5cm femur or tibia? internal or external LL?

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Hi,

I'm 5'6.5 or 169 cm barefoot, ~168cm wingspan and 72cm inseam. Here is a pic:
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So, my legs are super short despite the fact that i'm almost 5'7, I think other fellow 5'7 men look taller than me because of this short leg issue.

I'm thinking of doing LL to gain 5 or 6cm, there are however two questions:
1) femur or tibia?
2) internal or external?

Opinions are welcomed and also I would appreciate any help with doing mockups of 5cm gain on femur and 5cm on tibia

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Imho both segments are in that specific spot that there is no clear choice which one to chose if you are thinking about proportions.

So i guess go for what suits you best but if i would need to chose i would go for internal femurs.

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Femurs is the best option if you want to do 1 segment. And obviously internal.

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What is your sitting height??? If you want femurs (what I WOULD RECOMMEND) do internals.

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Femurs(always internals): Way more expensive, less pain, more comfort and convenience, less time
Tibias(always externals): Cheaper, more pain, less comfort and convenience, more time

Do you have lots of money and want to reduce pain and the time taken, or do you have a budget? Balance it out.

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The most important things for me are minimize the chances of complications and which bone lengthened looks better (more proportionate).
I know almost nothing about proportions but I have the feeling that in my case longer tibia will look better than a longer femur.
BTW I would really appreciate if someone can help me with 2 mockups; one for tibia and another for femur.

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What is your sitting height?

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Go for tibia, because your left shin seems to be longer then the right one.
Tibia lengthening would not only make you taller, but also even out the length discrepancy.

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Quote from: onemorefoot on September 06, 2016, 11:14:51 PMWhat is your sitting height?
My sitting height is 93.5 cm. Why?

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You have a very, but very long torso. You can do 3 inches in your femurs and still look well.