How much should I go for [5'9]

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Posted on Apr 29, 2019, 6:21 pm

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I come from a tall Montenegrin family (males pretty much average 6'3 in my extended family) and I must have done something so terrible in my past life to end up 5'9 evening height so LLS is something I'm considering more and more.

Here are my proportions: https://imgur.com/B12YRW3

How much height should I get? How much athletic abilities will I lose? How (un)proportional will I look after?

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Posted on May 3, 2019, 12:00 am

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Dude you're already at a decent height. I guarantee you don't suffer from extreme discrimination like the rest of us other than small jabs to the ego from your family. Which if that's the case why do you feel the need to compete with your family anyway?

Visit a physiatrist to fix you're height neurotism you'll save your money and time, but most importantly you won't have to suffer extreme pain.

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Posted on May 3, 2019, 4:03 pm

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For my current generation I am definitely 3 inches below average. No I don't suffer from extreme discrimination thankfully, but I'll gladly increase my legs and put up with the unbearable legs to at least average height.

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Posted on May 3, 2019, 4:12 pm

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Daamn, your legs does look kind of short

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Posted on May 3, 2019, 4:40 pm

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I understand what it's like to be shorter than your siblings but because your of average male height already it maybe easier for you to simply adress your BDD first just to see if it improves your mental state.

If it still persists then, yeah, surgery may be something you should consider more seriously.

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Posted on May 3, 2019, 5:24 pm

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Long torso and long arms
That’s a good beginning

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Posted on May 3, 2019, 7:17 pm

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Quote from: Apoplectic on May 03, 2019, 04:40:27 PMI understand what it's like to be shorter than your siblings but because your of average male height already it maybe easier for you to simply adress your BDD first just to see if it improves your mental state.

If it still persists then, yeah, surgery may be something you should consider more seriously.

I think there was some misunderstanding - national average height is close to 6ft, and is most likely more than that observing my current generation. I'm considering LLS a little short of a decade from now - late 20s. I'm just asking how much height could I go for. what's safe? whats less safe but reasonable?

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Posted on May 3, 2019, 7:18 pm

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Quote from: Knik on May 03, 2019, 05:24:07 PMLong torso and long arms
That’s a good beginning

Could I squeeze 4,5 inches then?

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Posted on May 3, 2019, 7:29 pm

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I think max is typically around 4 inchs with two seperate surgeries. Although you have the proportions lengthening too much will become extremely debilitating from reading many of the diaries on this forum.

Fortunately you'll be above your nations average. With the correct shoes you'll be a lot taller.

Also yeah you are short for a male in Montenegro I've just realised from looking at the national averages, my apologies. So yeah I think this surgery would be really beneficial to your mental state

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Posted on May 3, 2019, 7:47 pm

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Quote from: Apoplectic on May 03, 2019, 07:29:23 PMI think max is typically around 4 inchs with two seperate surgeries. Although you have the proportions lengthening too much will become extremely debilitating from reading many of the diaries on this forum.

Fortunately you'll be above your nations average. With the correct shoes you'll be a lot taller.

Also yeah you are short for a male in Montenegro I've just realised from looking at the national averages, my apologies. So yeah I think this surgery would be really beneficial to your mental state

thanks. So separate as in splitting the height between the femur and tibia?

also are there any possible safer lengthening methods available in around a decade from now?

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