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[financialadvisor]

What is the most likely recovery time with pure externals in the early 30s, active lifestyle, no bad habits? Assuming one has a healthy diet, supplements, and stem cell therapy during consolidation? Is it 2 months per cm?

[Body Builder]

It is 1,5 to 2 months per cm, yes.

[ghkid2019]

Until you can weight bear*

Far far more until you actually recover and walk normal gait and strength etc

[6CMFemurs]

On femurs I lengthened 6 CM, it took me 4 weeks post-lengthening to WB on my right leg, and an additional 2 weeks to WB on my left. So based on my experience 4-6 weeks after finishing lengthening.

[Body Builder]

Until you can weight bear*

Far far more until you actually recover and walk normal gait and strength etc

From surgery to removal surgery.
For 5cm you need about 8 months from surgery to removal surgery with externals.

You can weight bear from the first weeks with ilizarov, not after months.

[HeightGain]

It is not a constant ratio of months per cm, depends on amount lengthenen

I take it by stem cell therapy you mean bm aspirate?

[financialadvisor]

Yes, either Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) or Adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) which are easier to derive.

If I'm planning to go for 5 cm from 175cm height, which is around 10-15% of the original tibial bone, theoretically speaking for consolidation (excluding distraction), and taking into account the lengthening amount, 5 cm should take less time than 8 cm?

[HeightGain]

It has been done in less. Depends on where you live but if you got it done in spring/summer, had low stress to reduce cortisol, optimal diet, weight bearing, no smoking alcohol or NSAIDs then you've got a good chance. Genetics are the variable you obviously can't control.

[financialadvisor]

I'm planning to do in Oct/Noc St Petersburg in order not to waste summer. fk. 8 months sounds like going to prison... It's really a tradeoff between knee pain (LATN) or the stress of isolating alone.

[ghkid2019]

I'm planning to do in Oct/Noc St Petersburg in order not to waste summer. fk. 8 months sounds like going to prison... It's really a tradeoff between knee pain (LATN) or the stress of isolating alone.

Kilokahn our great moderator actually flew back to America with frames on to his family