Realistic/Conservative Recovery Time for Tibias

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Quote from: aspirant185 on January 22, 2016, 02:50:59 PMHow much did you increase your Femurs ?

Man, it would be close to insane to break your femurs one more time to add 2 cm and pay Guichet 70k more. Are you crazy

Just contact another top doctor, go to Betz or Monegal or Dr. Franz in South Affrica, they are at the same price range , you can comfortably get 4-5 cm on your tibias, look proportionate, pay less.....why would you pay 70k more for 2 cm and break your barely healed bones again

Dude...it is not 70K to re-do the femurs. It's about 20K-25K max. Still a lot of money for one inch of height...but the main draw is the super fast recovery, having the comfort of knowing it's Dr. G (with whom I already have a rapport), etc. I would NEVER entertain the notion of 1 inch for 70K!

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Yellowspike did you ask paco about his experience? He did 6cm's on his tibias with Dr. Monegal, perhaps could help you out.
I personally woudln't risk splitting my patella for 3-4cm's if I was you but obviously you know best what's good for you.
Your proportions will be kinda bad anyways so doing 2cm's more on your femurs would be cheaper, faster and safer.

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Quote from: Alittletooshort on January 22, 2016, 07:28:24 PM
Your proportions will be kinda bad anyways so doing 2cm's more on your femurs would be cheaper, faster and safer.

What do you mean? My torso/leg proportions can handle easily 5cm more height...its my femur/tibia proportions I'm most concerned about.

And yeah you're right. That's why 2cm more on femurs sounds great...faster, cheaper, and safer. The ONLY issue is proportions. But just knowing that I'd be about 5'9" at night...I'd worry less about the shoes I'm wearing, and be right around the height where you start to really blend in height wise.

If only there was a better way to do tibias.

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Quote from: YellowSpike on January 22, 2016, 07:39:43 PMWhat do you mean? My torso/leg proportions can handle easily 5cm more height...its my femur/tibia proportions I'm most concerned about.

And yeah you're right. That's why 2cm more on femurs sounds great...faster, cheaper, and safer. The ONLY issue is proportions. But just knowing that I'd be about 5'9" at night...I'd worry less about the shoes I'm wearing, and be right around the height where you start to really blend in height wise.

If only there was a better way to do tibias.

How much did you lengthen by now? 6.5 or somerhing like that? So 3-4 would make you 10cm's taller and I haven't seen anyone with good proportions after such an amount, that's why I said kinda bad anyways.
I have to say that I'm very conservative about porportions so others might be ok with somerhing I consider unacceptable.
Femurs can be hidden quit easily, just wear your pants slightly lower and no one will be able to tell. Doing tibias internally are not only a waste of money but they also have no advantage when it comes to recovery or your knee health (compared to LON or externals), 2cm's more on your femurs should be a walk in the park compared to this.
I woudln't do anything if a Dr. like Guichet advises me against it, I'm sure he knows better than any  member here. Just imagine wasting 2 years of your life and splitting your patella twice for just 4 cm's (I didn't even include the amounts of money you'd have to spend).

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Quote from: Alittletooshort on January 22, 2016, 07:56:30 PMHow much did you lengthen by now? 6.5 or somerhing like that? So 3-4 would make you 10cm's taller and I haven't seen anyone with good proportions after such an amount, that's why I said kinda bad anyways.
I have to say that I'm very conservative about porportions so others might be ok with somerhing I consider unacceptable.
Femurs can be hidden quit easily, just wear your pants slightly lower and no one will be able to tell. Doing tibias internally are not only a waste of money but they also have no advantage when it comes to recovery or your knee health (compared to LON or externals), 2cm's more on your femurs should be a walk in the park compared to this.
I woudln't do anything if a Dr. like Guichet advises me against it, I'm sure he knows better than any  member here. Just imagine wasting 2 years of your life and splitting your patella twice for just 4 cm's (I didn't even include the amounts of money you'd have to spend).

I did 7cm, possibly a bit more (7.3cm max). My height seems to have increased by about this much, as well.

If only my starting height were an inch or two more...I'd be golden right now...but yeah...I agree with you. I take Dr. Guichet's advice VERY seriously. He is turning away a ton more of my money from doing tibias (he does tibias in small amount of circumstances) and telling me that they take very long to heal, even for small lengthening amounts.

So my choices might just be my current height or an inch more with slightly (more?) effed up proportions. My proportions are fine now, but I don't know...I feel like I'm in a no-win situation. It sucks.

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May I ask why you don't want to do externals? The damage overall is less and if you just want to lengthen 4 cms, it should take around 6-8 months total. The tib-fem props will be much better this way. IMO either do tibs or don't do anything at all - 1 inch isn't big of a difference anyways

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Quote from: YellowSpike on January 22, 2016, 08:11:16 PMI did 7cm, possibly a bit more (7.3cm max). My height seems to have increased by about this much, as well.

If only my starting height were an inch or two more...I'd be golden right now...but yeah...I agree with you. I take Dr. Guichet's advice VERY seriously. He is turning away a ton more of my money from doing tibias (he does tibias in small amount of circumstances) and telling me that they take very long to heal, even for small lengthening amounts.

So my choices might just be my current height or an inch more with slightly (more?) effed up proportions. My proportions are fine now, but I don't know...I feel like I'm in a no-win situation. It sucks.

One inch is nothing. You're more concerned with the number than the actual height increase.. (E.g. "I need to be an inch taller because according to statistics that's the average height"). Go and stand in front of someone that is 2cm-2.5 taller than you, it's an INCH. You really think that one INCH is life changing or even noticeable?

If you want to do this, make it worth your time and do Tibias.. Guichet's specialty is femurs so that's why he favours them. Many people have done tibs and come out the other end fine.. Take Medium Drink of Water for example. I think he did 7cm?

Do the 4-5cm on your TIBS. You'll never look back on this again.. 4-5cm is very conservative and gets you to that place you want to be.

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Quote from: Deads on January 23, 2016, 07:11:27 AMOne inch is nothing. You're more concerned with the number than the actual height increase.. (E.g. "I need to be an inch taller because according to statistics that's the average height"). Go and stand in front of someone that is 2cm-2.5 taller than you, it's an INCH. You really think that one INCH is life changing or even noticeable?

If you want to do this, make it worth your time and do Tibias.. Guichet's specialty is femurs so that's why he favours them. Many people have done tibs and come out the other end fine.. Take Medium Drink of Water for example. I think he did 7cm?

Do the 4-5cm on your TIBS. You'll never look back on this again.. 4-5cm is very conservative and gets you to that place you want to be.

An inch makes more of a difference than you're giving it credit for. Not a one inch lift (which don't actually increase your height by a full inch)...but an actual inch of height, while not earth shattering by any means, is visible. 5'9" guys are at the low end of average and blend in better than I do at 5'8". '

And, to be totally honest, this is just me bargaining with myself. I don't know if I'll ever have the time to do tibias. They take a very long time to heal, even with small lengthening amounts. That, and they are more prone to complications. So while I agree 4cm on tibias is the better long-term option, I maybe have to settle for less in my femurs (but proportions may force me out of that, still have to think about it and talk to Dr. G more). 

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Quote from: Deads on January 23, 2016, 07:11:27 AMOne inch is nothing. You're more concerned with the number than the actual height increase.. (E.g. "I need to be an inch taller because according to statistics that's the average height"). Go and stand in front of someone that is 2cm-2.5 taller than you, it's an INCH. You really think that one INCH is life changing or even noticeable?

If you want to do this, make it worth your time and do Tibias.. Guichet's specialty is femurs so that's why he favours them. Many people have done tibs and come out the other end fine.. Take Medium Drink of Water for example. I think he did 7cm?

Do the 4-5cm on your TIBS. You'll never look back on this again.. 4-5cm is very conservative and gets you to that place you want to be.

Thats not the way to do it, rather get shoelifts of 2,5 cm to try to feel it.

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Quote from: westercoasten on March 30, 2016, 10:48:39 PMThats not the way to do it, rather get shoelifts of 2,5 cm to try to feel it.

I made a vow to never, ever wear shoe lifts again...and I'm not going back on that. So for me, doing an inch on tibs is the only option. Kinda sucks to have to break my ankles for an inch, but hey, at least my recovery shouldn't be that bad.

But for those who are saying it doesn't make a difference, it does. Every single inch between 5'7 and 5'10 is almost its own individual league (and when you're at 5'10" and up, you're completely safe at that point, unless dealing with extreme heightist b*tches, which you don't want anyway).