Just out of curiosity, did you decide to stop lengthening or did your doctor's advise you to stop lengthening? Congrats on the new height gain 
July 2024 , Germany , limb lengthening with Dr. Schmidt and Dr. Salameh
Helo there and thank you for your interaction. Both Doctors did suggest to stop at 6cm ,considering all factors that have been there and those that has came up during lengthening such as strong pain and at my left knee as lengthening brought femur bone head closer to tibia. I also felt that I can't tolerate going to 7cm which has become my goal, after i started lengthening and feeling what it is like and the toll it takes on the body.
So basically, if my doctors did not advise me to stop at 6cm ,I was going to do that anyway. One more centimeter is not going to make a world of difference regarding my height, but it would have created many complications. I am very happy with what I got.
Good luck to all those planning to or undergoing this procedure! Please, stretch before ,during and after..
Hey Allen99. Is free whatsapp included in accomodation with Dr Schmidt/Dr Salameh?
Hi, Yes, Free wifi is included!
Could you please ask to Dr. Salameh about subsidence loss after frame removal? Should we be worried about it.Do we need to overlengthen about 5-10mm beyonds our targeted length to compensate?Thank you.
Hi, according to Dr.Salameh, if the fixators are removed after the bones have fully consolidated, there will be no loss of height. The loss happens if the fixators are removed prematurely, while the bones have not hardened enough. Hope that helps!
Thank you. Allen
You are v. Welcome
hey man, Congrats on new height!!!!!
how much time does it take to get back to normal life and most importantly normal way of walking?
will you be able to run a marathon after 2 years of lengthening(lets say 6cm of lengthening)------> (I'm an athlete).
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