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Posted on Sep 15, 2022, 12:09 am
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im 5'5 (166cm) planning to get to 180.5cm and do 2inches arm lengthening (adding 4inches to wingspan making my wingspan 5'10) would my torso be noticeably off or would this look fine? I assume I'd have a rather leggy look but I don't mind that as long as it doesn't look un-natural.
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Posted on Sep 15, 2022, 12:45 am
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Quote from: oklama on September 15, 2022, 12:09:48 AMim 5'5 (166cm) planning to get to 180.5cm and do 2inches arm lengthening (adding 4inches to wingspan making my wingspan 5'10) would my torso be noticeably off or would this look fine? I assume I'd have a rather leggy look but I don't mind that as long as it doesn't look un-natural.

Lengthen to 176 or 178 absolutely max

I’m 180.5cm and 4 centimetres below me is still in the average height range.

To do 14 centimetres safely you’d need to do 4 lengthenings. 2 for upper legs 3.5cm each and 2 for lower legs doing the same.

You shouldn’t lengthen 7 centimetres or more at once.

I can’t comment on your proportions without knowing what your current leg to torso ratio is.
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Posted on Sep 15, 2022, 1:34 am
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What is your sitting height? Perhaps do a mock up either just for yourself or to post for folks to give you feedback.
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Posted on Sep 15, 2022, 1:41 am
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nah Mahboubian will do 8 femurs and 6.5 tibs, everyone who's done 8cm femurs with mahboubian has had good recovery. im gonna do 8cm femurs hopefully in the next couple years then do arm lengthening a few years after whenever is convienent and tibs after thats done. sure it will be painful but the mental pain im put in cannot be matched by any physical pain I have ever experienced even if multiplied by five. I don't mind not being competitively athletic at all. I have no desire to play sports. my main concern is being able to jump at concerts and being able to run for short distances which im pretty sure I could figure out. the 6.5 tibias is something controversial but if it has to be 5cm tibs thats okay aswell. i just know I'd be perfect happy with 180.5cm.
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Posted on Sep 15, 2022, 1:42 am
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I don't own a tape measure currently so I have no clue. I think im gonna go to a tailor this weekend to figure out my measurements
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Posted on Sep 15, 2022, 6:03 am
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You'll look close to this https://imgur.com/a63FErX
pulled from the old forum http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=15839.0

Your choice. You maybe limbing at every step for just normal walking.
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Posted on Sep 15, 2022, 6:42 am
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Quote from: motoboarder on September 15, 2022, 06:03:36 AMYou'll look close to this https://imgur.com/a63FErX
pulled from the old forum http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=15839.0

Your choice. You maybe limbing at every step for just normal walking.

Please OP. 10-11cm is plenty. Don’t risk crippling yourself. 176-177 is a huge boost and far less risk.
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Posted on Sep 15, 2022, 9:37 am
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Quote from: BeyondAverage on September 15, 2022, 06:42:57 AMPlease OP. 10-11cm is plenty. Don’t risk crippling yourself. 176-177 is a huge boost and far less risk.
You are perhaps being overly dramatic? OP mentioned a decent US LL doctor, not going to one of the inexpensive LL butchers overseas. OP talked about doing the surgeries several years apart not simultaneously or one a few months after the other.  A good doctor would stop him before 8cm on femurs if soft tissue and flexibility dictated, same on tibias. OP can go for 8/6.5 and might only achieve 6-7cm / 4-5cm on femurs/tibia. As long as OP listens to his doctor and stops before his target if so instructed by his Dr he should be fine. However, his proportions might look weird AF and unnatural which he said he's concerned about. Hence why he probably should do mock ups to better assess that and get his SHR and estimate his post LL SHR etc.
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Posted on Sep 15, 2022, 5:04 pm
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Proportions-wise simply look in the mirror. It's on you. Every doctor who has had an interview on CyborgForLife channel (and talked about this topic) has said proportions are only for you.
Now, after seeing alot of mock ups i can tell you most men will be fine with 10-14cm of lengthening.

You can check my mock up from 166 to 180 and the comments on it. Also the one to 176.as you will see everyone who has commented says its fine or even better than now. But at the end of the day look at yourself.
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Posted on Sep 15, 2022, 8:35 pm
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Unless you look like Slenderman, no, nobody notices.
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