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[Bob]

Thank you Frederico86 - someone has already answered my questions. Good luck with your lengthening journey 

[Serilium]

LON Package (Hotel Included) For People Who wish to stay in Istanbul During Extraction Period

🔹LON Surgery ( Tibia or Femur up to your choosing)
🔹5 Days in hospital with all meals for patient and his/her accompany
🔹Hotel Stay after Surgery for 90days breakfasts included only
(Modus Hotel Istanbul 4 Star hotel and it is only 50 meters away to our office)
🔹6 times mobil X-Rays in your room
🔹Extensor Removal Surgery (When you reach your goal)
🔹All medications
🔹Custom Walker&Crutches&Wheelchair
🔹30 Sessions of Physical therapy
🔹Nurse visits for dressings
🔹Airport shuttles
🔹All necessary tests and evaluations
Total: 22,000EUR

That's a pretty good price actually.

[Bob]

Hey MuratEkinci. May I ask if dr Halil visit the patient at the hotel after the surgery?

[offline]

Hey MuratEkinci. May I ask if dr Halil visit the patient at the hotel after the surgery?

Ofcourse he does.

[Bob]

Regarding the Holyfix method without nailing for simultaneously tibia lengthening and deformity correction. Is the monolateral external fixators without nailing weightbearing for a person
under 60 kilogram - that is can a person weightbear and walk with a walker 3 days post surgery?

[offline]

Regarding the Holyfix method without nailing for simultaneously tibia lengthening and deformity correction. Is the monolateral external fixators without nailing weightbearing for a person
under 60 kilogram - that is can a person weightbear and walk with a walker 3 days post surgery?

We do not do or recommend Holyfix method to anybody. It causes major misalignment problems because of theres no internal nails and patients tends to have infections because he/she needs carry the extensors around a year.

[Bob]

We do not do or recommend Holyfix method to anybody. It causes major misalignment problems because of theres no internal nails and patients tends to have infections because he/she needs carry the extensors around a year.

But I think the misalignment problems can be solved with internal nailing after the lengthening and deformity corrections process is finished as I understand from reading the patient Meck's case in this forum and also from others - is there something I am missing?

[offline]

But I think the misalignment problems can be solved with internal nailing after the lengthening and deformity corrections process is finished as I understand from reading the patient Meck's case in this forum and also from others - is there something I am missing?

What you miss is LON and Holyfix are two different methods Bob.
Meck had LON method not Holyfix. Why would you have Holyfix and then have internal nail for correction after carrying the extensors of Holyfix for one year??
While having LON and have your extensors removed 3 months after your surgery? Internal nails will be applied during LON surgery and you will not have misalignment at the first place 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[Bob]

Thank you MuratEkinci. 
You are right about having LON and get the extensors removed 3 months after the surgery is the best way to do it. My issue is I have several deformities in my tibia, so I don't believe nailing is possible in my case.
I thought LON was Holyfix with internal nail. Therefore I thought I could do the Holyfix and after the correction and lengthening is finished after about 4 months I could insert nails and remove the Holyfix. 

[offline]

Thank you MuratEkinci. 
You are right about having LON and get the extensors removed 3 months after the surgery is the best way to do it. My issue is I have several deformities in my tibia, so I don't believe nailing is possible in my case.
I thought LON was Holyfix with internal nail. Therefore I thought I could do the Holyfix and after the correction and lengthening is finished after about 4 months I could insert nails and remove the Holyfix.

In that case first we need to see AP Lateral 2 Way Xrays of both Tibia bones and then we might suggest a suitable treatment. Feel free to send them to info@limblengtheningsurgery.istanbul if you want a consultation by Dr Halil Buldu.

[RollingStones]

LiveLifeTaller vs LimbLenghteningSurgery.instanbul which is better and why? has Halil Buldu moved to LifeLifeTaller now? Where does Halil spend more time?

[moretallpls]

it would be cool if you make it clear. YOU are a tourism company for surgery ?? And of course we all think Malistan user  is you or someone in your team as he just signed in to write after you and only post saying to contact him for information on surgery with Buldu. So which company you work wannabetaller, livelifetaller or what ? What is Buldu relation to all those companies ? How we get to be sure is Buldu who perform and not other doctor as happened to some patients that tell stories some other doctor name signed forms on their papers.
Thanks

[Dark]

Dr Halil Buldu is no doubt one of the most authoritative figures in the LL industry, which other doctors can say they've performed 1300+ LL surgeries throughout their career? and he's not even close to retirement yet.

Attached are pictures of the x-ray right after my surgery, 100% perfect cuts justifies his skills

https://imgur.com/a/lw2cqpP

[Activatedxx]

it would be cool if you make it clear. YOU are a tourism company for surgery ?? And of course we all think Malistan user  is you or someone in your team as he just signed in to write after you and only post saying to contact him for information on surgery with Buldu. So which company you work wannabetaller, livelifetaller or what ? What is Buldu relation to all those companies ? How we get to be sure is Buldu who perform and not other doctor as happened to some patients that tell stories some other doctor name signed forms on their papers.
Thanks

Turkey itself is trying to boost its economy, their hospitals are first world class like memorial/medicana, there are medical companies for rhinoplasty, dental, etc trying to attract foreigners to spend their money in their country. Buldu is a good surgeon, but Again I don’t recommend doing Lon femur like I did, even if he offers it. That first week was terrible and even now I count down the slow days one by one until I can take these stupid frames off. Do tibias if you do externals. I had my doubts about Buldu but after meeting him I must say he is a real deal surgeon

[SirStretchAlot]

Dr Halil Buldu is no doubt one of the most authoritative figures in the LL industry, which other doctors can say they've performed 1300+ LL surgeries throughout their career? and he's not even close to retirement yet.

Attached are pictures of the x-ray right after my surgery, 100% perfect cuts justifies his skills

https://imgur.com/a/lw2cqpP

Dr Betz from Germany has performed more than 2000... Buldu is good from all the commentary I've seen, but he's definitely not the most authoritative. Paley and many other American/European doctors have published years of research on limb lengthening from nail to procedure. Buldu comes from a military background, so I wouldn't question his operational prowess. However he's a practitioner thus, not advancing the LL field academically. If every surgeon was Buldu, we wouldn't have internal nails, and would still be using external fixiators.

[moretallpls]

i know its not the subject by im worried i seem all patients are very lightweight, im 168 planning do 8cm LON femur but im almost 80k. would that be a problem ??

[PerfectBody]

i know its not the subject by im worried i seem all patients are very lightweight, im 168 planning do 8cm LON femur but im almost 80k. would that be a problem ??

You need to lose weight and get in shape. Train for 1 year, your muscles and flexibility. Not your leg muscles, skip that

[moretallpls]

im in shape, thats my trained weight im training legs but trying no to build much mass and gaining lot of flexibility by stretching. Loose weight would be stop training for loosing mass. is that necessary ?

[PerfectBody]

im in shape, thats my trained weight im training legs but trying no to build much mass and gaining lot of flexibility by stretching. Loose weight would be stop training for loosing mass. is that necessary ?

You're 80g at 168cm. Get lean. Mass training will not serve you well here

[SirStretchAlot]

im in shape, thats my trained weight im training legs but trying no to build much mass and gaining lot of flexibility by stretching. Loose weight would be stop training for loosing mass. is that necessary ?

You will lose massive amount of leg muscle mass in the first month of limb lengthening. If you wish to get it done, stop training since it'll be a waste anyways. Start stretching. Training upper body is completely fine but weighing more than 70kg risks breaking Precise nail.

I weighed 67kg at 170cm and I had defined abs and arms before I started lengthening. Packing on 13kg more muscle at your height... you must be ripped.

[moretallpls]

precice and stryde wre recall ill do LON on femur, so i hace to stop eating basically as my body fat is very low. i did surf running and randomly weight lifting all my life thats almost my normal weight. Maybe for covid situation im 3kg over. I asked because i seen almos everybody is very thin anyway ist lon stronger than inner nails ?

[Bob]

@ MuratEkinci

Do you know if Dr Halil can correct rotational issues (patella is not well centered) in tibias with his LON system - more precise, can he with his LON system correct the patella
so it is well centered when the feet facing forward simultaneously with lengthening the tibias?

[offline]

@ MuratEkinci

Do you know if Dr Halil can correct rotational issues (patella is not well centered) in tibias with his LON system - more precise, can he with his LON system correct the patella
so it is well centered when the feet facing forward simultaneously with lengthening the tibias?

Dr Halil's comment: If theres a rotational deformity in the patella usually fixing it from Femur side would be more appropriate, we can turn femur to external rotation. Unless theres a very special case we do not recommend turning tibia during lengthening but of course every case is unique so it would be wrong to say something without physical examination and xrays.

[Bob]

Dr Halil's comment: If theres a rotational deformity in the patella usually fixing it from Femur side would be more appropriate, we can turn femur to external rotation. Unless theres a very special case we do not recommend turning tibia during lengthening but of course every case is unique so it would be wrong to say something without physical examination and xrays.

Thanks for asking the dr.

[wnr]

Hi Murat,
can you please share some pictures of the scars after LON tib/femur with dr Buldu.

[Bob]

@ MuratEkinci

1. In the examination for deformity will there only be taken xrays or will there be taken other kind of image too?
2. Does Dr Halil always release Iliotibial band in femur lengthening surgery? 

Thanks.

[offline]

Hi Murat,
can you please share some pictures of the scars after LON tib/femur with dr Buldu.

Unfortunately i can not share photos due to patient privacy.

[offline]

@ MuratEkinci

1. In the examination for deformity will there only be taken xrays or will there be taken other kind of image too?
2. Does Dr Halil always release Iliotibial band in femur lengthening surgery? 

Thanks.

1-During physical examination if theres a rotational deformity that requires CT Scan then yes if not regular Xrays would suffice.

2- Yes he does.

[houssamkarmouchi]

Livelifetaller by Dr Halil buldu (are worth it)
Guys I am now in Istanbul in a hotel and I want to the limb lengthening surgery but I don't know a good surgeon. What do you think about Livelifetaller by Dr Halil buldu.

[houssamkarmouchi]

Guys I am now in Istanbul in a hotel and I want to the limb lengthening surgery but I don't know a good surgeon. What do you think about Livelifetaller by Dr Halil buldu.

[Fiveandsomething]

Livelifetaller by Dr Halil buldu (are worth it)
Guys I am now in Istanbul in a hotel and I want to the limb lengthening surgery but I don't know a good surgeon. What do you think about Livelifetaller by Dr Halil buldu.

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