I meant LL is a serious decision, both financially and health.
It's hard to tell you to go ahead with LL based on a few facts you wrote here. Personally, I would go meet a friend who you trust and who could provide good advice. And tell him or her about your situation and see what they say. Often time, they would tell you, you're f*king crazy. But maybe they are right. If even after hearing that, you still think about LL, then you're a possible candidate for LL.
In my opinion, LL is quite a niche market which is not as popular and well-known as other cosmetic surgeries out there due to the health risk involved, expenses and time-commitment.
I can only speak for myself. If I was in my 40s with some money to spare and have few obligations, and divorced a woman who criticized me for my stature, and felt my height is holding me back... and I'm a non-smoker and healthy, sure, I will go for LL! But I can only speak for myself 
If you want, you can add me on a chat-app and we can talk over the phone.
I remember a study about the performance of the Fitbone nail in which the age of the patients ranged from maybe 8 years old up to 55 years old (I don't remember the exact number). I guess it would be similar to other internals (Precice, Guichet...)
So I think that yes, if you are healthy and non-smoker you can do it. Maybe you will heal slower than someone on his 20s, but if you have time (and money) that is not necessarily a huge problem.
OldieButGoldie is a diary you should read in detail if you want a grasp of what it's like to get LL at that age. OldieButGoldie was an active soccer player, so he was healthy as well, but also around your age.
When I was at the hotel near Dr. Paley, there was someone in his 50s who did LL. He had no issues and recovered just fine. There was also a runner in his 50s who did four segments. He claimed to be running again after a year, and stopped by Dr. Paley to remove the nails in his legs. But seemed very happy about their surgery. Good luck!
If you're doing 3 inches or so, expect a downtime of at least 6 months. I wouldn't recommend going past 3 inches. And the reason why doctors average 2.5" is not because of the doctor, but because of the patient. Some patients quit early because of the pain or their bodies can't handle the lengthening.
And according to Dr. Paley, anyone past 30 can expect a slow recovery. He said that once people reach around 35, their bodies don't recover as well as they're used to. This is why you don't see many pro athletes at this age. If you have time and money on your hands, I say go for it. I went from 5'6" to 5'9" and couldn't be happier about the new height. But if you can't afford to lose 6 months of your life and about $100k, then I wouldn't consider it. The price you pay for it is not worth it. There are happier things to do with $100k and 6 months of your time.
At that age group, do women still care about height? I thought that women around that age would care more about financial stability at that point.
Right on Smallguy. Similar situation as me. Yes, let's talk. I'm thinking by end of 2016. At this point, what the hell. I'm not buying a house anytime soon since the divorce and not looking to be competitive anymore, just keep in shape. I'll be psyched with 5 8", def 5 9". Good questions, and predictably, everyone says the same crap.....you're nuts, work on other things, etc. But even older women are concerned with the same BS. I have a great job, dress well, and his looking dude, but chicks would rather date a tall, uneducated tool instead.
Good points, thanks. Still on the fence
That's, I did read it but came away more confused. My other fear is, nothing changes for me socially, not just women
I thought that too about women, but you'll be surprised at the haughty cougars, most of whom look like anyeaym. Women want height but don't look in the mirror to see how soft and washed out they look .
Quote from: spyratoss on December 02, 2015, 10:59:31 PMThat's, I did read it but came away more confused. My other fear is, nothing changes for me socially, not just women
I wouldn't recommend doing it just for dating purposes or for any social aspect. 1/3 of women don't care about height. Sure, by getting taller, you're increasing the odds, but the cost of doing so is significant. You will feel like a fool for having to go through this much trouble to please someone's shallowness. I would only recommend doing it if you really can't stand being short, have money to throw away without getting into financial burden, and after you research on what you're getting yourself into. It took me 2 years before I finally made my decision to do LL. I was also in a long-term relationship when I made my decision. My reason for getting LL was purely because I couldn't stand looking at myself as short guy. But if the actual reasoning was for dating purposes, I'd probably regret the surgery. No woman is worth spending $100k and 6 months of my life for when there are perfectly great women out there who wouldn't mind dating a 5'6" guy. There's actually someone who I like from out of state who didn't mind my height prior to surgery. Now that I'm single again, I can finally date her. And I could be dating her right now, but instead I'm stuck at home in a wheelchair. So in a way, LL actually prevented me from getting a date. I also partially blame LL surgery as the reason why my long term gf broke up with me. I think she lost respect for me for doing this surgery.
Anyway, it feels great to be taller. I can finally look at the mirror and smile instead of frown at my height. It's quite a life-changing experience. My friends all treat me the same way, short or tall. So the social aspect didn't change much if that's what you wanted to know. As for women, yes, I do notice a difference from when I was short vs tall. When you're short, some women don't want to even give you a chance to talk to them. But most of the time, these are crappy women anyway.
You can do it but don't do more than 5cm on tibias. 7cm on femurs. If you do more you'll look like a spider.
Do it for yourself and not some lady. Apparently you made it through life being short, but anyone in here fully understand why you seek advice to get taller.
Thanks for the thorough discussion of the social aspects. At 5'6", it was harder to walk up to women in a club, but I could care less now because that's no longer my demographic. These are not the type of women for long term relationships anyway, but if all you care about is getting laid, $80k will buy you a lot of escorts . Or just fly to Asia where it doesn't matter as much. Being older, I really do have to think about this . People definitely treat you differently. So much to think about. I'm also concerned about having less physical capability post op due to loss on possible strength , etc. I'm almost there savings wise, I just need to decide if 80-100k is worth it for me
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