Not everyone was lucky enough to have high growth and long beautiful legs. Most of those who are not lucky enough to acquire model parameters from nature have already accepted this. But if the disproportion in the length of the legs and torso is too large, or low growth caused psychological problems, it is possible to extend the legs.
Methods of lengthening the legs
If you have not yet completed the period of bone growth, there is a chance to increase growth with hormonal therapy and exercise. To check up, at what stage of development the organism is, you can by the hand of the left hand, if you are right-handed, or right, if left-handed. For this, the doctor will analyze the x-ray image of the non-dominant brush. If the bone growth zones are not yet closed, you have the opportunity to grow yourself! Naturally, not without the help of medical staff. If the bones have already stopped growing, the only way out is to lengthen the legs. To date, this procedure is done in two ways:
- with the help of Ilizarov's apparatus;
- by the method of Bliskunov.
Extension of the legs with Ilizarov's apparatus
This method is used most often, but it is also difficult to call it simple and painless. A man who has decided to lengthen his legs, needs the iron willpower and courage. The duration of the procedure for each leg is 3-4 months, and the process of rehabilitation after the final extension is sometimes up to six months. In some clinics, they prefer to carry out surgery first on one leg, and after healing, on the other. The elongation can be divided into the following stages:
- Diagnosis, determination of the maximum value on which growth can be increased (10-15% of the original bone length at which the operation is performed).
- Surgical dissection of the hard shell of the small and large tibia, if the calves are lengthened, and the femur, if part of the leg is above the knee.
- In the fracture, Ilizarov's apparatus is inserted, which is fixed with the help of spokes.
- 2-3 days after the operation, the patient begins to twist the screws of the leg extension device to begin the process of stretching the bone tissue and creating a callus at the fracture site, which later takes on a load. On the day, the bone can be lengthened by 1 mm.
- After 2-3 months the device is removed, and the period of physiotherapeutic procedures and rehabilitation begins. At this time, it is possible to operate the second leg.
Elongation of the legs by the method of Bliskunov
Elongation of the legs by the method of Bliskunov - implantation of a telescopic titanium rod into the bone cavity - is practically not carried out nowadays, since this is a very dangerous procedure. The recovery period after it can last for years, and the result does not always justify expectations. However, there is something to be afraid of and those who decide on the method of Ilizarov. During the remaining life, the people undergoing surgery will suffer from rheumatic pain in the bones, they fall into the risk zone associated with cancer and tuberculosis of bones , they should be especially careful to avoid injuries.