4.5cm or 7cm

Good morning,
I would like a gain of at least 4.5 cm on the tibia/femur or 7 cm on the femur. My question is the following, should it be better than 4.5 cm on the femur and be able to hope to keep its athletic capacity or go up to 7 cm given the throwing procedure in order to have a greater gain in size. As a reminder, 6'1 would suit me but if I can be 6'2 I wouldn't give up on that.

When your're starting height is 180 cm you gain nothing by becoming taller and your're even taller than the average guy. I would see a therapist in your situation or live in reality.

I understand your point of view however I really do it for myself and not for others. I know very well that my starting height is above average, however, I have always dreamed of being 1m85 barefoot in the evening, which is why I want to do the procedure. my question is to know if 4.5 and 7 cm is there a difference in terms of complication because the procedure is already very very long why not aim for more. once again I'm not judging anyone

Fair enough but I think you should think twice about doing it. Femurs with 7 cm increase is the better option according to pretty much all surgeons. They heal quicker, lower complication rate, more height gain...

ok I see and regarding the recovery time how much should we expect I hope 12 months or 1 and a half years maximum. in your case, viking you will go from 5'6 to 5'8. It's really not bad but you think you can retain some of your agility and your physical abilities in a more general way. in my case I plan more than 4.5 cm so as not to lose too much capacity but also to convert decent proportions.

if you are already tall then 7cm will be much easier on you. Its not about centimeters, but about % of the bone. If you have 55cm femurs then 7cm will be a breeze. Choose a proper method and a proper surgeon.

Thank you for your answer. I'm currently considering 6 cm but I don't know if it's risky. I measure 1m80.5 at night and my femurs are around 50cm (a little less). but I don't know if it's better to make 5cm or 6cm?

On femurs, anything up to 6cm is low risk. This comes straight from Paley. 6-8cm is considered "medium" risk, according to him. If you're starting at 180 cm, however, up to 8cm is (probably) also low risk. You lengthening 6-8 cm is less risky than someone who's 170cm doing the same thing.

I would not do this surgery for just 4.5cm, imo.

I'm revisiting this topic to determine whether 4.5 cm is better than 7 cm. The ideal height I'm aiming for is 6 cm or 6.5 cm. However, I've noticed a significant loss of agility and potential biomechanical issues. From an aesthetic perspective, I'm leaning toward lengthening 4.5 cm on the tibia rather than the femur. My question is for those who have undergone this procedure: if you've reached 6 cm or more, do you regret your decision to exceed 6 cm? Thank you all in advance for your valuable responses.

4.5 cm not sure why you'd be doing the surgery, get urseld copule of lifts and you'd be good.
>6 cm but no more tha 8 is proabaly doable in femurs
I do have a 50 cm femurs now , I lengthened 7 cm but I was around 167 cm so I have a femurs of 180 cm guy :p good to know