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Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: lovinglonglegs on January 28, 2023, 10:37:18 PM

Title: leg difference after all procedures
Post by: lovinglonglegs on January 28, 2023, 10:37:18 PM

can there be difference between your two legs after you've done all the surgery and lengthening procedure, even if you did your best to correctly lengthen each?
have you heard of any such cases?

Title: Re: leg difference after all procedures
Post by: Medium Drink Of Water on January 28, 2023, 11:35:11 PM

Proably a little.  It's not perfect science.

Title: Re: leg difference after all procedures
Post by: lovinglonglegs on January 29, 2023, 03:35:37 AM

did you have such difference (even if it's only little?)

or have you seen such cases? what's next if it happens

Title: Re: leg difference after all procedures
Post by: lessthanavg8300 on January 29, 2023, 01:54:07 PM

Quote from: lovinglonglegs on January 28, 2023, 10:37:18 PM

can there be difference between your two legs after you've done all the surgery and lengthening procedure, even if you did your best to correctly lengthen each?
have you heard of any such cases?

Almost everyone has a discrepancy of some sort off the bat.  Youll learn yours when you do it and they take x-ray measurements.  Mine was off 1CM.  Once you get to like 2CM or something its medically called a leg discrepancy.

During LL you can choose to close the discrepancy.  I will close mine by 50%.  I dont want to close it all the way because I think its going to make learning to walk even harder with that change and it makes the lengthening period longer.  Half a centimeter is so small anyway.