Leg lengthening surgery. Help me decide.

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I am 5'9", but I strongly believe that my thigh should be about 2 inches longer to be in proportion to the rest of my body. Achieving this will of course make me 5'11", which itself would make me very happy.

The main issue for me is price. I am so confused by the huge variation in price, ranging from $8000 in China to $150,000 in USA:

http://www.shortsupport.org/Health/Leg-Lengthening/hospitals.html

Where should I go to get this done? If I contact any of them, they will all say that they will get the job done for me. Should I go with the middle prices ($30,000, which is the most I will pay) to get a get a good balanced feeling of results and cost? Or go to China to save as much money as possible and cross my fingers?
 
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You are asking should you risk your health for the lowest possible cost? :confused:
 
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$100 and you can get some platform shoes.:D

Seriously, is that 2 inches in height really that important to you? Keep in mind the pain and possible future complications.
 
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Spend your $30 grand in the horizontal position. Height will not matter and I guarantee that you will come out happy.
 
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I wonder if the body actually retains that extra bone or does it slowly revert back to a preprogrammed size or dimension? It would suck to find that out the hard way.
 
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Is it for one leg (ie. are you hobbled) or two (you just want to be taller)? Five Nine is NOT short. You are foolish to go through such major and risky surgery, for two measley inches that no one but you would even notice.
 
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Here is a yahoo article I found, suggesting that the USA prices are way too high because India's cost is only 25% of USA's:

Has anyone gotten limb lengthening surgery?
or known someone who has? how much did it cost, how many inches did you get, and what technique did you use?

oh, and where did you get it done?
2 months ago
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IMPORTANT: i am NOT looking for opinions here. i don't care if you think i shouldn't get it. i've already decided anyway. all i want are facts. information. unless you have something relevant to say, don't. it's NOT only for cosmetic reasons, but even if it was it's my body and i've given it a lot more thought than you have. please answer only if you have an actual ANSWER.
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Have you considered medical treatment and surgical help for this in India? My cousin got her surgery from a company called Forerunners Healthcare in India.
She just paid 25% of the amount she was quoted in USA.

Forerunners Healthcare is very famous in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines. I have read a lot of their patient stories also. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low cost, as all types of medical treatment and surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that your medical treatment and surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.
http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
Hope this helps.
 
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WTF... they can do that?
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They break the bones to make them longer. Pretty painful I would expect.
 
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My latest thoughts are for Egypt, because it is only $15,000 for both legs, stretched 2 to 3 inches, and the doctor has done over 1000 of these over 12 years:

Cairo International Center of Limb lengthening and reconstruction
Leg lengthening surgeries are performed at a new state-of-the-art hospital. The cost is averages $US 15,000. Services include transportation to and from the airport, satellite TV, and Internet access.

Physician:
Dr. Yasser Elbatrawy, General Director
Lecturer of Orthopedic Surgery
Chief of Ilizarov surgery unit at Elzahraa University Hospital
Dr. Elbatrawy received the following training in leg lengthening procedures:
Two years fellowship with Dr. Maurizio Catagni, a pioneer of Ilizarov surgery and the founding member of ASAMI, Lecco, Italy.
One year fellowship with Dr. Paley and Dr. Herzenberg, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Advanced Diploma in Ilizarov surgery, Ilizarov Institute, Kurgan, Russia.
One year in Ulm, Germany.
Member of ASAMI International since 1996.
Member of ASAMI North America since 1999
Dr. Elbatrawy and his staff have completed over 1,000 successful lengthening procedures since 1996. An FDA approved and CE certified version of the Ilizarov external fixator device is used for the lengthening process.
Dr. Elbatrawy's service is very popular because of good results and low costs. Six people contacted Short Persons Support and reported good to excellent results following surgery by Dr. Elbatrawy. Five of them report that the procedure was performed in an operating theatre with modern medical equipment and that staff are friendly and helpful. The fifth patient reported that the medical staff is terrible, the facility old and run down and pain management is inadequate.
 
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Don't be so insecure...
 
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Hey its a free country, we can say what we like. And, you can fuck up your body if you like. I think you're an idiot for doing this, and that's fine. You can still do it. You can ignore us for calling you an idiot, and we can ignore your demand that we stop giving our opinions. So long as the mods don't care, I can call you anidiot quite freely. You are also welcome to tell me to fuck off and mind my business. Its a cool system!
 
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Hyperdog, you should watch a documentary called Short and Male by Howard Goldberg, some of it is available on YouTube, it shows the intensity of what it means to go through this surgery. By the way, the average height for Canadian guys is 5'10. I would suggest staying away from this.
 
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Hyperdog in all sincerity have you ever had a broken bone? I had a small bone broke in my hand about 20 years ago, I had it set and properly taken care of. To this day sometimes I feel some pain in that area, briefly then it goes away. I don't know what it would be like if it was large leg bone. You might want to talk to a post op person to see what things are like down the road.

With that said you should go to country where the doctors are accountable. I don't think China is the answer. You only live once and you don't want to spend the next part of you life hobbling through it.
 
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hunter001 said:
Hyperdog in all sincerity have you ever had a broken bone? I had a small bone broke in my hand about 20 years ago, I had it set and properly taken care of. To this day sometimes I feel some pain in that area, briefly then it goes away. I don't know what it would be like if it was large leg bone. You might want to talk to a post op person to see what things are like down the road.

With that said you should go to country where the doctors are accountable. I don't think China is the answer. You only live once and you don't want to spend the next part of you life hobbling through it.
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I have had a number of broken bones over the years, and they ALL hurt occasionally. It is also VERY rare for them to ever be 100% again.
 
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If they fuck this operation up you could have all kinds of health troubles for the rest of your life.
No guarantee you would even walk properly again or without pain
I am less than 5"9" & can understand your desire to be 6'
But there is no way in hell I would let any sawbones try and lengthen my legs
Let alone some quack in India

Be happy with who you are!!!!
 
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hyperdog said:
Here is a yahoo article I found, suggesting that the USA prices are way too high because India's cost is only 25% of USA's:

Has anyone gotten limb lengthening surgery?
or known someone who has? how much did it cost, how many inches did you get, and what technique did you use?

oh, and where did you get it done?
2 months ago
Additional Details
2 months ago

IMPORTANT: i am NOT looking for opinions here. i don't care if you think i shouldn't get it. i've already decided anyway. all i want are facts. information. unless you have something relevant to say, don't. it's NOT only for cosmetic reasons, but even if it was it's my body and i've given it a lot more thought than you have. please answer only if you have an actual ANSWER.
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Yahoo answers isn't really the best source of medical information, it's essentially a forum where anyone can post and just like Terb just about anyone and everyone does post.

It's your body and you can do as you choose but when making such a huge decision it's always best to be thorough in your research, invest your time into learning about the surgery and really learn about it. If that means taking a few months to brush up on your biology then do so, you don't want to walk into a hospital in another country and go ahead with something that you aren't comfortable with because it truly is how you are going to live the rest of your life; will you live comfortable and happy or in pain and miserable? It matters, be as thorough as you can and keep researching until you are an expert on the topic.

If you do not have access to the online medical journals I am sure someone on terb will assist you just do a basic search and find relevant articles and ask.
I took a quick peek at the information you posted and the Doctor in Egypt you are looking at seems to perform one type of surgery so I'd start with it and read up on it and it's success and failure rates and then find another one to compare.
Some keywords to search would be Ilizarov external fixator device, distraction ostogenisis tibia, and with what appears to be high rates of complications I'd probably start searching for those as well starting with incidences of Bone infection (osteomyelitis). Perhaps one of the Dr's or medical professionals on the board would have some better suggestions of what to search, I just picked these keywords as they led me to some interesting articles which were on point and of course linked to others that followed suit.

I don't know anything about this surgery and hope that as you do your research you'll let us know what you learn and decide, from what I've read in the few minutes I took to search for information for this response I was very surprised by the process and a little scared too.
It's your body to do as you please but it sounds like a very painful and difficult surgery and I do hope you weigh all the risks carefully and don't let money influence your decision.
 
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"the exact biological mechanism is not completely understood" according to the Youtube video. If I'm you i'm either waiting a few years until all the data is in in this procedure or actually talking to some of the people who have been through it.



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