Here’s the thing:
Yes you would look at very good recovery odds going for something like 2-3 cm. Especially in the femur. However, this is assuming everything goes okay with the procedure itself. Minimizing this risk means going to a good doctor, lets say Paley, which would be about 80-100k all expenses taken into account.
It would still require a lot of training etc + getting the rods and nails removed afterwards. So you are looking at 2-3 years minimum to get back to a decent level of fitness where you are not worried.
So I think the question to ask yourself is whether it isnt better to just stop saying 6 foot and instead say 5 foot 11.5 and save yourself 80-100k along with three years of trouble along with the risk of complications that in the worst case could be permanent.
A few questions about more modest limb lengthening (<3 cm)
Quote from: TheDream on May 30, 2023, 09:50:49 PMSo I think the question to ask yourself is whether it isnt better to just stop saying 6 foot and instead say 5 foot 11.5
not an option sadly. i guess i'll just have to live with the anxiety
Quote from: AlmostSix on May 30, 2023, 04:36:02 AMAt the end of the day, without shoes, I'm about 182 cm. I know it sounds silly, but it gets to me knowing that I'm not a real 6 footer. I've known about CLL for a while, but I don't want to go crazy, just an extra 1-2cm to get me over that 6 foot line and nothing more. The thing is, everything I read online, especially related to cost and complications, assumes you'll be lengthening at least 5-8cm.
So how much more affordable would CLL be if I wanted 1-2 cm instead of 5? Also, would it still have a noticeable, permanent effect on my athletic performance? Lastly, what doctors would even work with me? I hear some won't do CLL for patients who aren't abnormally short.
>inb4 "don't even bother, you're tall enough/you're basically already 6' "
This is for my own peace and mind, so that I can confidently continue to tell people I'm the height I've been saying I was for years. Also, I saw too many "guys under 6' are undateable" memes during my growing years to be content being just short of that height.
>So how much more affordable would CLL be if I wanted 1-2 cm instead of 5?
It would be mostly the same, BUT, one thing overlooked is your post-surgery/recovery accommodations. It'll be slightly cheaper, or maybe a lot, depending on the country/zip code. If you only lengthen 2cm, that'll take less than a month vs the ~3 months it takes to do 8cm.
For example, booking a hotel for 1 month is much cheaper than booking a hotel for 3 months.
>This is for my own peace and mind,
I may not understand your reasoning, but then I remember 99% of society doesn't understand our reasoning for doing limb lengthening. I wish the best of luck to you.
How about just do the limb lengthening and get 6-8 inches to 6'2-6'3
Quote from: jerrytheman on May 31, 2023, 02:49:34 AMHow about just do the limb lengthening and get 6-8 inches to 6'2-6'3
so i can still run fast if i have to
Quote from: sixfootandhalf on May 30, 2023, 12:59:08 PMLool
182cm...witu stretching and in shoes you are 185cm, so pretty much 6 1 in shoes and nobody would blink
what stretching?
im 5'10" prob 178cm would going for 5cm be a stupid idea? i have no problems dating but am tired of getting heightmogged (yes im a looksmaxxer). i have no problem getting girls but 6'0 is crucial for me.
Quote from: junior006 on May 31, 2023, 05:23:56 AMgo for the "typical" 5-7cm femur and/or 4-5cm tibia and enjoy being 6'1-6'4.
you're gonna wish you went for those 1 or 2 extra inches when you meet someone 6'5+
i see those types of giants maybe once every few months. personally i don't even see guys that tall as the same species so i don't really care about being shorter than them.
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