how will i look after LL

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okay I have done 2 mockups of myself, one after doing 10cm, 5cm per leg, the other one after 5cm LL, in both of these i am wearing a 2cm lift in my shoes, this mockup is with clothes on which i think is a better representation of how people view me 99% of the time.

so the 10cm mockup puts me at 176.5cm, the 5cm 171.5cm, both these figures take into account the 2cm lift.

for the 10cm mockup that would put me at about 10cm taller than my wingspan if I was to stand barefoot.

if you saw a person like this, would you think anything of it?

now here is a side by side one comparing the 10cm with the 5cm, when you view it like this the 2nd picture looks way more natural i think, surprisingly the longer tibs of the 5cm picture is not noticable at all, obivously in the 10cm one i would have my natural tib/femur ratio.

I guess maybe I could get a 2nd LL and not wear the 2cm lift, in which case i would look acceptable and be 3cm taller than I was before, however i don't think it's worth the fuss of another op. just for 3cm of height when I will be 171.5cm anyway (using 2cm lift).

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Don´t think too much about getting two LL before you even got one. Looking too far ahead isn´t helpful, you should also take into account that your only option (based on your current budget) is external femur lengthening which is known to be very unpleasent. I remember that someone mentioned the poor regeneration after external femurs due to the heavy muscle damage that is done by the pins piercing trough the muscles.
I haven´t seen a single decent running video of a LL patient who got 2 LL. Everything I saw varried between bad and horrible (including Apo´s video, which looks far from natural but still good compared to some others).
-10 wingspan looks bad imo.
Sorry if I appear rude but this is just my honest oppinion.

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no that's okay, just wanted to know, as i said i think it also looks bad, but then again people have are like that anyway so it's hard to judge.



AL is also an option as well, here is a mockup of about 4cm per arm for AL.


wow i look way normal now, seems to have totally solved the issue.

and yeah apotheosis did 20cm, that will seriously compromise athletic ability, 5cm per bone shouldn't really do that.

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Forget AL and the second round of LL for the moment, just focus on what is in the near future. Do this step by step and keep your goals realistic, perhaps you have already changed your mind at the time you finished your first lengthening.

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i've decided im not going to wear lifts in my life anymore, so i have done a mockup of 10cm, 5 per and no lift, i want to know if i have to do AL if i plan to do this.

if i need AL i wont do this, but if i don't i may do it.

personally i don't think it looks good at all, and its more 9cm than 10cm.

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It doesn't look good imo, your shoulders are way to narrow for the long legs. It simply looks not natural, but that's just my opinnion others may judge it differently.
I'd stick to one lengthening and wear lifts instead. I woudln't think about two lengthening anyways, you haven't had one yet.

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i agree looks bad, anyway here is me 5cm taller with 1 LL.

I am only 2.5cm taller than wingspan here so I think I look way normal here.

in the case of arm lengthening if I do a 2nd ll i will would only need 2.5cm per arm to get this same wingspan, so although AL sounds a bit nutty it should be easy-ish to do, at least a lot easier than the people that do 9cm on one leg.

only problem is price but I think solomin offers it and his prices are affordable enough to do both, I would like to know how humerus lengthening goes with him as there is a patient diary with him who may do AL very soon.

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People come here with height neurosis and develop proportions neurosis as well.  Don't go that route, nobody pays attention to that.
I think you look perfectly normal at 10cm, in fact I thought it was your actual pre-mockup picture.

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Agreed. If you want 10cm to the untrained eye you look fine but losing the gut and working your shoulders a bit will only help your aesthetic proportionality if you care about that which from this thread id say yeah. Ether way best of luck what made you pick dr Mitkovic?

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well I guess we all think differently about things, I don't think proportion neurososis exists but the wingspan thing is like a statisticall improbability so you have a right about being concerned about your wingspan, your born wingspan was designed with your height in mind so I have to respect that somewhat.

I chose mitkoic for the following reasons

•   Minimally-sized and fully weight-bearing externals monorails of his own design.
•   Highly recommended on old forum  and has a lot of diaries and maybe about 100 cosmetic cases.
•   His device is less invasive and much easier to manage than external ilazarov barinov/solomins.
•   It is apparently less painful, as the ilazarov pins penetrate the muscle, with mitkovic device you just have 6 pins on the front of the shin which don’t penetrate any muscle.
•   You don’t need a visa; so no waiting for Russian visa or getting fingerprints.
•   The device is much more aesthetically pleasing than ilazarov,
•   The device is easier to wear and less clumsy than ilzarov,sleeping in bed with just a bar on the front of your legs vs. a full ring may be easier
•   Apparently the device is not as noticeable to wear as the ilazarov is, some people say they forget it’s there, that would be a good feeling during consolidation.
•   You are in direct contact with doctor at any time with phone.
•   The food and facilities are good as you are in hotel.
•   You can take the device off personally at home, no need for re-surgery or going back to Russia for another surgery, making the LL journey a bit easier.