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Quote from: ItsMyLife on February 19, 2015, 08:40:04 AMjust to chime in..

how plausible are these non-surgical scar treatment modalities? eg, cortisone/5-FU/kenalog injections, chemical peels for the colouring, AHA/BHA creams to apply, kligman's formula or retin-A for the colouration, etc

None of those are actually going to make the scars into thin white lines like excision does.  I don't have any experience with any of those methods.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on February 19, 2015, 04:44:37 PMNone of those are actually going to make the scars into thin white lines like excision does.  I don't have any experience with any of those methods.

Yup excision might be the best bet.. but those modalities are pretty powerful. I had some puncture scars from liposuction.. hypertrophic. Steroid injections do wonders. then fade them with retin -A and all.

Regarding plyometrics, what was the problem? was it the muscles get sore and tired easily? that really sucks... Also, any issue with muscle response time after so many years?? Do you think, if you really wanted, you could do plyometrics and gradually build up?

Thank you for offering your perspectives after so long your surgery... You are very kind and helpful.

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Did you have inconvenient stuff happen to you such as vomiting or perhaps catching a flu? Never?

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Quote from: ItsMyLife on February 19, 2015, 06:38:49 PMYup excision might be the best bet.. but those modalities are pretty powerful. I had some puncture scars from liposuction.. hypertrophic. Steroid injections do wonders. then fade them with retin -A and all.

Regarding plyometrics, what was the problem? was it the muscles get sore and tired easily? that really sucks... Also, any issue with muscle response time after so many years?? Do you think, if you really wanted, you could do plyometrics and gradually build up?

Thank you for offering your perspectives after so long your surgery... You are very kind and helpful.

Yeah, when I try those jumping exercises I'm slow and get fatigued really quickly.  I don't know if I could gradually build up or not.  I'm not a fan of high-impact exercises in the first place.  Right now I'm doing HASfit's HIIT workouts which only have a little plyo in them.

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Quote from: KirP1 on February 19, 2015, 04:41:43 PMhey medium , do you think one person could run 50 meters in less than 8 seconds if he has done LL with longer tibias than femurs?

LL didn't affect my top speed, it affected my endurance.  So if that person could do it before I think they could still do it after.

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Endurance how so? That's a bit of a concern because I'm a long distance runner

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on February 19, 2015, 09:52:38 PMYeah, when I try those jumping exercises I'm slow and get fatigued really quickly.  I don't know if I could gradually build up or not.  I'm not a fan of high-impact exercises in the first place.  Right now I'm doing HASfit's HIIT workouts which only have a little plyo in them.

Thanks MDOW. I will speak to more doctors regarding loss of athletic abilities.

You mentioned that muscle reaction time is slower?? Ie, the nerve fibres are not as active? Just wanna confirm did I get you right.

You seem to have a rather average starting tibia length, similar to mine. So if you did 7.5 cm and had problems with athleticism, I might decide to stop at 6-7 cm instead.

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MDoW some people have been talking of aging rapidly during the surgery. Did you notice anything like that?

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Quote from: Uppland on February 28, 2015, 01:05:31 AMMDoW some people have been talking of aging rapidly during the surgery. Did you notice anything like that?

Not at all, that's just crazy talk.

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Quote from: ItsMyLife on February 20, 2015, 03:32:45 AMYou mentioned that muscle reaction time is slower?? Ie, the nerve fibres are not as active? Just wanna confirm did I get you right.

It's not the nerve fibers or anything like that.  It's just that a longer leg is more difficult to move.  Imagine swinging a baseball bat.  Now imagine that the bat is 3" longer.  The bat is going to be more unwieldy and harder to swing.  That's what happened to my legs.  It's an anatomical issue.