LON Femur with Dr. Mustafa Uysal (Turkey) Feb-23-2022

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Quote from: MrJames on March 06, 2022, 02:53:18 PMHi,

I've been a registered member of this forum since 2019 and I'm thinking of growing taller like everyone else and I've been researching LL for 8-9 years.

Height: 158
Wingspan: 160
Age: 42
Weight: 72 kg
Goal: 7-8 cm

I don't smoke.

First of all, my initial post is going to be a bit long. because lengthening surgery is not like nose surgery. It is a very difficult, serious and major plastic surgery that concerns the remaining life of the human being.

I live in Turkey. I met with many doctors in Istanbul face to face and I was examined.
As people research height increase for a long time, they have a lot of technical knowledge.

pain between femur and tibia, bone union time, femur-tibia ratio, lon, scar etc.

There are many doctors in Turkey about height increase. Some doctors I met in Istanbul were very funny.

For example, there were doctors who said that we can LL 8 cm even from the tibia, without taking any X-rays.

But what I know is that making 8 cm from the tibia is very risky for health.
 They're talking without even knowing my femur-tibia ratio.

Unfortunately, as in most sectors, people's priority is money, they don't think about human health.
There are even those who write fake diaries to advertise doctors on this forum.

Because of this behavior of the doctors, I was afraid of the surgery and postponed it. Years passed with the dream of growing taller...

Then I met Gürkan in this forum. he has a lot of knowledge about height increase, he helped me a lot.
 Gürkan has not had surgery yet. He later had surgery. Having operated on himself, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Uysal.

When I researched the doctor, I saw in his CV that he received training on height increase and orthopedics in various countries. They also worked with Paley in the United States in 2012.

I saw the videos on YouTube where he was a guest on television channels.

The first city that comes to mind when Turkey is mentioned, Istanbul, most foreigners do not know about other cities. For example, there are very big hospitals and doctors in Ankara and Izmir.

Also, everybody knows big city = more people, more patients and more money. But big cities have big problems. Crowd, traffic, transportation, air pollution etc.

Also, the cities that do the surgery are not the hospitals.
important doctors.

The city of Sakarya, where the doctor lives, is 1 hour away from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen airport by car. It is a city with a small population and plenty of natural greenery.

The reason I am telling all this is that if a doctor is not necessarily in a known city, the perception that that doctor is not a good doctor is like this all over the world. Not everyone may want the troubles of the big city just to make more money.

I went to see the doctor with Gürkan.

He didn't do it like other doctors, he said, let's take a leg x-ray first, then we'll talk.
The doctor examined my X-ray films and said that the canal diameter of the femoral bone was narrow. He said that there will be a problem with standard nails and  can make you a custom nail, but there is no problem.

I was afraid it wouldn't be done but good news

then he laid me on the sick table and examined my legs.
leg angles, miscellaneous, etc. movements.

I made an appointment for the day of surgery.
my surgery date: February 23, 2022
Everything is ready now...

I would like to thank my friend Gürkan  for making me have this surgery.

If you are considering having a lengthening surgery, do not hesitate to contact Gürkan.

Gürkan (for forum message)
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?action=profile;u=6527

Gürkan (Instagram)
http://www.instagram.com/gurkancihannn

Gürkan's surgery diary:
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=64805.msg171611#msg171611

February 22: We talked to Gürkan before and met. He came and picked me up in his own vehicle. We went to the hospital together.

We came to the city, we wandered around a bit. It is a place with many cafes, restaurants and shops around. right in the center of the hospital.

We had dinner together before going to the hospital, it tasted good then we drank coffee together in another place and chatted.

We went to the hospital, we did the hospitalization procedures, I gave blood. Then I went to my own room, and we put my things together with Gürkan. Gürkan helped me in all these processes.

The nurse came, the patient put on my wristband and the vascular access was opened.

After the night, food and water are no longer allowed.

 I spent time with TV and then I fell asleep.
Tomorrow was the big day. there was excitement. I slept...

My surgical gown came in the morning, I changed my clothes. I'm ready now...

nurses came, we said goodbye to Gurkan...


The next ones are my surgery days, I hope it will be useful for everyone, thank you.

Note: Google translate was used for English, there may be wrong sentences.


Before surgery:
https://imgur.com/js41f01




https://imgur.com/wmU9mCH




Post Surgery:
https://imgur.com/k8lVqCj




MrJames, Hope you are ok. I have two questions:

1. Your x-rays show you did antegrade (proximal) femur nailing. Did you and Dr. Uysal talked about what kind of deformity that could happen with antegrade nailing ?

2. Does Dr. Uysal do retrograde (distal) femur nailing ?

Thanks.

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Quote from: Bob on March 15, 2022, 12:13:45 AM
MrJames, Hope you are ok. I have two questions:

1. Your x-rays show you did antegrade (proximal) femur nailing. Did you and Dr. Uysal talked about what kind of deformity that could happen with antegrade nailing ?

2. Does Dr. Uysal do retrograde (distal) femur nailing ?

Thanks.

For the femur,

 1) Retrograde or antegrade is a condition determined by the patient's condition.  Bone structure, patient's age, etc.  there are many factors.

 But as far as I know, it is difficult in terms of the Retrograde method and it can be a problem in terms of the knee.
 You know, the most important thing is that you don't have any other problems after the surgery.

 Also, you know, the longer the lengthening, the higher the health risks.  for example 8cm instead of 7cm.




 2) The doctor makes a retrograde, but this is not at the request of the patient.  Like I said, it varies from patient to patient.

 You need to see a doctor to find out

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Did your Dr. IT band release on you, if yes do you experience anything from the IT band release?

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Day 22:

Lengthened: 1,2 cm
(+/- may vary)

 I'm continuing with the lengthening. (without a break)
 I do my workouts regularly.
 After lengthening my right leg, there is tension, but it goes away with training.

 I have not needed a physiotherapist until now, I do the process myself.  Of course, this is something that varies from person to person.

 I do my dressings at intervals of 2 or 3 days.  No inflammation problems so far.
 This is why dressing is important.




Big version of picture:
https://imgur.com/hUmlRc7

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Quote from: Bob on March 16, 2022, 10:32:50 PMDid your Dr. IT band release on you, if yes do you experience anything from the IT band release?

When I go to the doctor for a checkup, I will ask about it.

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Day 25:

Lengthened: 1,55 cm
(+/- may vary)

I'm continuing with the lengthening.

 You can see the condition of my legs:


 

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Quote from: MrJames on March 20, 2022, 12:40:07 PMDay 25:

Lengthened: 1,55 cm
(+/- may vary)

I'm continuing with the lengthening.

 You can see the condition of my legs:


 

Hey ! Crazy Man 👌 What are you doing 😎

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Quote from: Blackwhite on March 20, 2022, 01:11:11 PMHey ! Crazy Man 👌 What are you doing 😎

  i'm lengthening

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Blackwhite, I follow your way... 

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Day 27:

Lengthened: 1,7 cm
(+/- may vary)

  I continue without a break.

 The pain in my left leg transferred to my right leg

 In this surgery, anything can happen from day to day.
 So don't worry about them.

 I did my dressing every 3 days today, there was a small bruise at the base of one nail on the right leg, but inflammation etc.  none.  I guess because of the coercion.

 The fact that the weather is still cold is good for this situation, as the temperature rises, the possibility of inflammation may increase.


I'm eating a lot of spinach these days, I'm like Popeye

 I'm trying to eat higher my daily calorie needs and more protein.


Painkillers are very variable from person to person.

I have used different painkillers for minor pains.
The most effective for me:

dexetoprofen + thiocolchicoside
(two in one medicine)

It's not a drug recommendation


 I have a doctor's checkup on March 29, let's see what my real lengthening value is.