This "comfort height" toilet seat is 17 or 18 inches high ... Because I’ve had hip surgery, I cannot bend down low without the risk of dislocating my hip. We had to get a “raised” toilet seat.

My mother had a total hip replacement (THR) 20 years ago, at age 50, just after my dad had died of a brain tumour. She would say, ‘at least this hip problem is not life threatening’. ... but with a ...

Hip-replacement technique gets patients back on their feet sooner ... seat or a bench to increase their safety there. And as well, some individuals may benefit from a raised toilet seat," she said.