Chris' proportions and mockups

Hello everyone, my name is Chris and I'm new to this forum 

I'm a very short guy where I live and my life is a misery, so I'm planning to have my first of two LL surgeries in January 2017 in order to change that somehow.
Since money is an issue to me (I'm a university student), I will go to St. Petersburg, Russia, but I'm not completely sure yet.

About me:

• Sex: male
• Age: 25-30
• Location: Europe/Germany
• Occupation: graduate student

About my proportions:

Height: 161cm 
Arm span: 162cm
Legs (floor to crotch): 74,5cm
Torso/head: 86,5cm


My tibiae seem to be almost as long as my femurs but I will have my legs x-rayed and measured anyway, so I will find out soon.

My goal is to gain up to 10cm, which will probably be the borderline proportion-wise for my body.
I've made some mockups and uploaded them to a file host, please be so kind to take a look at them and tell me what you think are the best looking proportions.
I don't want to be weird looking, but I really need to reach these 10cm.

http://postimg.org/image/umjyy6bnh/

1) me@161cm
2) 6cm femur
3) 6cm tibia
4) 6cm tibia and 4 cm femur
5) 4cm tibia and 6cm femur

image 4 is perfect

image 4 an 3

hi chris,
i liked 4 and 5 the best. perhaps i'd like 5cm on each best. i think there are ratios of tibs to femur considered 'normal'. i would think your dr will probably be able to give good advice on it. btw, what application did you use to make your mock up pics?

3

3 & 4

3 looks good 

btw are you intending to lengthen femur with externals? , many members here would agree that internals are a better approach to femur lengtheing

Quote from: theophilo on March 25, 2016, 09:36:28 PMimage 4 is perfect

Thanks for your reply, theophilo.
Perfect!? Wow, I didn't expect that.
I've read somewhere that a torso/head-to-leg ratio of 1:1 is considered "best looking" or most attractive, but my arm span is only 162cm.
I was worried that I would look like a t-rex @ 171cm.

Quote from: TIBIKE200 on March 25, 2016, 09:40:28 PMimage 4 an 3

Thank you 
First I will do 6cm on my tibiae (image 3) and then 4cm on my femurs (image 4).

Quote from: EndGame on March 26, 2016, 05:14:35 AMhi chris,
i liked 4 and 5 the best. perhaps i'd like 5cm on each best. i think there are ratios of tibs to femur considered 'normal'. i would think your dr will probably be able to give good advice on it. btw, what application did you use to make your mock up pics?

Hi EndGame 
I used Photoshop CS6. When I took the pictures, I had a sticker on one of my legs as a point of reference to ensure that my mockups a accurate.

Quote from: chineseguy on March 26, 2016, 06:06:26 AM3

Could you tell me why you think that my proportions in image 3 (6cm tibia) look better then in image 4 (with additional 4cm on my femurs)?
Is it because of my arms? Do I look like a t-rex?
Thanks.

Quote from: paddy10tellys on March 26, 2016, 09:35:33 AM3 & 4

Thanks to you too, Paddy 
If you had to decide between 3 & 4, which would it be?

Quote from: hyong on March 26, 2016, 10:01:12 AM3 looks good 

btw are you intending to lengthen femur with externals? , many members here would agree that internals are a better approach to femur lengtheing

Image 3 is only 6cm on tibia (first surgery)   If I want 9-10cm I would have to look like in image 4 after my second surgery.
How much worse do you think image 4 looks compared to image 3, and why? Because of my arms?

And yes, I intend to lengthen my femurs with externals. I'm a graduate student and I can only afford externals in Russia.
I have no choice if I want to have both surgeries done before I hit 30.
I know it's gonna be painful, but life at 161cm is more painful than any physical pain could ever be *lol*

Both look good but 3 is aesthetic... it looks more natural somehow? Better proportions?? Not so much your arms but the trunk to thigh ratio looks wrong in 4 & it also looks a bit leggy. OK, you might end up taller with option 4 but it would be 2 ops, cost more money & be a harder journey.

Four and five are way too much I think. Three looks good.