Quote from: theuprising on July 22, 2015, 06:13:22 AMI don't think anyone can do amounts like 7.5cm on each segment and look normal even 180cm guys.
even when the wingspan can handle it ?
Quote from: YellowSpike on July 21, 2015, 09:21:56 PMYeah I think anything over 7.5cm on one segment depending on your starting proportions might be too much.
True, I can't do more than 6CM and even then my legs will look pretty long. It's not just about reaching a certain number, what good does being tall do if you can't carry the height you know.
I'd rather be average with a good looking body than tall with a weird one.
Quote from: YellowSpike on July 22, 2015, 12:47:44 PMHow were his proportions of femur/tibia? That's my main concern. Right now, no one would know I did LL, I look perfectly normal. I just toy with the idea of doing another inch on femurs (because it would be super easy and fast), but then I feel like my tibias would look too short relative to my femurs (but my legs/torso proportions can easily handle another 2, dare I say even 3 inches). So for this, I feel like I'm gonna be stuck doing tibias in a few years, which I really, really, REALLY don't want to do......
I think his femur/tibia proportions looked ok, but to be honest I generally don't have a really good eye for that and my standard is pretty low since I try to avoid getting into the whole proportion neurosis. He also had those long skinny shorts on which may have hid it well. I'm sure anyone on here who cares about femur/tib ratio though probably would have noticed, since it is alot of lengthening for just one segment.
IMHO, I think most people don't notice things like femur/tibia proportions unless they're specifically looking for it, whereas everyone notices height. I would be concerned about my proportions though if I thought it would have a significant negative effect on my body mechanics, lead to arthritis, etc.
Quote from: Mw1245 on July 22, 2015, 02:12:58 PMeven when the wingspan can handle it ?
Yes. It is firstly incredibly unlikely they have wingspan that is 15cm greater than their natural height. This would only happen if some major growth stunting happened to the legs and only the legs, once again incredibly unlikely for most LL patients. It is not just wingspan but also torso to legs which would be off.
no one could look ok doing 18 cm in one segment, it is imposible if he hasnt got any disease before lengthening , so nked he will look like a freak
Yellow Spike,
What is Dr. G's take on tibia lengthening? Does he ever do it, and does he have anything to say about it with regards to proportion?
Quote from: Polycrates. on July 22, 2015, 11:09:11 PMYellow Spike,
What is Dr. G's take on tibia lengthening? Does he ever do it, and does he have anything to say about it with regards to proportion?
I told Dr. G I am on the fence about doing further lengthening, and am concerned that if I do even 2-3cm more on my femurs (the easy way for another inch), I'd look out of proportion. He insists that I won't look terribly out of proportion, and has said that he has had many patients do 5cm and them 5cm again, both times on femurs, and they look ok (including some who have even done over 10cm on just femurs, which to me is crazy, but he insists that aesthetically and biomechanically they are ok). Leechlet for example did I think 9-10cm on his femurs, and from I remember, he didn't look terrible (and he started at like 162cm).
I'm not sure if he does tibias, I think he does, but only with external devices (which kind, I'm not sure). Someone told me that Dr. G doesn't agree with Dr. Betz internal nail for tibias and that it's actually dangerous to use the same nail for femurs on tibias. If I did tibias, I'd do LON most likely, but would only do like 4cm tops to keep the risks in check. My may concern with tibias is the recovery time while I focus on my career. I may have to either settle for my current height of 173 or accept slightly bad proportions to get to 175.5 from femurs again. Not sure what to do. I look perfectly fine now, my femurs only look a little long when I'm nked, but they're also still fairly thin and need some meat on them. So it's hard to say if another inch would send me completely out of proportion.
Quote from: theuprising on July 22, 2015, 06:13:22 AMFrom the patients I've seen I think starting height is a key factor in how much someone can do. The guys around 170cm going to 180cm are on the cusp of looking weird. Guys around 165cm going to 175cm tend to look weird. The question then becomes is it better to be slightly shorter and look normal or be taller and look strange. I think people on here downplay proportions due to having a complex of being short and getting taller is better no matter what.
I don't think anyone can do amounts like 7.5cm on each segment and look normal even 180cm guys.
What about a 1.80 guy going to 1.88 - 5 on femur, 3 on tibia- would it be safe?
Yellowspike aren't your legs long?
When it comes to proportions my primary concern is overall leg length to torso ratio. I actually measured the inseam of one of my friends who is 185-186 and it came out as 88CM -5CM more than mine.
If I do 7CM my inseam will be 90CM and my legs will look awkwardly long in shoes.
I have abnormally short femurs (my tibiae are almost as long) so Dr. Paley said I should actually look more proportional after an 8cm femoral lengthening.
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