Periactin Periactin is an appetite stimulant. As Russell-Silver dwarfs have very low body weights, this helps to gain fat tissue. This may seem ironic, as most Americans try to get rid of fat tissue, but fat tissue is a necessity and RSS individuals barely have any naturally. Often the Periactin accompanies growth hormone therapy. Gastrostomy Commonly called a G-tube, gastrostomy also helps to gain necessary weight.
Doctors often use it on only very young children.
Basically, it is a tube running into the stomach through which a machine can pump in food. Although this treatment may seem uncomfortable, the potential results can outweigh the minor discomforts. Both of these are used to correct asymmetry associated with Russell-Silver syndrome. Leg lengthening is a surgical procedurein which doctors cut the bone in the shorter limb, and then brace it with a small gap so that when the bone heals, it is longer. Shoe lifts offer a much simpler and cheaper alternative, but do not solve the problem entirely.