Quote from: binsisi on February 28, 2022, 02:28:00 PMWhy shouldn't I find a surgeon? In the end, it is my decision whether I stop at 3 cm or at 5 cm. If I were 165 cm tall, I would do more. I don't want to be the tallest, but I don't want to be perceived as particularly short. I have made the experience that the limit is somewhere around 175 cm. I see in the circle of acquaintances and friends that no one with 175 is called or perceived as small. I even think that an extension of only 3 cm significantly reduces the recovery time. The muscles are then not strongly stretched and a good preparation with stretching exercises will make the whole thing much easier.
The decision for the femur is due to my proportions. I dont know whether Femur or tibia has a smaller risk. I dont know
You're right, you are not "short" at all, in your place I wouldn't even do LL. You are well within one standard deviation. And 175 cm is around average in many Western countries. It's of course also true that recovery for s shorter amount is, theoretically, easier. But my strong opinion, as you asked the forum, is that I never, ever, run any risk, spend money, time and "consuming" physiotherapies and other issues atached, for a 2 cm elongation. Let me even say: it's nonsense in my opinion (due to all possible risks). But at the end it's a personal choice together with the surgeon.
What I mean by maybe not be easy finding a doctor is due to a normal clinical evaluation of cost/risk/benefit. Many will consider, they who sworn the Hypocrates principles like "do no harm", that on you, and not having severe height neurosis, that they shouldn't take some serious risks just for 2 cm and plus doing it twice as you wish. But altough surgeries such as orthopaedic ones shouldn't be, I think, done simply "at request", you surelly will find several doctors. And you can always say you want to stop at 2 or 3 cm.