Overview
- Dhawan, in a Friday appearance on the Be A Man, Yaar! podcast, revealed that Lara was diagnosed with developmental dysplasia of the hip and shared that she is now recovering.
- He said doctors identified the condition at about 1.5 years after she struggled to walk or run and showed signs like one leg seeming shorter.
- She underwent a non-surgical reduction under anaesthesia, then wore a spica cast for roughly 2.5 months, and the cast is now off with a brace in place during follow-up care.
- He urged parents to seek a paediatric check if a child’s gait looks uneven or movement seems limited and noted that routine newborn screening is stronger in Western systems than in parts of India.
- He added that he may write a book about the journey to raise awareness that DDH—where the hip joint does not sit correctly in its socket—is highly treatable when caught early.