4-5cm of leg lengthening for acting and bodybuilding

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Not the bodybuilder on here but a pro bodybuilder. Anyway I'll see if I can do the surgery or not it will be a tough dilemma to sort out.

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The issue is that if you pursue bodybuilding as a short guy then you start getting accusations of little man syndrome it's just one of those things.

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Don't let a few opinions from nobodies lead you to take decisions that will follow you for the rest of your life. The decision needs to come from and be about yourself.

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Yeah I am going to think about it for a while before doing it that's for sure. If I do end up doing it I will be very very conservative that's for sure.

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For what it is worth it, 5'8 is an above average height worldwide if you take the world's average male height. I know most of you come from countries populated by people of primarily Germanic descent so it can still be hard to not feel short at heights below 5'10, but that doesn't mean you guys should be feeling like "little men" or midgets.

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The only way this *may* be possible is if he had the surgery as a child/teenager to fix the discrepancy, got a perfect result & recovery (a few years), has now been training for 5+ years, & is probably juicing. The simpler explanation is that either you or he is full of crap.

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It's been 3 years since he had the surgery and yes he has been taking steroids. No he did not do the surgery as a child.

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Quote from: MrHandsome on November 25, 2017, 12:51:20 PMI am 5'8 and I am going for 5'10. I spoke to the bodybuilder and will be meeting with him soon.

The reason why I am doing this surgery is to be in the average range. I might only go with 4cm possibly because I still want to compete in professional bodybuilding.

Ok 4cm is very safe, In fact, I have reached about 4.6cm so far and still growing, definitely you will see some difference when you reach your 4th centimeter. Personally, I always thought that if I am to have this surgery, I would try to get the best bargain that I could possibly and safely get from my money and time. So in my case, i decided 6 cm however right now my goal is 5.5 as my legs seem to be looking at their best at about 5cm. Although, I have already lengthened 4.6cm my leg does not look disproportional in any way. When I compared my lengthened leg with my normal leg I can see I had very short femurs before and this surgery is improving my legs from a cosmetic point of view.

My suggestion for you would be what i did before the surgery shop around and don't be cheap in travelling, get to know your surgeon beforehand. Choose at the very least three doctors and don't be shy in asking them loads of questions.

All the best!

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Hi. are you not doing bilateral? can i know your doctor? good luck mate

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Quote from: dean9191 on November 26, 2017, 11:41:56 AMHi. are you not doing bilateral? can i know your doctor? good luck mate

No, dean9191, I am not. I am doing two-stage LL due to work commitments. I did my surgery in Barcelona - Spain with Dr. Monegal.

May I ask, where are you from?