Limb Lengthening Forum
Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: ThePotatoRage on July 07, 2015, 07:05:15 PM
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Doctors have been using the same method for years already.
The internal nail is still very expensive, the method takes long time recovery, can't promise full recovery and comes with a hard surgery and recovery, in general.
My question is this - do anyone of you know about new developments in the subject? New methods? New researches?
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An internal nail is being engineered in Finland that will hopefully hit the market relatively soon. Not sure of any other developments.
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An internal nail is being engineered in Finland that will hopefully hit the market relatively soon. Not sure of any other developments.
First of all thanks. What's new about this nail? What's making it special / better?
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i think the lengthening is pain free, as in when you turn the device to lengthen your legs, that's about it.
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First of all thanks. What's new about this nail? What's making it special / better?
It's too early to say. Here's the thread about it: http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=2262.0
My surgeon met with the engineering team of this nail at the ASAMI conference last year. But there's not yet a date for when it's supposed to be available.
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i think the lengthening is pain free, as in when you turn the device to lengthen your legs, that's about it.
The fact that people are still not sure about the answer is what makes me scare of this surgery. Not enough info, not enough former patients who's willing to talk.
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The fact that people are still not sure about the answer is what makes me scare of this surgery. Not enough info, not enough former patients who's willing to talk.
Former patients? The Finnish nail is not even on the market yet. It's a magnetic nail like the Precice so nothing new, we don't know if it's weight bearing.
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Former patients? The Finnish nail is not even on the market yet. It's a magnetic nail like the Precice so nothing new, we don't know if it's weight bearing.
I wasn't talking about the Finnish nail, I was talking about the surgery in general.
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I wasn't talking about the Finnish nail, I was talking about the surgery in general.
What you are saying is very true. Not many people talk about it. I know two people who did LL because one of their legs was shorter. Extremely painful but it was done about 10 years ago. Technogy is improving. I also know for sure that it gave them confidence.
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What you are saying is very true. Not many people talk about it. I know two people who did LL because one of their legs was shorter. Extremely painful but it was done about 10 years ago. Technogy is improving. I also know for sure that it gave them confidence.
But do you get what I'm saying? That walking towards a surgery like that when there's not much of information and people who are willing to talk about it, is pretty damn scary huh?
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But do you get what I'm saying? That walking towards a surgery like that when there's not much of information and people who are willing to talk about it, is pretty damn scary huh?
It's scary in a sense that you are heading to the unknown. Also it's a surgery and as most people say LL is like a box of chocolates, you don't know what you will get, or how your body will react. I know that feeling.
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It's scary in a sense that you are heading to the unknown. Also it's a surgery and as most people say LL is like a box of chocolates, you don't know what you will get, or how your body will react. I know that feeling.
I just think that It's sad and it doesn't have to be like that.
Most other surgeries today, even the most dangerous or silly ones - has tons of information on them, and a lot of former patients who's reporting and willing to talk, voice talks.