~183cm barefoot currently, with the goal of 200cm

Hi yall, I am a 32 yo guy from California, USA who is around 183cm barefoot, 185cm in shoes. I would like to get as close to 200cm as possible. One of the reasons I want to get taller is to be the best version of my self and I also come from a tallish family and I am the runt of the family(dad is 188+cm, grandfather was around 195cm). Additionally my girlfriend is signifcantly taller than me about 190-193cm. I also come from a basketball backround where my height very short. I don't really care about proportions. The main thing that is holding me back from getting the surgery is finances. Currently saving up for it, and I would like to get the surgery around 1-2 years from now. Haven't chosen a surgeon yet. Would like to get some information about preparing for the surgeries and connect to like minded people.

Hi, I'm 1m87 and I've been researching for weeks to make my decision.
My situation is not totally the same as you, I am already the tallest in my family, and also money is not that much of a problem.
 I've just always been strong and athletic, and I saw myself better at 1m95/2M
Frankly everyone advised me against this operation, even the surgeons. It is very risky and disabling.
 
Personally I preferred to see a psychologist to get this idea out of my head.
It is an operation intended for those who are less than 1m70 and who experience this as a handicap in life.

 For us it's luxury

 Good luck

https://limblengthening.org/lengthening-options/

+ 17 cm ?

Only  COMBINED TIBIA & FEMUR

(UP TO 4CM FOR EACH)

Are you really that unhappy? Why?

Quote from: Barishe on July 30, 2024, 11:19:18 PMHi, I'm 1m87 and I've been researching for weeks to make my decision.
My situation is not totally the same as you, I am already the tallest in my family, and also money is not that much of a problem.
 I've just always been strong and athletic, and I saw myself better at 1m95/2M
Frankly everyone advised me against this operation, even the surgeons. It is very risky and disabling.
 
Personally I preferred to see a psychologist to get this idea out of my head.
It is an operation intended for those who are less than 1m70 and who experience this as a handicap in life.

 For us it's luxury

 Good luck

For me I am already locked into to go ahead with the surgeries. I have been interested in it for a while. ~183cm in my environment is quite short as most of players on my team are already 200+cm, with some being well over 7 feet.

From what I know about the surgeries they aren't particularly risky, the recovery time is a while though. Any surgery has its risks. I am thinking about getting around 2-3 main surgeries to reach the 200cm. Haven't chosen the doctor, or technique yet.

Nah dude, i'm 158 cm tall as an adult male and sometimes i think this surgery its a crazy option and is not worth it the risks. You probably need a psychologist first, i would strongly recommend to you any who has a behavioral background.
It's risky, not like a rhinoplasty but highly invasive. with the right doctor not that risky but still risky anyway

Quote from: AAAAA on July 30, 2024, 05:44:15 PMWould like to get some information about preparing for the surgeries and connect to like minded people.

For information this forum is a good place. For like minded people you wont find many here. Here you find short / average height people who are willing to invest a house payment and go through torture to be your height. Most of these guys if they were blessed with taller genes like yours, they would not even dream about a surgery like this. You think just because you want to be taller just like them, you are "just like them".

Quote from: Metaphyglv on August 01, 2024, 07:32:20 PMNah dude, i'm 158 cm tall as an adult male and sometimes i think this surgery its a crazy option and is not worth it the risks. You probably need a psychologist first, i would strongly recommend to you any who has a behavioral background.
It's risky, not like a rhinoplasty but highly invasive. with the right doctor not that risky but still risky anyway

158 as an adult male is comically short so you have to get double LL of 4 inches and then wear 1 inch lifts to stand at a solid 170. Below 170 is tough.

I am strong 165 male with 22 inch untrained bideltoid, 69 inch armspan and large skull. My legs are comically short for my torso as if I was dwarved by some magic spell in my legs. It makes me look even shorter than I am, although huge frame and narrow waist / hips in relation to shoulders helps in that regard when wearing long, high waist paints with elevator boots.

I just can't imagine living all my remaining life at this height and with this short legs. Honestly, I just want to become a leggy version of myself in order to appear taller in photos and IRL. I think that I can get away up to 16 cm of LL (10 cm in femurs and 6 cm in tibia) but it's risky AF. 13 cm (8 cm in femurs and 5 cm in tibia) is realistic for me and my legs will be matched to my torso then. I can always wear 2 inch shoes to appear 6 feet.

Since you're 158 cm, you're limited to your shoulder width, arm length, skull size and torso length. 4 inches is max IMO until you start look unacceptable. At 168 you can wear 2 inch shoes and appear solid 170 to other people and since you live in LATAM, 170 is OK height there to live life to the fullest.

Just don't become paranoid and go for it, dude. I'm too afraid of this surgery but it's either risking or remaining manlet forever. I'm going to start with femur and lengthen until I can't tolerate more. Then, wait for about 3 months and go for full external tibia for 2 inches.

Since you have shorter legs, 6 cm in femur and 4 cm in tibia is the best split for you. 10 cm will change your life and put you at a normal short height from outlier short height you have now.

AAAAA >

If I understood correctly, after this operation you will no longer really be able to play basketball... Just a little light weight training, at the limit...

Well it's up to you, here is the journey of a guy who went from 1m82 to 1m98:

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=79665.0

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGe7X13Kg/

You can find interviews with him on youtube, he is known as "Hulk of Livelifetaller"
 He also had an Instagram page, but it no longer exists, according to rumors due to his health problems following the operation...

Quote from: Barishe on August 02, 2024, 09:54:52 PMHe also had an Instagram page, but it no longer exists, according to rumors due to his health problems following the operation...

What happened to that guy?