Interview with Dr. Gdalevitch on Limb Lengthening

In this interview with Dr. Marie Gdalevitch from Montreal, Canada she revealed several hidden tricks of the trade that has made her limb lengthening practice so successful over the years. 

Her passion for seeing her patients live happier lives complements her limb lengthening protocols thus ranking her among the high-caliber limb-lengthening greats.

Time-Stamps for Interview with Dr. Gdalevitch:

1:45 – Dr. Gdalevitch’s interest in Limb Lengthening

3:10 – Determining how much length a patient can get

5:45 – Quadrilateral leg lengthening timeline + proportion & arm lengthening

6:30 – Proportion of quadrilateral lengthening

7:10 – Pre-Surgery Prep

7:45 – Muscle Releases

7:55 – Time between surgeries for Quadrilateral Lengthening

8:20 – Device Removal for Quadrilateral Lengthening

8:50 – Canadian citizen patients’ nail removal is covered

9:40 – Average # of LL procedures she’s done since starting her practice

11:00 – Advantages of LL technology (Internal nails vs. External frames)

13:30 – Complication Prevention

14:30 – No Cosmetic LL Complications to date

14:45 – Psych evaluation for gathering more patient information

15:50 – Physiotherapy options

16:35 – Prophylactic measures taken to prevent embolisms and other internal problems

17:30 – Stopping Lengthening and Botox can be used to prevent problems

18:00 – Staying local for Physiotherapy

18:50 – Preparing Financial Funds for Complications

20:10 – Weightbearing for bone-healing improvements

21:35 – Stem Cells for healing

22:50 – Pain Management (Age, Surgery timeline, Lengthening timeline)

24:45 – Pain Prescription Protocol

26:45 – Body Proportion Analysis Assessment & Arm Lengthening

27:40 – Arm lengthening

28:20 – Rehab and Recovery for semi-distant patients

30:30 – Resuming lifting and athletics post-LL…conservative is key

33:10 – How to reach out and contact Dr. Gdalevitch

34:10 – Final words to prospective LL patients

Contact information for Dr. Gdalevitch: 

Setup consultation:

1. Site: http://drmarieg.com/

2. Email: [email protected]