5'6 38yo male - Goal: 5'11 - Plan: femur -> humerus -> tibia - 1y apart

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Just my opinion but the humerus lengthening seems completely unnecessary. And if after femur lengthening you have the option to go either for tibias or humerus, why on earth would you choose humerus? It's gonna add zero value to your life unlike tibia lengthening.

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if u add one inch to ur humerous that adds two inches to ur wingspan if u havent thought of that. but ur wingspan is really long and i dont think u need humerous lengthening after a 5'11 increase. i mean u would look long in every department but ur muscle stretching arms n legs u would be thinking why. its pretty physical like sore muscles but its everyday until who knows when it heals. at 38 yo ur body aint like it used to be too.

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Quote from: Beemer m3 on June 17, 2024, 08:51:50 AMif u add one inch to ur humerous that adds two inches to ur wingspan if u havent thought of that. but ur wingspan is really long and i dont think u need humerous lengthening after a 5'11 increase. i mean u would look long in every department but ur muscle stretching arms n legs u would be thinking why. its pretty physical like sore muscles but its everyday until who knows when it heals. at 38 yo ur body aint like it used to be too.

38 too old for LL?

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Quote from: Beemer m3 on June 17, 2024, 08:51:50 AMif u add one inch to ur humerous that adds two inches to ur wingspan if u havent thought of that.
Yes, of course. That's why I said my wingspan would be 6'1 at the end with a 2 inch increase.

Quotebut ur wingspan is really long and i dont think u need humerous lengthening after a 5'11 increase. i mean u would look long in every department but ur muscle stretching arms n legs u would be thinking why. its pretty physical like sore muscles but its everyday until who knows when it heals. at 38 yo ur body aint like it used to be too.

It looks like you started at my height and planning to do more or less the same? What is your final goal? How has your recovery been for your tibia?

The age thing is a fair point, but my assumption is that I can mitigate much of that by spacing out the procedures over a 3 year period or so.

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No one cares about proportion if you are under 20 cm of lengthening, after that humerus lengthening is necessary imo

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LOL, 20 cm in leg length is huge. It will make any person look disproportionate no matter their starting height and proportions. IMO 5 inches is absolute max from double LL in terms of both, safety and not looking like an alien post lengthening.

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Just of these procedures is extremely difficult.  It's easy to say you want to do 3 separate procedures before you have embarked on even one.  I will advise you to just do one first, and see what it entails.  You may be surprised with the results and be quite satisfied.  Make arms the last thing...as there is no height gain there at all to benefit you.  And like many said before...you are the only one measuring your proportions, nobody is out there trying to analyze that on you in your daily life.  Yes, I've done it, and no...there's no easy CLL. 

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Quote from: AllinStryde on June 18, 2024, 06:47:49 PMJust of these procedures is extremely difficult.  It's easy to say you want to do 3 separate procedures before you have embarked on even one.  I will advise you to just do one first, and see what it entails.  You may be surprised with the results and be quite satisfied.  Make arms the last thing...as there is no height gain there at all to benefit you.  And like many said before...you are the only one measuring your proportions, nobody is out there trying to analyze that on you in your daily life.  Yes, I've done it, and no...there's no easy CLL.

OP, take advice from this guy. 3 LL is no joke, especially 6 inches in legs and then 2 inches in humerus.

Start with tibia as it will look better and is cheap and safe if done fully externally. You can go up to 6 cm and straighten the shins at the same time if they are bowed. You can always do femurs later.

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Quote from: AnotherLLer on June 18, 2024, 06:06:14 PMLOL, 20 cm in leg length is huge. It will make any person look disproportionate no matter their starting height and proportions. IMO 5 inches is absolute max from double LL in terms of both, safety and not looking like an alien post lengthening.

Yes it is huge, but it is consistent with natural variation. It's laughable of how many people on this forum are obsessed with perfect proportions when in reality no one chooses their own proportions except us. People live fine even if they are 65 percent legs though.

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Quote from: heightiseverything on June 20, 2024, 03:10:23 PMYes it is huge, but it is consistent with natural variation. It's laughable of how many people on this forum are obsessed with perfect proportions when in reality no one chooses their own proportions except us. People live fine even if they are 65 percent legs though.

Is there any men who are 65 percent legs?