Guest guest Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 Hi all..my son is seeing an orthopedic surgeon and he wants to do leg lenghtening in a fiew years. My son is 5, 26lbs, 37 inches and has a 2.8 cm discrepency in his legs. Has anyone ever under gone this? mom to owen..rss, 26 lbs, 37 inchs, assymetric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Dear , You could probably find lots of counsel on this on another listserve on Yahoo called 'Dwarfism'. It is a controversial subject there, since it is used on Achondroplastic dwarfs to bring them up to average height. There are people on that list who have chosen to use the procedure. I also suspect if you signed on to Parents of Little People 2, you could get answers, as well. Conny, 's great aunt and mother to Kim, an achon > Hi all..my son is seeing an orthopedic surgeon and he wants to do leg > lenghtening in a fiew years. My son is 5, 26lbs, 37 inches and has a > 2.8 cm discrepency in his legs. Has anyone ever under gone this? > > > > mom to owen..rss, 26 lbs, 37 inchs, assymetric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 - I have the name of a mother whose 16 year old son just underwent the surgery. Unfortunately, as many people have found, it is an extremely painful and very long-process surgery & recovery. So, on that note, I am not sure that Curtis, the son, is very positive abot the surgery right now -- he may be in 3-6 months when the pins are done being tightened and they are out, etc. His mom is very willing to talk to anyone, so email me privately if you would like to correspond with her. > Hi all..my son is seeing an orthopedic surgeon and he wants to do leg > lenghtening in a fiew years. My son is 5, 26lbs, 37 inches and has a > 2.8 cm discrepency in his legs. Has anyone ever under gone this? > > > > mom to owen..rss, 26 lbs, 37 inchs, assymetric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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