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Posted on Nov 19, 2022, 1:36 pm
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I have long legs and wanted to do quadrilateral limb lengthening to push for 6'2 - 6'3.
I think I will look disproportionate. I knew I had long legs, but after doing a bit of photo editing (for 6'3) I looked freakish with 12 cm longer legs. I'm a bit sad since despite being close to 5'10 I have height dysphoria.

22 years old.

6'3 wingspan, 20.5' shoulders.

Any advice? money is not an issue. Wearing a longer shirt would not help since I have a big butt.

I was thinking of still doing quadrilateral (I think it helps with biomechanics) but to reach 6'?
Or maybe just do femurs for 2"?
Any hopes of 6'1?

I added an anonymized (to the best of my ability) picture of myself at roughly 186 cm or 6'1 for a total quadrilateral increase of roughly 9 cm (about half femur and half tibia).

My tibia/femur ratio is roughly 0.8 so every bilateral lengthening i mock up looks bad IMO.

with pants 186cm: https://imgur.com/a/5iKOoJD
without pants 186cm: https://imgur.com/a/mYcGvYI
without pants 181.5cm (4.5 cm tibia lengthening): https://imgur.com/a/lSzCnPf
without pants 181.5cm (4.5 cm femur lengthening): https://imgur.com/a/RgJJqDf
side by side: https://imgur.com/a/EiPcoWo

EDIT:
According to this study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325172553_The_influence_of_leg-to-body_ratio_arm-to-body_ratio_and_intra-limb_ratio_on_male_human_attractiveness

You seem to still be somewhat attractive despite 2 standard deviation from the norm, but the way they measure leg length is different. I don't know if anyone has any info on standard deviation of sitting height or inseam... I couldn't find data.
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Posted on Nov 19, 2022, 3:11 pm
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Dude, i can feel your suffering! I'm 175 cm and want this surgery so badly!
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Posted on Nov 19, 2022, 3:42 pm
#3
Quote from: Limbfan2020 on November 19, 2022, 03:11:48 PMDude, i can feel your suffering! I'm 175 cm and want this surgery so badly!

What's stopping you from getting it then?
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Posted on Nov 19, 2022, 4:05 pm
#4
Your sitting height is very very short for your height.
My sitting height is 86 cm at my original height of 156 cm.
Your wingspan is fine, but you already have very long longs relative to your height or sitting height.

Anything else than 4.5 cm on femurs is not in the cards imo That one mock up looked okay.
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Posted on Nov 19, 2022, 5:14 pm
#5
Does this also look weird?
A 6 cm increase basically makes me 6', I included both femur and quadrilateral in this link: https://imgur.com/a/VPW066Y

here is a side by side: https://imgur.com/a/Us5TxlG
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Posted on Nov 19, 2022, 5:20 pm
#6
Quote from: overandover on November 19, 2022, 03:42:31 PMWhat's stopping you from getting it then?

Need to find the best timing for the surgery! Haven't told anybody about it! How about you?
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Posted on Nov 19, 2022, 7:34 pm
#7
Quote from: LLprime3 on November 19, 2022, 04:05:53 PMYour sitting height is very very short for your height.
My sitting height is 86 cm at my original height of 156 cm.
Your wingspan is fine, but you already have very long longs relative to your height or sitting height.

Anything else than 4.5 cm on femurs is not in the cards imo That one mock up looked okay.
Agreed. Only mock-up that looked good was 4.5cm femurs. OP you look tilted, do you have LLD or weird camera angle? Good luck on your LL journey
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Posted on Nov 19, 2022, 7:51 pm
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I was wondering that too! I think I might have leg discrepancy! One of my hips feels a little taller than the other and I think I see this in the collarbones too. I also believe this affects my face.

I am lowkey hoping its LLD since I think that would cover surgery cost? I could also reach close to 6' with a 4.5 cm increase in one leg and 5.5 cm in the other or something like that.

Also I can grow a decent afro, I was wondering if that could offset my legs a bit and I could push for 5.5 cm even without the LLD?
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Posted on Nov 19, 2022, 8:33 pm
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Quote from: the188cmdream on November 19, 2022, 07:51:04 PMI was wondering that too! I think I might have leg discrepancy! One of my hips feels a little taller than the other and I think I see this in the collarbones too. I also believe this affects my face.

I am lowkey hoping its LLD since I think that would cover surgery cost? I could also reach close to 6' with a 4.5 cm increase in one leg and 5.5 cm in the other or something like that.

Also I can grow a decent afro, I was wondering if that could offset my legs a bit and I could push for 5.5 cm even without the LLD?
What is your sitting height?  I don't remember but I think LLD over half inch in legs and doctor/insurance will deem medically necessary and cover some costs. You'll find out when you go for a consult. Good luck.
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Posted on Nov 19, 2022, 8:48 pm
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Sitting height is somewhere between 88-89 self-measured to the best of my abilities maybe 90 cm if I made a mistake.
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