »

Your proportions look really good. Congrats!

lumiere · « **Reply #94 on:** October 16, 2015, 11:37:12 AM »

Thank you, I think the same but I'm waiting to wear regular trousers in order to have the final thought

Penguinn · « **Reply #95 on:** October 16, 2015, 12:49:18 PM »

Your proportions look great. And your legs look deprived of all fat and muscle, you aren't kidding about the muscle mass loss. Is this a common occurrence?

lumiere · « **Reply #96 on:** October 16, 2015, 03:47:09 PM »

Quote from: Penguinn on October 16, 2015, 12:49:18 PM

Your proportions look great. And your legs look deprived of all fat and muscle, you aren't kidding about the muscle mass loss. Is this a common occurrence?

It is a common occurrence, the same that happens if don't bear the whole of your body weight for a long time, and that happens if you use cruches..

lumiere · « **Reply #97 on:** October 17, 2015, 01:30:23 PM »

Better picture:

lumiere · « **Reply #98 on:** October 20, 2015, 08:33:19 PM »

Proportion thought: I would like to suggest you guys, in general, for tibial lengthening, a maximum amount of something like 6 cm. That's an average amount, because it is obiouvsly dependant from starting height, but, in my opinion and based on my actual proportions, for a guy with a starting height that is from 160 to 170, it would be close to to the "right" one.
I have done 8 cm, and honestly I'm happy with that as long as it will be acceptable wearing regoular clothes (and I'm still waiting to check it up), but I would be clearly more proportioned with a couple of centimeters less.

Taller · « **Reply #99 on:** October 20, 2015, 09:54:53 PM »

Do you know your tibia:femur bone length ratio now?

Tibiafibula · « **Reply #100 on:** October 20, 2015, 10:30:10 PM »

Hi Lumiere by looking at you tibia and your femur it not 8cm that you have lenthened , its approximatley 4xmax 5cm on you tibia have been lenthened you have to get a ct scan to check the acuratley how much you really lenthen as most LL surgens lie about how much people lenthened

homosephian · « **Reply #101 on:** October 20, 2015, 10:45:20 PM »

Hi Lumiere yes definitely not8cm there I've done 8cm year ago and my tibia looked way longer then yours my proportion was average , as Dr Gregg said its better if you check with Ct scan , as when i thought i did 8cm and went to the my doc for check up and we did ct s an and. Came up 4.6cm

lumiere · « **Reply #102 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:03:52 PM »

I measured the gap between bone segments from an 1:1 xray, and it is 8 cm. It is also confirmed by my "new" height, that is 7.5 cm more than it was before. Probably my proportions were not optimal before the surgery... This is a picture of me taken before the surgery (when my legs were MUCH stronger

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lumiere · « **Reply #103 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:14:26 PM »

Quote from: homosephian on October 20, 2015, 10:45:20 PM

Hi Lumiere yes definitely not8cm there I've done 8cm year ago and my tibia looked way longer then yours my proportion was average , as Dr Gregg said its better if you check with Ct scan , as when i thought i did 8cm and went to the my doc for check up and we did ct s an and. Came up 4.6cm

Could you please post here a picture of your legs?

homosephian · « **Reply #104 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:22:11 PM »

Yes you had very muscular legs but honestly its not even 7cm there xrays are not accurate for cheching bone length you need to check with ct scan

Taller · « **Reply #105 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:24:00 PM »

Did the stress of the procedure cause you to lose your chest hair?

lumiere · « **Reply #106 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:25:28 PM »

Quote from: homosephian on October 20, 2015, 11:22:11 PM

Yes you had very muscular legs but honestly its not even 7cm there xrays are not accurate for cheching bone length you need to check with ct scan

X-Ray direct measurament is probably not accurate, I agree, but I've double checked measuring my final height... So I can't be wrong!

Taller · « **Reply #107 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:25:44 PM »

All doctors use X-rays to evaluate lengthening. Even Dr. Guichet and Dr. Paltry use X-ray and are fully honest.

lumiere · « **Reply #108 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:26:18 PM »

Quote from: Taller on October 20, 2015, 11:24:00 PM

Did the stress of the procedure cause you to lose your chest hair?

Ahah

Taller · « **Reply #109 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:26:49 PM »

All doctors use X-rays to evaluate lengthening. Even Dr. Guichet and Dr. Paley use X-ray and are fully honest.

homosephian · « **Reply #110 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:37:46 PM »

If you sure its 8cm then its great my friend how many month passed since your surgery and in many month would you take them off , and here is my Xray

homosephian · « **Reply #111 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:39:19 PM »

I am sorry i cannot attach pictures here for some reason leave me ur email i will send it to you or your phone

Alu · « **Reply #112 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:43:44 PM »

Put it on Tinypic or Imgur then simply link it here

Tibiafibula · « **Reply #113 on:** October 20, 2015, 11:57:13 PM »

How do you guys attach the pictures here as i am trying to attach my patients pictures before after

Taller · « **Reply #114 on:** October 21, 2015, 12:01:19 AM »

You must first upload images to imgur.com then pass the URL for those images here.

homosephian · « **Reply #115 on:** October 21, 2015, 12:12:13 AM »

Lumiere can you walk now normally without aid and how long its passed since you stopped lengthening i could walk with no aid like normal person after 2.5month after I've stopped my lengthening

Tibiafibula · « **Reply #116 on:** October 21, 2015, 12:14:30 AM »

By looking at your last picture, do you also have a scoliosis on your spine

lumiere · « **Reply #117 on:** October 21, 2015, 10:25:17 AM »

I can walk with no aid from about 6/7 months post surgery

homosephian · « **Reply #118 on:** October 21, 2015, 10:47:48 AM »

How many month its been since your surgery

lumiere · « **Reply #119 on:** October 24, 2015, 08:07:13 AM »

18 days pre frames remotion!

please · « **Reply #120 on:** October 25, 2015, 06:41:57 PM »

Hey Lumiere

Your diary is one of the best in the all forum!
7.5 cm in just 10 months, no ballerina foot and no other complications at all.
It looks like everything went so smoothly.
You diary is enlightening for me!
Very inspiring, I would definitely have my LL in Italy with Catagni after seeing this.

Keep posting, I want as many info as possible and want to see the very final result.
Please do not despair after removal.
Congrats

lumiere · « **Reply #121 on:** October 26, 2015, 10:40:06 AM »

Hey Please, I'll surely continue posting after frames remotion, just to keep you guys informed about my recovery process. Yesterday I took a picture of myself and, probably because of the angle, I'm really impressed about how my proportions look fine. The only thing is that my arms look a bit short, but that will be not a problem at all. I'm also gaining muscolar mass day by day, just walking and having some kind of squatt at home.
Here the picture:

Uppland · « **Reply #122 on:** October 26, 2015, 03:17:34 PM »

Good proportions mate, I'm happy for you.

Alu · « **Reply #123 on:** October 26, 2015, 03:37:15 PM »

Lumiere might I ask what your inseam is? You do have generally great proportions for your build; I wouldn't recommend lengthening anymore however. But still great job!

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