Interested in leg lengthening

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Hello

Im new to this forum and the whole concept of leg lengthening. Im interested in doing a leg lengthening myself. Im a 26 years old male and my height is 163cm so reaching close to 170cm would be great. I do have a few questions tho.


1. How long does it usually take from first contact with doctor to surgery?

2. Will the bones become weaker when the process is over? i mean if i can continue with weightlifting at the gym for example?

3. My arm-span(170cm) is longer than my height, is this god or bad for the overall looks when having a leg lengthening?

4. How long will i realistically be off from work?


Best regards

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1. Depends on the doctor
2. If all goes ok, then the bone should be as strong as before and you can continue weight lifting after achieving full consolidation
3. It's great that your arm span is longer than your height
4. Depends on the doctor, method and yourself.

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Thank you very much for the fast reply. I have been looking into Dr.Guichet and it seems like you have experience with him, how long did you wait? how long were you off from work/daily life?

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1- Depends, I stayed 3 weeks in Milan for weight training, pre op exams and crutches/walking training. Other people I know only went for the surgery, and did everything elsewhere.

2. I took a year off from med school because I had no other choice. Now I'm back to social life, I would say I was more less functional 3 months after surgery and by 4 months post op I was walking normally. Now I am 5 months post op and do everything as before except running and weight lifting.

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Very interesting, how much does this surgery cost, roughly?

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I have another question. I have been working out at the gym the past 2 years, strength lifting to be specific. For my bodyweight i can lift pretty heavy. Is this good or bad when considering LL? should i stop working out?

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Quote from: tallertree on August 13, 2017, 02:07:23 PMI have another question. I have been working out at the gym the past 2 years, strength lifting to be specific. For my bodyweight i can lift pretty heavy. Is this good or bad when considering LL? should i stop working out?

It doesn't matter. It will make lengthening a little harder due to more muscles but it will decrease muscle loss so your consolidation will be a little faster.

But generally speaking, all these play a very little role.

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LLSouthAmerica,

By "walking normally" at 4 months are you implying that your gait was completely back to normal?
Because I read in some diaries that it can take up to almost a year for one's walking gait to return to normal.

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Quote from: Frogger on August 13, 2017, 08:29:53 PMLLSouthAmerica,

By "walking normally" at 4 months are you implying that your gait was completely back to normal?
Because I read in some diaries that it can take up to almost a year for one's walking gait to return to normal.

What I meant is that at 4 months I was able to walk to the point that nobody would think I had surgery = no limp. I remember that at that time my gait would revert to being weird if I stayed seated for a long time or if I did too much training. This reduced a lot until now (almost 6 months post op). I don't feel normal however.

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Just out of curiousity are you still on the forums because you are planning on another surgery or are you just supporting the current members here and checking up on news?