5'2 to 5'5?

Hi, I've been stalking this forum for about 7 or 8 months now, going through the most affordable doctors, trying to figure out who knows what they're doing and who doesn't. Right now I'm definitely interested in Dr. Parihar for external tibia leghthening. Still considering other doctors while I'm saving up money. But basically I'd LOVE to be 7 cm taller, and from what I've read a few patients have successfully done 8+ cm. If I were to make it to my goal height, I would definitely stop there, even if I had a miraculously easier journey than most LL patients, I don't want to push myself too far. That being said, I'm also DEFINITELY prepared to listen to my body/doctor if I had to cap it at like 5 cm, I'd rather lose a few cms off my goal than put myself through a myriad of complications. So 7 cm is the dream, but I'll stop early if I can't handle it.

So a little bit about me, I'm a 19 year old girl. I'm 158 centimeters tall with a dream height of 165. That would put me at an average height for a woman in the United States. I'm no athlete or anything, but I like to stay active. I try to jog at least 30 minutes everyday, I also tend to walk or bike at least another 3 miles a day to burn off some energy throughout the day + it feels good. So I'm not a couch potato, but not an athlete either. Never broken a bone before, not even strained so no prior leg injuries to worry about for me. I don't know if this matters but I weigh 44 kg. I'm going to start a strict stretching routine everyday too since I've seen so many people stressing how important flexibility will be before leghthening.

It's funny, I used to be really tall as a child. Really tall and skinny, if you've ever seen a model post a throwback picture of herself as a kid I looked a lot like that, notiblebly taller than my peers and freakishly long skinny limbs. That obviously didn't last long, which was kind of heartbreaking for me. Always thought I was going to end up tall or at the very least average height as an adult. I stopped growing at 14 and I was devastated. So when I found out about LL, I thought it was insane, only crazy people would do it. But the more I researched and the more patient diaries I read, the more and more I started actually considering it for myself. I think my self confidence is going to improve drastically if I made it to 165, or even 162. I won't feel trapped in a child's body anymore. Won't have to live in heels just to feel normal height. Anyway, this is getting long so I'm going to stop here.

So any advice? Words of support? Tell me I'm aiming too high? I just really want to talk to people who are going to or have already done LL. Finally found a group of people who understand the plight of being short.

Just go with a good doctor and dont do ridiculous amounts of lengthening, 7 cm is good but with an internal method and in the femurs.

Oh, and my wingspan is around 5'4 so I think proportionately I'll be fine, I basically live in 3 inch heels and I think I look a lot better that way than I do without them.

You can do 7cm if you would go for internal femurs just keep it in mind, more cms=bigger risk.
And keep it in mind, scars can get pretty ugly and as i've seen one girl in my one orthopedic centre, you need to think about it so you won't regret it later on.

I can relate to "child's body" mindset, it can get pretty devastating sometimes. I had even one cashier thinking my ID is fake when i wanted to buy alcohol...

And by the way girls mostly finish growing up around 14-15 years old, i finished when i was 12 and im a guy. And yea, i was pretty tall as kid too(4.5kg when born, mostly in 70% percentage).

Your mindset is pretty healthy so idk, make mockups and check how would you look like after 7cm i guess.

Most American girls are below 5'5. I would say 5'3 is average nowadays among Caucasians other etniae being shorter
If you feel bad about height Parihar seems good and external tib can be done for a good price. Kilokahn is happy

Quote from: onemorefoot on October 22, 2016, 12:18:33 AMJust go with a good doctor and dont do ridiculous amounts of lengthening, 7 cm is good but with an internal method and in the femurs.

Internal femurs do sound ideal, but they're just so damn expensive lol. Externals I could see doing in the next year with Parihar, but internal I'd probably have to save up for at least 2-3 more years which is not ideal but if that ends up being the only safe method for 7 cm I could make myself wait and work. I've seen some successful external 7 cm diaries and some that really went wrong for other people. It's definitely a tough decision.

Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on October 22, 2016, 12:24:26 AMYou can do 7cm if you would go for internal femurs just keep it in mind, more cms=bigger risk.
And keep it in mind, scars can get pretty ugly and as i've seen one girl in my one orthopedic centre, you need to think about it so you won't regret it later on.

I can relate to "child's body" mindset, it can get pretty devastating sometimes. I had even one cashier thinking my ID is fake when i wanted to buy alcohol...

And by the way girls mostly finish growing up around 14-15 years old, i finished when i was 12 and im a guy. And yea, i was pretty tall as kid too(4.5kg when born, mostly in 70% percentage).

Your mindset is pretty healthy so idk, make mockups and check how would you look like after 7cm i guess.

I've yet to consult with any LL doctors about what they think so it'll play a huge factor on whether I chose external or internal. Which doctor did your surgery if I may ask? I've seen some external without nail scars and they don't look very bad, plus there's scar treatments after so scarring isn't my biggest concern. Would I be okay with a few scars in exchange for 3 inches of height? Hell yeah.

Ugh, I know exactly how it feels. People always think I'm 13-14 years old, always middle school or early high school age and it sucks ass to not feel like you're an adult in other people's eyes.

Mentally I'm sure I could go through with this as long as I don't end up with a butcher Doctor.

Does anyone on the forums do mock ups? I have no idea how to do them myself.

Quote from: Lgazer on October 22, 2016, 12:26:10 AMMost American girls are below 5'5. I would say 5'3 is average nowadays among Caucasians other etniae being shorter
If you feel bad about height Parihar seems good and external tib can be done for a good price. Kilokahn is happy

All my friends are like 5'6+ I swear. The only people my height where I live are 6th graders lol. My town is full of really tall people. Anyway, I know I would be 100x happier at 5'5 than I would at 5'2. Then I'll just live the rest of my life going to university and being a biologist or something similar. I'm assuming he has a patient diary? I'll definitely look into that.

One thing I noticed is even if patients here have complications, they seem to be so much happier by the end of their journey. It's amazing what a few inches can do to improve someone's outlook on life. That's what really got me into this.

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=89.0 Here is a mockup tutorial.

Quote from: sashawiak on October 22, 2016, 12:52:34 AMWhich doctor did your surgery if I may ask?

Well that wasn't a cosmetic patient so it doesn't really matter. But the surgeon is one of the biggest names in country.

Quote from: sashawiak on October 22, 2016, 12:52:34 AMOne thing I noticed is even if patients here have complications, they seem to be so much happier by the end of their journey. It's amazing what a few inches can do to improve someone's outlook on life. That's what really got me into this.

I think it's more about all that crap behind them. Remember this surgery makes you taller but it doesn't solve your life problems.
It won't change much if you aren't happy already.

Honestly, the only thing that really troubles me in life right now is my height. I'd love to just feel normal compared to women my age. Other than that, my life is pretty good. Normal family, friends, plans to go to college next year and then transfer to one of the best science universities in the entire country and study for at least 6 years (or more), by then hopefully LL will be done and behind me by then.  Maybe height shouldn't matter to me, but it always bugs me. But that's why 90% of us are here, right?

And thanks for the link.

Dr Parihar and his team are great, but he has some requirements to be aware of.

1) You have to provide a contact who is aware that you are having leg lengthening. You can't keep your CLL a total secret because of this if he's your surgeon.
2) You will stay in Mumbai for the entire lengthening phase
3) You will not lengthen over 6 cm on the tibiae for LON or external fixation (he may let you go over 6 cm in tibias with internal Precice but I haven't asked).

These are what my scars look like 2 years after leg lengthening.

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=634.msg53104#msg53104


You can and probably will run into complications like equinus contracture and knee bending between 5 - 6 cm of lengthening. Bone misalignment can also happen. They all can be corrected but take time.

Permanent side-effects to CLL can be scar sensitivity, periods of tingling/numbness in the lengthened legs, bone pain when the weather gets cold, knee pain when kneeling on a hard surface (if a nail is inserted during surgery), tightness in the calves, etc.

Why is safer tibias with internal nails than with LON???