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[LetsWorkTogether]

Hello everyone,

I have been lurkin' around this forum for quite some now and I think it's time to ask my first question.

Personal Background
- 21 yr old Male
- Very Fit
- Height : 5'8 ( 173cm)
- Quite flexible
- Working at a profitable startup so I have a pretty nice income and good credit for my age
- When I want the surgery: 24 - 25 yrs old
- Goal : 5'10 ( 178cm )
- Wingspan : 171cm
- Have had height neurosis since about 16 years old and getting much worse since joining the "real world"

So here are my questions

I am looking to do 5cm internal femurs with Dr.Assayag and maybe arms ( 5cm humerus ) if I feel like it because I do have a shorter wingspan to height, but that's not really my goal. So here are some of my questions

- Is 5cm internal femur the safest / quickest method for recovery?
- What sort of timeline am I looking at doing 5cm internal femurs?
- What sort of complications should I plan for?
- How long ( if no major complications arise ) until I am able to walk normally with a normal gait?
- How long until I can sprint and play sports again?
- Will I ever be back to where I was beforehand ( if I am rigorous about PT and consistently stretching and making my legs stronger )?
- What would you recommend?
- How bad would my balance be?
- What sort of costs am I looking at?

My Main concerns that scare the s*** out of my
- Blood clots terrify me
- non-union
- not being able to run/sprint ever again
- permanent nerve damage
- permanent muscle stiffness

I know some people might think that 5'8 isn't that short but I have a pretty good life, good job, good friends, and great family, but my height is just there like a shadow over everything I do, and recently I have been getting a bit of social anxiety going out with friends because I feel really short compared to most people. I am constantly catching myself measuring myself to other people. I feel like being 5'10 and wearing some bulkier shoes or lifts to get around 6'0 would really make a huge difference in my life and I can finally get this horrible looming, nagging feeling out of my head. I have many friends who are "6'0" ( 5'10 - 5'11 ) and their height is something that I have begun to envy and I hate that I am feeling that towards my own friends. So I just want to get this over with and done and lead a normal life at what I deem a very nice, attractive, confident height.

Thank you.

[james206]

I haven’t done LL myself but i’ll tell you what I’ve learned from my research. As with all surgeries, you are not 100% guaranteed to have no complications. But only doing 5 cm internal femurs is probably the safest limb lengthening you can do. I would recommended reading patients experiences on the forum. I’ve read dozens of them and i think it would help answer some of your questions.
Here’s a timeline by the place Dr Assayag works at: https://www.limblength.org/wp-content/uploads/Height-Lengthening-Surgery-Timeline-Large.png
Just know the return to baseline athletic abilities time frame is optimistic.
Costs are on the ICLL website but it’s about 70k but you should have some cash in reserve.
You probably won’t ever achieve the same athletic ability you had if you didn’t do this. Assuming all goes well, you can still run and play sports but a slight athletic loss is the price you have to pay for this.
As for the wingspan, it would maybe look a little short but there’s not really any way to tell without pictures/ a mock-up. Hope this answered some of your questions.