Regardless of how anyone perceives average height people wanting to get taller, at the end of the, do what makes you happy.
If celebrities who many regard to be the icons in terms of physical appearance can do nosejobs, chin-lifts, filler infections, boobjobs, average-height people choosing to do this surgery should be viewed no differently. All cosmetic procedures carry risks (even death: ) thus only discernible difference is that this surgery has a much longer recovery phase
Many of you complain being judged by society solely due to your height and having stereotypes attributed to your height by other people especially with women (i.e. short=weaker, can't protect women, napoleon complex). Well, with all the labels you place on average-height people wanting to do the surgery ( i.e. crazy, insecure, incel) are you acting any differently from society?
Discrimination Against Average-height Limb Lengtheners
Your views are nothing short of irrelevant. This is meant for the people who are on the fence about doing the surgery. What matters is the patient's happy after it's all done. And in my case, I couldnt be happier.
The majority may agree with you. It's try that this is one of the most morbid forms of cosmetic surgery. As with other cosmetic surgeries in the past, it is taboo. And just like those cosmetic procedures which have become well accepted today, Limb lengthening will too. Especially if the technologies continues to improve to make it more convenient and less taxing on the body and the demand from society increases
Because at the end of the day, although the majority would agree that this surgery is extreme, the same majority deep inside wish they were "just a bit taller". Remove the extremity involved like the external fixators and reduce the long term impact which may one day be possible, and I doubt this surgery would be viewed any differently form a nose job.
Oh yeah btw my flexibility and balance are virtually the same as they were before. I can't tell the difference between doing splits and yoga then and now.
As for stamina and strength I'll get back to you on that, but from the looks of things I'll be running and walking by the end of this year. Again, not much of a long term complication in my case at least. Appreciate the concern tho.
All I have to say is this forum is overrepresented by people who are below average and short. I've received many messages from average height people wanting to do the surgery who fear disclosing their height on this forum due to the backlash, so would rather message questions instead. So yes, the point of the discussion: please stop the hate against average height people who are interested in LL. Advice is welcome, unconstructive critisism and outright bashing shouldn't be.
And as for the so-called 'unsuccessfulness' in my case, dude, I walked 2 months post op without any support. Some of you who had your op years ago can't even walk properly until now and need stuff like Achilles lengthening etc. As for proportions, I'll post a pic soon, from my eyes it's not half as bad as other veterans like RGKey (no disrespect to him btw) So thank you for the concern but in terms of health I'm doing just fine
Yeah this surgery is no way as morbid as a sxx change
By overerepresented I mean too many people who are short to below average are the ones posting the most. They are the tip of the iceberg. There's an big group of average height people here silently gathering information without posting because the shorter people might start bashing them. This is reverse-heightism at its finest
BodyBuilder, now I see your point of view which is that you don't want people to take this surgery lightly with ids effects and all that. I truly respect that. But really in the hands of a competent surgeon if there are no major complications, I think people of any height will be able to SEE and appreciate the change in height. But how much of a difference people perceive us is highly subjective and doesn't solely depend on your initial height. But to say happiness isn't a real reason to be taller isn't justified
So I've had some time reflecting on this and reading the replies. I think I can to an extent conclude that there isn't outright discrimination here. But the double standards against average height people are palpable 
. Not from everyone though, many are supportive regardless of a persons initial height
Quote from: Body Builder on July 02, 2017, 10:04:44 PMBecause at 5.9 (or 5.85 during the most of the day to be honest) I still feel and see that my height is my weakest point.
I have a good face, I hit the gym frequent and have build a built body, I have a better than average job (no way I am rich though) and generally speaking I improved myself almost as much as I could but the only thing I am less than average is still my height. And on dating I see that it is so important that, although I am way better than the average man of my country in every aspect, I can't do a so nice first impression as taller dudes and most women are very strict with me saying that I am not as tall as they wished or that I would have been much better if I have been taller and all these. Also my ex gf uses to tease me about my height although I was way taller than her (she was 5.4) and huge compared to her now bf who is 6.1 btw.
So Christopher, unlike many tall people here, I imoroved anything I could and if you may, believe my words, I am better in almost any aspect than the average man.
But my lack of height, or to be more specific the lack of being comoletely average or even better 1-2 inch more than that, makes me feel worse than the average man in the eyes of many women out there and I really find it stupid to work so hard in all other aspects to compensate for the only thing I can't change physically.
So I don't want to continue compensate for anything and the only thing I lack, even not much as I still have successes in dating and in other aspects of my life, is height.
So the only way for me to feel complete and have more success with women who most of the times are obsessed about men's height is unfortunately another one LL.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a double-standard. In other words he's just saying in a lengthy way: other average height people dont deserve to do the surgery, but I DO. I don't care how you phrase it; 5' 9 to 5'11 is average in virtually all Western nations. At least I am capable of admitting that I did it just once for happiness. You can't even bring yourself to admit you're doing it twice for your ego (exhibited by the underlined quote)
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