Female, 5ft, need some feedback

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Quote from: bander72 on February 26, 2017, 07:49:37 AMImagine if you were male with that height. Honestly I would not recommend doing it if you're female especially since you're not abnormally short like 4 11 and below. You should look into solving what could be giving you pain and then wear heelsl.

I still have to take heels of at some point and deal with the sinking feeling of being shorter when I do though. I may not be 4'11" but I'm not far from it! And by the time I am 60 or 65 that will be my height, anyway. I know it's not as big a deal to be short for a female, I get that, but it's not about what society thinks, just how I feel...

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Quote from: cole slaws on February 26, 2017, 11:30:07 AMLady dont let anyone sway your opinion. Even if they say youre just fine for a girl, what matters in the end is how you feel about yourself. If if gives you so much stress to be 5 ft tall then go for it. That said I reccomend internal femur with parihar or external tibia.

Theres a chance your bones are too thin for the weight bearing precice nail and youll be stuck in a wheelchair. Internal is also way more expensive than external; just check my signature out, prices are in singaoore dollars though.

I would do externals if I thought I could sleep with the frames. But I know I won't be able to. And the scars are worse with external, I thought? I wish there was someone inexpensive that did internal tibiae

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Quote from: Tinkerbelle on February 26, 2017, 02:54:22 PMI would do externals if I thought I could sleep with the frames. But I know I won't be able to. And the scars are worse with external, I thought? I wish there was someone inexpensive that did internal tibiae

Well this serbian doctor mitchov is offering internals for 16k euros but they wont be ready until the end of the year. And if you did internal femur is better because of quicker recovery less complicatoon with internal.

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Will he be doing internals for tibiae, or only femurs? I should mention too, that my right leg is an inch longer than my left- not something noticeable to a layperson, but as a result my pelvis is tilted (visible on X-ray) and it may be the reason I developed scoliosis as well. It's the left tibia that's shorter than the right, so for that reason too, it's probably better to lengthen the tibiae than femurs

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The new Mitkovic internal nails will go out in one year, however he wrote that his device is less accurate than Precice, also is very similar to plate fixation. The minimum signal of failure should be a great concern. I read somewhere that precice nails can be used in heights of 160+, but I can be wrong, it could be adapted.You wrote that you cant sleep with those things, there is another option: a monolateral frame plus a nail, that is a lot more comfortable than conventional circular frames, also the chances of misalignments are not big because of the nail inside your bone; Muharrem Inan and Pili offer this.

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Quote from: Tinkerbelle on February 25, 2017, 11:50:09 PMPhew, well I was worried that I'd get similar replies here that I've gotten from the family and friends I've shared this desire with- they all think I am crazy, that my height is fine especially for a female, and since I am thin and have good proportions (though I wouldn't mind having longer legs, myself) that to undergo such an extreme operation and so much expense is ridiculous.

Part of me does question if I'm nuts for wanting this and wish it wasn't the case, but it's not about what other people think (as my height doesn't seem to prevent me from attracting men or much else socially) it's about how I see myself, what I want.

yeah you're not crazy for wanting to be taller. being really short can be tough regardless if you're a guy or girl. you're also right that LL is a pretty extreme procedure, so be sure to research as much as you can about the risks and potential complications to make sure it's worth it for you. if you do decide it's worth it, then going with a reputable doctor greatly reduces the risk and I'd recommend to save up for a good doctor than to risk your legs with a really cheap one

Quote from: Tinkerbelle on February 25, 2017, 11:50:09 PMI will do a mock up but I lean toward tibiae as I think longer lower legs look better aesthetically than long femurs. Also, I have really thin thighs but have always wanted thinner lower legs (I wouldn't call them big, but they're not skinny either) so I know it's the way I would want to go

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If thinner lower legs is important to you, then I'm not sure tibia LL is the way to go. In some of the tibia LL diaries I've read they mention that their calves exploded in size after recovery. I think sweden who did tibs mentioned his calves are as big as his thighs now. I don't know if that always happens though and I think they were all men. might be a good question for a doctor who's done a decent amount of tibia LL like paley to see if that happens to his female patients too

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Quote from: onemorefoot on February 26, 2017, 05:00:40 PMThe new Mitkovic internal nails will go out in one year, however he wrote that his device is less accurate than Precice, also is very similar to plate fixation. The minimum signal of failure should be a great concern. I read somewhere that precice nails can be used in heights of 160+, but I can be wrong, it could be adapted.You wrote that you cant sleep with those things, there is another option: a monolateral frame plus a nail, that is a lot more comfortable than conventional circular frames, also the chances of misalignments are not big because of the nail inside your bone; Muharrem Inan and Pili offer this.

Can monorails be done for tibiae?

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If thinner lower legs is important to you, then I'm not sure tibia LL is the way to go. In some of the tibia LL diaries I've read they mention that their calves exploded in size after recovery. I think sweden who did tibs mentioned his calves are as big as his thighs now. I don't know if that always happens though and I think they were all men. might be a good question for a doctor who's done a decent amount of tibia LL like paley to see if that happens to his female patients too

Oh wow, thanks for pointing that out. I guess if that's the case, femurs might be better. I do have a length discrepancy between my tibiae though, so I wonder if I would need to do tibiae to correct this or femurs could do it?

Determining who is a good doctor seems to be tricky- it's universally agreed that Paley is good, but there seems to be some disagreement over most of the others. Who do you consider the best?

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Yes, monorials can be done in tibias but I would suggest plus a nail, not only the frames.

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Quote from: Tinkerbelle on February 26, 2017, 06:01:26 PMCan monorails be done for tibiae?

Yes.

Quote from: Tinkerbelle on February 26, 2017, 06:05:04 PMOh wow, thanks for pointing that out. I guess if that's the case, femurs might be better. I do have a length discrepancy between my tibiae though, so I wonder if I would need to do tibiae to correct this or femurs could do it?

If the discrepancy is between the tibia, then lengthening the shorter tibia would be the only option to correct the discrepancy. Lengthening the femur so both legs were the same length would result in a length discrepancy in the femur while still having the discrepancy in the tibia even though the overall length would be the same length. I wouldn't overly worry about hypertrophy of the tibia - it results from 'tight' calves after lengthening because the muscle is constantly under stretched tension and react somewhat as if you were training them under load as you would in a gym. You would have very impressive calves but as a woman I'd estimate they wouldn't be too much of an issue - even if they were, it would be more important to address the discrepancy.

QuoteDetermining who is a good doctor seems to be tricky- it's universally agreed that Paley is good, but there seems to be some disagreement over most of the others. Who do you consider the best?

In my opinion and research thus far, I would only consider;

- Dr Dror Paley

- Dr Robert Rozbruch

- Dr Donghoon Lee

- Dr Franz Birkholtz

- Dr Mangal Parihar

Of course, I may have overlooked some doctors for the procedure and I would advise you research further, read diaries and contact each doctor if you were to go through with the procedure.