Leg lengthening?!
Question:
Leg lengthening?
a few Q's....
how much would it cost for a decent doctor to perform (i dont really want a back street butcher in a 3rd world country) - pref in america
how much can i grow by?
what problems can occur?
scarring?
how long prep time needed/ recovery time needed?
any other helpful info?
plz plz plz dont go on about be yourself and you dont need it. i do need it. no point in posting if thats all your gonna say
cheers in advance, chris
Answers:
I am not sure of the costs but the procedure is carried out a good deal in Japan - where height is considered an important part of someone's social and business standing. As such you might do well to look at prices there - certainly not thrid world surgeons - but perhaps more experienced then ones in other countries.
Oddly enough there was a film (cannot recall which) that had the main character go through this - and it was pretty much spot-on for accuracy.
In short the bones are broken sometimes both below AND above the knees, the bones are then tapped and fitted with metal rods which then link "the two halves" together again.
Every so often, you turn the little adjusters a minute amount (perhaps a tenth of a mm) and wait for the muscles / skin / sinews / nerves / ligaments to lengthen. Ultimately, you of course allow the bones to knit back together again.
More than that I do not know - but good luck in your persuit of your goals - and try a bit of a look at Japanese specialists.
Kind regards
Mark