Ugh, where do I start? I'll start with my stats. I'm 16 years old and a half, 6'0" (182.5 cm), 190 pounds, muscular, with a little bit of chub. My arm length, from the acromion bone, to the tip of my middle finger is 88 cm. My hand size, from the base of the palm to middle finger is 9 inches. My sitting height is 100 cm. My inseam is 80 cm, however, the distance from my crotch to the ground is 85 cm. My shoulder width is 23 inches (apparently that's really broad). I have yet to measure my wingspan, but I will make sure to update you.
So, I am aware that I haven't finished growing yet, and that at this height, an increase in height will virtually have little to zero affect on my social status, and society's outlook on me in general. I've never had any disadvantage in life exclusively because of my height, neither was I ever a victim of prejudice because of my height. However, I really don't care. I'm doing this for me. I'm trying my best to get as close as I can to my personal mental image of "perfect height", and that is from 6'3"-6'5". I'm not trying to find out if it's worth it or not, that is for me to decide. However, I'm a proportion freak, and I want to know if a total gain of 4 inches might skew my proportions, and drift me away from the attractive/normal human proportions.
Worth noting is that I'm in no way planning to do this surgery anytime soon. This is just contemplation and preemptive planning for the future. I seem to follow the same growth pattern as my two older brothers (both are 6'1" and both are older than 18 years old), and after a lot of research, I inferred to the fact that I may grow at most 2 cm, or 3 (or nothing at all. Who REALLY knows?) if I'm lucky, and that will all be growth in my spine.
So, in order to give you guys something to work with in regard to my proportions, picture an abnormally muscular 16 year old boy with broad shoulders, a long ass torso, monkey arms (I get them from my mom), and stubby, thick, muscular legs. Do you think an increase in total of 10 cm will be too much? I was thinking about 5 cm in each bone. I will provide pictures of myself if you want.
Thanks in advance.
What do you mean it could all be in my head? Of course it is! I want to be 193 cm, not people. I will send a picture in a minute.
Although I sincerely appreciate your input, you really didn't answer my questions at all. You just regurgitated what I've already heard a million times. Maybe on an objective, universal level, short guys do benefit more from this surgery, however, I already stated that I couldn't care less about what people think about my height. Yes, maybe I'd have a bigger motive to increase my height if I faced discrimination or deterrence in life due to my height, but that still doesn't mean that just because I'm already somewhat tall, I'm immune to height neurosis. It's more of a personal goal. And, it doesn't work like that. Just because I'm not happy with my height, doesn't mean the problem stems from another region of my body. I'm fine with my face. I'm fine with my level of muscularity. In fact, I am considerably more muscular than the average man in my country, but still, in my head, I don't like my height as much as people in this site don't, so why am I not as good of a candidate of body modification as the rest of you? To you, maybe the cons and risks outweigh the pros, but to me, it seems to be worth it, because it's a dream of mine. Can you please answer my question, now? Thank you.
I find it kind of rude that you're assuming I'm a troll for no apparent reason. Wanna explain why? If it's for the picture, I will send one soon.
Honestly, to shorter guys, 6'0" might be the godfather of all heights, but it's really overrated as hell. It won't be a waste of time and money. Not for me, at least.
If I knew that increasing my height to this extent would impair my atheltic ability, I wouldn't have asked something as silly as this. I mean, I knew to some extent you wouldn't be as capable as you naturally were, but 5 cm on each bone seemed to apparently be a great choice. Is it not? I thought only exceeding 6 cm would take a toll on your atheltic capabilities. Thank you.
And no, it isn't specifically for modeling or girls, however I may puruse being a model later, but I don't think I have what it takes. It's mostly for my own sanity. And well, I don't plan on pursuing any career that requires having great athletic ability (competing), however, I love working out. Again, I thought only exceeding 6 CM on one bone would have this much of a drastic drawback.
Quote from: Bigpoppapump on April 10, 2017, 03:41:31 PMIf you are 16 you could grow more than 1" do not believe the crap you read online or in these studies even endocrinologists cannot properly predict height
If you weigh 190 at 16 I'd suggest you go on a diet because no offende your generation is usually overweight and you will get fatter as you age anyway. Don't mistake fat for ''well built' or 'muscular' I guarantee you you aren't!
No one knows how much I will grow. I'll just wait and find out after 18.
How do you even know if I'm fat or muscular? Do you know my body more than I do? Dude, I did say I'm a bit chubby, but most of my weight (outside of everything else) is muscle. I'm only 86 KG, which is not THAT much for a decently built, 6'0" guy.
Quote from: Ozymandias on April 10, 2017, 03:43:27 PMI agree that your sanity needs some work, but this surgery will not help.
Thanks for being useless and uninformative. You really set the standard for terrible LLSF members. I would more than love to hear your input about how I'm apparently insane and deranged, but you didn't even bother to mention why. Just remember that you too are willing to break your bones, stretch your nerves and muscles for a couple of inches of height gain, that you think will astronomically turn your life around. If I'm insane, you must be too. I wasn't even saying I'm 100% gonna do the surgery, I'm just inquiring. Thanks anyways.
Quote from: Body Builder on April 10, 2017, 03:53:59 PMNo, doing 2 surgeries will harm your body a lot and you won't have the same athletic abilities an now, eeven if everything goes well.
But most of the times, especially with tibias, things don't go well and you are gonna have from minor to maybe major problems like decrease in balance, pains in knees and ankles, possible premature arthritis and much more that almost anyone who does LL will face.
So if you think that all these are worth to become 6.4ft (which is a far worse height than 6 ft imo in terms of aesthetics) then it is your choice.
But it is a silly choice and I'm telling it to you in a comoletely friendly way.
Wow, this was informative and eye-opening. Thanks.
Quote from: Body Builder on April 10, 2017, 03:53:59 PMNo, doing 2 surgeries will harm your body a lot and you won't have the same athletic abilities an now, eeven if everything goes well.
But most of the times, especially with tibias, things don't go well and you are gonna have from minor to maybe major problems like decrease in balance, pains in knees and ankles, possible premature arthritis and much more that almost anyone who does LL will face.
So if you think that all these are worth to become 6.4ft (which is a far worse height than 6 ft imo in terms of aesthetics) then it is your choice.
But it is a silly choice and I'm telling it to you in a comoletely friendly way.
Everyone who goes through the LL procedure will inevitably get decrease in balance, pains in knees and ankles, and arthritis?
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