No More Mal-Kahn-Tent - External Tibias - Dr Parihar

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Same as height now. 170 cm.

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Quote from: Vendetta113 on May 04, 2016, 05:33:25 AMWait, Kilo, what's your wingspan if you dont mind me asking.

170CM


Edit: huh..posted at nearly the same time..

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A couple people asked me about my scars. Here's what they look like now. Some have faded well, but others retained a dark color. They don't bother me, but if you have frames put on and are concerned about scars, you're likely going to want to get scar revision done later on to lighten them.

 

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Quote from: KiloKAHN on May 13, 2016, 06:12:28 PMA couple people asked me about my scars. Here's what they look like now. Some have faded well, but others retained a dark color. They don't bother me, but if you have frames put on and are concerned about scars, you're likely going to want to get scar revision done later on to lighten them.

 

doesn't look bad at all Kilo!

are you planning on getting laser scar removal?

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Quote from: SAD on May 14, 2016, 04:13:22 AMdoesn't look bad at all Kilo!

are you planning on getting laser scar removal?

Most likely not. To me they look like bug bites or something, but the women I've asked find them attractive after I tell them they're from an injury. I might try out a skin bleach for the dark ones though, just to lighten them a tiny bit.

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hi .congratulations..
 
you are one of the lucky patient  ...
are you satisfy with your current height ?

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Hey, I have been following your diary since day one and just wanted to ask. Do you think it's possible to do what you did but also insert a nail to be able to not wear the frames for a year. Ideally I would like to just tell people I'm injured while I'm on a cain or on a wheelchair waiting for consolidation. I just don't want to wear  the frames for the whole year

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Quote from: goals on May 18, 2016, 07:23:54 PMhi .congratulations..
 
you are one of the lucky patient  ...
are you satisfy with your current height ?

Well I'm still shorter than average and still a lot shorter than most of my siblings, so it would be nice to be a couple inches taller. But at least now I'm taller than most women and not one person has commented on my height negatively, whereas before I'd randomly have people tell me how short I am, as if I didn't know. Getting from just under 5'5 to 5'7 was a necessity for me. Getting from 5'7 to 5'9 would be a luxury if I had the extra time and money.

Quote from: thelegend on May 19, 2016, 06:12:43 AMHey, I have been following your diary since day one and just wanted to ask. Do you think it's possible to do what you did but also insert a nail to be able to not wear the frames for a year. Ideally I would like to just tell people I'm injured while I'm on a cain or on a wheelchair waiting for consolidation. I just don't want to wear  the frames for the whole year

You could do LON and get the frames removed in 4 months.

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Quote from: KiloKAHN on May 19, 2016, 02:06:00 PMYou could do LON and get the frames removed in 4 months.

But I thoght that you couldn't do lon with the hexapod? From my understanding it is the main reason you ended up so well or am I wrong?

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Quote from: thelegend on May 21, 2016, 02:28:16 AMBut I thought that you couldn't do lon with the hexapod? From my understanding it is the main reason you ended up so well or am I wrong?

If you want to use something like a hexapod or TSF you can't have a nail inside. I think it's possible to put a nail inside afterward, but I know Dr Parihar doesn't like to do LATN for regular cosmetic cases because there's a chance of harming/bending the regenerate during nail insertion because the newly created bone is still soft and malleable. He might agree to do it if you have commitments that prevent you from wearing the frames that long though, or he might just say you should simply go the LON route.

I'm not sure what my good recovery can be mostly attributed to. I think it's a combo of the initial surgeries being done technically well by my surgeon and doing a lot of walking and biking once the frames were removed, allowing my muscles to recover strength relatively fast.