Interview with Dr. Janet Conway of Sinai Hospital - Cosmetic Limb Lengthening Surgery to Get Taller

[@EricaDancer7]

Thank you for letting me get to see Dr.Conway again! She was my surgeon for a bad bacterial infection in my leg years ago, I am forever grateful and thankful that she saved my life!

[@Cyborg4Life]

That's so awesome! So happy to hear you were able to have your leg treated - she's not only the Queen of limb lengthening but also head of bone and joint infection for a reason.

[@searcherT]

Hey Vic she is my doc too. Been to about 6 orthos in my life. Dr. Conway is it. Messed myself up walking my dog had 2 mal unions/non unions, Dr Conway she deserves all the credit ! I could thank her a million times and it would not be enough. Doc Conway is the pinnacle of skill crossed with all the kindness, compassion and heart one could ever ask for.

[@Cyborg4Life]

That's awesome to hear and I completely agree! She is a heaven-sent for patients who need deformity correction and or limb lengthening. Her attention to detail yet highly positive vibes is truly the best of the best. So cool to hear from others who's lives she's made better!

[@karimnourel-din-7412]

@@Cyborg4Life I'm making my mind now to change my direction to Dr .Conway Is she offers a therapist team Thanks Victor

[@Queennyla16]

Thanks again victor, another great interview. I have my consultation scheduled with Dr. Conway in september, and I cant wait.

[@Cyborg4Life]

Super excited for you. She'll take good care of you!

[@barrymcokiner69]

How's it going? Any updates?

[@FiftyPlusBeauty]

Hi Victor. Great interview! I am absolutely loving your channel. I am also a KZbinr with a mature beauty channel called Fifty Plus Beauty. Most importantly though I have a son who is short in stature at 5’8”. I know that being slightly shorter has always been a bit challenging for him in life. I have offered to give him a certain amount of money toward a surgery if he would like to do it. I have a question though I hope you can address on your channel as I think it would make a wonderful video. If you have already addressed this on your channel, please direct me to the correct video for this. My son and I live in Wichita Kansas and there are obviously probably no surgeons that do this. That means we will have to travel. I think a great video would be about the traveling aspect of having this type of surgery. I know Dr. Paley insists that patients stay down in Florida for I think three months. This doctor you are interviewing in this video I know she also recommends a stay but I’m not really sure how long she would want us to stay. I think if you would do a video about the whole issue of traveling and what that entails that would be a just wonderful video. It’s so funny. I just saw your channel maybe a week ago and learned that height improvement is an option. I was almost embarrassed to bring the idea up with my son because I didn’t want to hurt his feelings as he has only made a few comments over the years about the challenges of being shorter. When I got my courage up though and mentioned the possibility to him, he said he had just read about it for the first time two weeks ago! I think you and your channel are going to start getting a lot more attention as I really believe this whole area will be growing significantly. Thank you for bringing this information to everyone. And interesting part of the traveling video I think would be to explain the least amount of time you should stay in the locale of the surgeon and how it works trying to do much of the PT part in your home city. Also, about how often you generally need to fly back to see the doctor. There is a lot to the traveling issue and I think it would make some great videos. Maybe even interviewing each doctor or each good doctor about how they handle out of area patients. PS, I just finished the video and realize this doctor did say that she makes the patient stay through the lengthening process, but we are so knew it is that we don’t know how long that will take. Does that mean three months? That kind of thing.

[@Cyborg4Life]

Hi Beth thanks so much for reaching out. First of all it’s awesome that you are an amazing KZbinr gives me great inspiration to keep going and grow the channel. But even more than that you're an amazing mother who is willing to support her son through a procedure like this. Seriously, most parents are not supportive so it's refreshing to see how you are changing that. Now, regarding your son and him wanting to get statue anything done you’re right there’s not many surgeons in the Midwest that actually do this surgery let alone cosmetically for height alone. Therefore when you think about it the interview with most of the surgeons do you prefer the patient to stay on site however I am working on a new surgeon selection service with a few top lengthening surgeons in the US that do permit him to travel back home so long as he can send x-rays and do physiotherapy multiple times a week to stay flexible enough. Here is my site: cyborg4life.com/ (reach out via contact page) so that we can discuss this in more depth however I would like to also help suggest some specific advice for your son’s situation.

[@SA-Aries]

Please also take interviews of patients who get more inches than usual

[@AlexMartinez-vn8kh]

She seems like an amazing doctor very experienced. I’m interested in patients who get only one side lengthened and how they feel after the surgery and if the patient feels any difference in way of thinking. Which is not probable since my surgeon in Cali said it wasn’t so.

[@Cyborg4Life]

She may be another one who may know something but then again maybe not since she focuses on the bone and not the brain especially after patient is discharged within a few months

[@karimnourel-din-7412]

@@Cyborg4Life Hi Cyborg Pls Explain what u meant by she's focusing on bones instead of brain 🧠 , I'm confused? Thanks man

[@Cyborg4Life]

@@karimnourel-din-7412 He was asking a question about nerves and brain issues and I was just responding that she is an orthopedic not a neuro surgeon

[@maldives-joshuajoseph6032]

I like her voice : sounds a very kind-hearted person. My opinion !

[@SA-Aries]

Hi Victor, Am going to opt for this surgery in coming years, Dr.Conway said to streach. Please make a video for all the streaching excersises which one should do daily for best results in height. And which will stretch all the nerves and muscles of body. Daily Streaching execises with time. Thanks in advance

[@Cyborg4Life]

Sure yeah here is a video of some stretches I made for before surgery - kzbin.info/www/bejne/maPQZH6vqdN5iqc

[@tonystarkk_007]

Victor..The biggest question is how a pateint manages going to the bathroom after the surgery ?😰

[@Cyborg4Life]

Using assistance bars nearby and slowly sitting down and getting up. Really not that bad after developing a routine. You get used to it within 3-5days

[@cyaxares-median]

If you want to test how much inch u can get with this surgery , here is the simple example : My left Femur 48 cm and right Femur 48 cm too . 48 x 20 ÷ 100 = 9,6 So that means I can push 9,6 cm for each Femur leg , that's my safe limit (my ) 20% of ur bone height is safe . I heard this information from many doctors,like in this video doctor said same thing

[@Cyborg4Life]

Yup that's the theoretical math ... if only muscle length in real-life scenarios plays nicely with those calculations

[@PoliticalWatcher]

Dr Conway says you can leg lengthen twice with the internal rod. For example, for Stryde in femurs, first time lengthen femurs to 5cm. Then a year later, with Stryde still in femurs, break femurs a second time and lengthen again 3cm more for the full 8cm limit. However, the second time of lengthening, don't you have to pay another $90k+ in addition to the first time?

[@Cyborg4Life]

Great question and maybe not have to pay the full amount since the rods are already in there which saves a lot? I didn't think of that. But yeah, I suppose the benefit is to gain length you wouldn't have been able to otherwise and not have to go through a whole other segment like the tibia/fibula which is more complex than femurs - just my thoughts

[@PoliticalWatcher]

@@Cyborg4Life I heard somewhere (estimate, but not confirmed) that a pair of Stryde rods is about $35k. So even with a second time of lengthening, that's still over $60k. But if you just lengthen all 8cm the first time, you don't have to pay for that extra $60k+.

[@Cyborg4Life]

@@PoliticalWatcher Yeah that's true and I agree, hopefully everyone's muscles are flexible enough to attain 8cm without resistance to avoid a second surgery to hit the same goal

[@gj9157]

Great interview. Whats your opinion on getting both sections done(2.5in on all four sections)? Do you think its safe?

[@Cyborg4Life]

Thanks so yeah I think that would be reasonable to avoid muscle complications and maintaining proportions if that's a concern. But 5cm in femurs would also work saving time and money

[@gj9157]

@@Cyborg4Life Thats cool, I guess thats a smarter move for someone like me who wants a 5inch gain without high risk involved.

[@Cyborg4Life]

@@gj9157 Absolutely! Gaining height while retaining function is key.

[@BA-vj1qj]

I love your videos! I was wondering if it is possible to do simultaneous tibia and femur lengthening?

[@Cyborg4Life]

It is technically but not really recommended due to the chance of soft tissues getting maxed out sooner than if you separate the lengthenings. I appreciate the support!

[@harishk3533]

Hi Victor! Do you know how much Dr. Conway charges for Stryde Femurs?

[@Cyborg4Life]

I believe I've heard in the range of $95 to 98,000 USD but I can't confirm. They may want you to email their office to ask as I can't be sure sorry about that

[@Raka_WinNowHere]

Great interview vic! I have a question, is it possible to lengthen 7cm femur and 5cm tibia with STRYDE nail through quadrilateral procedure?? and also I heard that quadrilateral procedure would give you X-leg, is it true??

[@Cyborg4Life]

That should be okay but you would need to pick an experienced surgeon to monitor your progress along the way. I don't think knock knees would be an issue if they understand LL and not just putting nails in left and right

[@karimnourel-din-7412]

@R 888 Explain what u mean by X-Leg ?

[@Bossman-ln7fq]

@@karimnourel-din-7412 I think he means knock knees

[@karimnourel-din-7412]

@@Bossman-ln7fq it's bad or something worse for knees

[@muhammadarham1447]

Lol 💓 good interview . But i have an question does relaxin increase the pelvic size ,so we can increase sitting height . I have an second question will glucosamine sulphate increase sitting height by preventing the shrinkage of spine?

[@Cyborg4Life]

Glucosamine does help rebuild and remodel cartilage so I suppose it's possible some spinal discs are included here but I'd have to look into research to know for sure. Spinal decompression is always a great idea though - which keeps a healthy spine and I suppose could prevent excessive axial loading and retain your max height

[@muhammadarham1447]

Wyattprice7 😊 thanks

[@crayonjambe7515]

Sorry I wasn't too clear, did she use the ilizarov method or was it a different method?

[@Cyborg4Life]

No she used precice nail

[@theinvertedprotagonist]

Hi Vic. How many external LL surgeries has she performed?

[@Cyborg4Life]

Too many to count…

[@team3gaming749]

She said High Level athletes are affected by it so does that mean I can’t continue becoming a pro boxer/mma fighter if I get 5cm done on my femurs? I’m currently 18 years old and I wanted to get it done around 22.

[@Cyborg4Life]

If you got 5cm on your femurs you would most likely have no problems getting your athletic ability back as that is a very conservative amount for thigh bone. 5cm on tibias is much more difficult.

[@pankajrawat8569]

Hey Victor great video... Do you recommend going to Dr. Gioktas... I mean can we trust him. As he doesn't have that much testimony. Please tell me your honest opinion. (Would you have gone to the doctor if you haven't done the surgery yet?)

[@Cyborg4Life]

I think every doctor should have enough experience and both my doctor and Dr. G pass that test so you have to pick the one that suits you best.

[@gj9157]

Dr. Giotakis seems like a good choice. He also offers a more affordable price tag for the procedure. 27k for externals 45k for internal(precise nail) 65k for quad lengthening(all four sections) You can basically get two procedures done for less than one procedure in the U.S.

[@eliasali3248]

Where is Dr. Giotakis located?

[@eliasali3248]

@@gj9157 hey is Dr. Giotakis in the U.S.? Thanks!

[@pankajrawat8569]

@@eliasali3248 he operates from Greece and UK

[@jasongammash3365]

Hi, if the person has one femur shorter than the other by 4 cm and the tibia shorter by 1 cm. Is it possible to do both one go. or ignoring the 1 cm difference in the tibia since its only 1 cm .

[@Cyborg4Life]

Great question and although a surgeon could answer best I would say that it's most likely they could do both at the same time and possibly regard as a limb length discrepancy where insurance would cover a majority. But yes, they may also go with just the femur since it's the most significant.

[@indoj3395]

Bro are you walk properly now like you walk before the sergery or you feel any difference before or after the sergery

[@indoj3395]

And I am 5.6 feet can I grow 5 .10 by 1 sergery is it safe or I get some health problems in future after this surgery

[@Cyborg4Life]

Yeah I walk normally now took about 5 to 6 months to get to normal walking but takes more time for some people but usually no more than a year if within safe lengthening guidelines

[@vishnusuresh1128]

Can i have an 8 inch gain, becaiuse Im only 5 feet tall and Im 22☹️

[@yvesplacide5196]

Is it possible to get 10cm?

[@Cyborg4Life]

Through a few surgeries yes

[@cyaxares-median]

I've heard that some people's reach 10 cm from Femur leg . But I guess it depends on u, cause everyone has different body type

[@karimnourel-din-7412]

@Yves placid dr halil from 🇹🇷can add extra 10 cm from feumer you can search

[@adamsuleman6278]

Can you become a pro bodybuilder after LL and is that classed as world class athlete

[@Cyborg4Life]

I can't say as every patient is different. I had a discrepancy and it may be different for patients who lengthen to the max for cosmetic purposes. But if you lengthen conservatively 5-6cm femurs or 3-4cm tibias I don't see why not. But will it be worth it height wise

[@crayonjambe7515]

She said most of her patients are college students in their 20s. How are they affording that???

[@Cyborg4Life]

She was referring to discrepancies and if for cosmetic then most likely parents would help

[@skyflyers444]

Does any hollywood actor do this sergery

[@Cyborg4Life]

If they haven't yet, I'm sure the will eventually

[@sabi8564]

Can Increase 8 cm in one surgery?

[@Cyborg4Life]

Yes femurs if your doctor says so

[@sabi8564]

@@Cyborg4Life thank you