How much can i lengthen, with pics

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I am 5´6.5 or 169 cm and I wanted to reach around 5´8.5 or 174 cm.

Should I lengthen tibias or femur?

When I look at myself in the mirror I think that my leg ratios are perfect between femur and tibia, it feels like my knee would be too low if I did 5 cm on femur, but I dont know for sure,some people say 5 cm will almost never be a problem proportion wise others say something else.

My sitting height is 88-90 cm
My wingspan is around 5'9.5(177 cm)

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Quote from: sphenopetroclival on May 11, 2023, 04:58:23 PMDefinitely femur.
Are you answering from an aesthetic view or health wise?
I just want to avoid the caterpillar look and want to look as natural as possible when I do it.

Is there any way to measure for the optimal ratio? If I do xrays and upload them will it be easier to know for sure or is it enough with the pictures I uploaded

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Quote from: sphenopetroclival on May 16, 2023, 12:12:31 PMYeah if peeps are really hell bent on meditating on ratio considerations they're likely better off at tibias. Despite the longer rehab.
Damn now I am confused, junior said femurs look short and you say tibia is best for ratio in my case. Is it possible for me to measure it myself or can I only do it at doctors? I wanted to know beforehand so I know how much money to save up since tibias cost more than femurs

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Quote from: GrowTow on May 17, 2023, 10:40:02 AMIn almost every case; it's better to lengthen femurs.

You'll gain more cms, recover faster and have a lot less complications.

And, even if it's disproportionate, there's little to no long term effects from having long femurs whereas having longer tibias can cause damage in the future.
Okay but if we are putting health aside and only talking from a aesthetic point of view, would femurs or tibia be best for a 4-5 cm lengthening? 

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Quote from: ThirdSpace on May 17, 2023, 08:06:08 PMWhy not go for the full 8 cm?

Recovery + I dont want to look strange proportion wise,
I would rather do 5 cm on femur and wait a while to see if I am happy and if not then go for 4 cm tibia if I am not satisfied.

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Quote from: p00293 on May 18, 2023, 06:38:09 PMBuddyboyo, you're 169cm, it's going to be much better for your overall life to be a slightly disproportional 177cm dude than a well proportioned 174cm one. And I'd doubt ANYONE would be able to notice anyway, even at 8cm.

Too much focus overall on here about looking perfectly 'natural'. It's either have longer femurs than average, or stay a manlet. Obviously it's better to have the longer femurs, the 'stigma' about that is non-existent, while at 169cm you'll face significant disadvantages in life from height.
I guess thats true but like I said I will prob do the other segment aswell, do you know any guide where I can do a rough estimation of my current ratios or is it best to wait for xray?