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Quote from: Camilleglv on June 21, 2021, 07:50:13 PMI’m 15 and 5’4, I’m also a female. I have height dysphoria since I was a child and because of it, I have been talking about it to my parents. The great news is that they are very supportive about the procedure. However, I’m not sure if I should go for the surgery.

  You can still grow more naturally . It depends on your growth plates and your hormones. Also research on how estrogen affects growth. My older daughter stopped growing at 22 years old and she is over 5'6. My younger daughter stopped growing at 11 and she is only 4'7. Yes, they have different fathers, but they also got their period at different times, and apparently (I wish I knew it sooner) period affects a girl's growth. Good luck to you.

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I believe that heightism can also negatively impact women lives as well. In my opinion, I think its better if a person is finish growing before doing limb lengthening surgery. I think that with some youths its possible to be on human grown hormones administered and monitored by a general practitioner.

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Not to be rude but at 15 you’re still a child. You definitely still have years of growing to do and shouldn’t be on this site just yet.
If your height bothers you stay active , slimmer you are, taller you look. Eat your vegetables, consume your proteins and sleep. Don’t smoke don’t drink and you’re guaranteed to be healthy now or whenever you should decide to get LL Further down the years

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you can remove them with laser.

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Quote from: Camilleglv on June 21, 2021, 07:50:13 PMI’m 15 and 5’4, I’m also a female. I have height dysphoria since I was a child and because of it, I have been talking about it to my parents. The great news is that they are very supportive about the procedure. However, I’m not sure if I should go for the surgery.

A lot of people said girls stop growing taller after 14, which is true to some. However girls might still grow taller, not by much, after age 15. You probably will grow another inch before you turn 18.

After that, if you still wish to get taller, LL is one of the options. If you are willing to wait to try pain free options to get taller, wait and don't rush to LL. I believe in near future scientists may find alternatives to LL by which everyone can still grow taller at their older ages.

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I wouldn't recommend it honestly.

You're not likely to grow more than you already have, as girls' growth plates fuse earlier than men's due to ealier rise in estrogen levels, but I genuinely don't think LL is viable in any sort of way for you.
I mean I get it, the incentive to be taller, that's what kinda makes me want to have it done too.
But girl, think about it.

You're gonna spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a procedure that's gonna be excruciating, and leave significant scars as well as reduce your mobility for your lifetime, just to get from average to... Tallish average.

As a 5'8 girl I can tell you I'm not really considered as tall whatsoever. Women only start being noticeably tall at 5'9/5'10

So yeah going from 5'4 will only get you from average to average. No point at all really.

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Wrong t hread

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Quote from: Camilleglv on June 21, 2021, 07:50:13 PMI’m 15 and 5’4, I’m also a female. I have height dysphoria since I was a child and because of it, I have been talking about it to my parents. The great news is that they are very supportive about the procedure. However, I’m not sure if I should go for the surgery.

You are too young for this surgery because you still have time to grow. In the other hand of course i feel what you feel. Be patient and wait for couple years at least so maybe you may grow couple inches   

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Sort of echoing what others have said, but I'd wait until you're 18-25 ish before actually considering. In the meantime, you can go to a dr about hgh injections so long as your growth plates haven't fused.  This could yield you 1-3 inches depending and as I've seen on here multiple times, this can be enough to cure some peoples height neurosis

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Quote from: Camilleglv on June 21, 2021, 07:50:13 PMI’m 15 and 5’4, I’m also a female. I have height dysphoria since I was a child and because of it, I have been talking about it to my parents. The great news is that they are very supportive about the procedure. However, I’m not sure if I should go for the surgery.

You are too young, but if you still feel short in the future, you can consider it.
If you have a good job, you will be able to pay a better doctor.
I wish you good luck, even if you get the surgery or not.