Back and forth whether to do LL or not

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Hi guys,

I’m wondering what made your decision clear to do LL?

I’ve been going back and forth. Some of my concerns/considerations:

- Risky surgery, can lose some mobility (or all, and be stuck in a wheelchair forever)
- Life is basically paused for 1-2 years
- Proportions (I would do like 5-6cm max, but still some look kinda odd)
- Biomechanics, I’d like to be able to squat/dl/rdl etc still
- Not exactly sure if 5-6 cm increase would cure my height neurosis since everything eventually you get used to.


But then I also think I might regret if I don’t do it now. The older I get the unlikelier it will be for me to do it.

I know the “if you’re unsure don’t do it” sentiment makes sense, but I don’t think in this case it is that simple.

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Not to be rude, but I feel like some of the guys are underplaying the risks (or ignoring them completely) due to height dysphoria. And I do understand that, I am also pretty desperate to increase my height, if I wasn’t I wouldn’t be considering this surgery.  But I do think we still need to try to stay logical and not romanticize the surgery/results.

The more I look at some LL results the more I think it looks off. Longer femurs, worse leg/body ratio, short arms in comparison etc. Maybe I’ve only seen the extreme ones but it is discouraging. I’d like to go back to normal life not having some other issue besides height in the back of my mind.