I was thinking to myself, if you do the surgery and gain 5-8cm, how do you deal with people like relatives at some family reunion gathering who already know you and are shocked and surprised at this magical new growth spurt at an older age?
The last thing you want to tell them is about this limb surgery which to normies sound barbaric and horrifying......
Any advice?
TheAlchemist has a good mentality when it came to this topic. I'll try to find a quote
depends on ur starting height and if u wear lifts or not - u can get away with 5cm by saying fitness regime etc
Quote from: TheAlchemist on January 04, 2021, 06:40:30 PMI understand your concern. I felt the same way leading up to my procedure- I spent countless hours and many sleepless nights worrying, stressing and over analyzing how I would manage and escape detection.
Leading up to my operation I wore shoe lifts that were just under 2 inches. So the net effect of LL, after doing the full 8 cm, was roughly 1.5 inches in additional height.
The reality is people will notice something different about you. In my case, even at just 1.5 inches increase net of my shoe lifts there were some people who still noticed. You can't control that and you will need to accept this. However you can control how you react and respond to their observations and curiosity.
I would say roughly 50% of people have noticed and explictly said that I look taller/skinnier/different. I'd imagine more people registered something different about me internally but did not vocalize the difference or just dismissed it as something odd about me.
It's important to emphasize that someone noticing you taller is very different than someone accusing you of getting cosmentic LL surgery to get taller. Everyone I've met since doing LL were none the wiser to a surgery being involved, even if they did notice me being taller.
What you will realize is even though LL and your height change are at the forefront of your mind, the same isn't true for those around you, even those who do register a change in height. Because LL is not mainstream peoples minds will automatically brush it away, thinking they are misremembering, you somehow grew, your posture got better, or ironically, even started wearing lifts. Remember, you are your own worst critic, people don't actually care or think about you as much as you think they do.
My advice is to just own it mentally. Don't go into each interaction with a defensive mindset. If someone mentions you growing, a confident/ happy "Oh yeah? Can't complain about that" response is a lot better than being hesitant and bashful. If they dig deeper, just look at them like they're crazy, they'll just as likely start to think that they may have gotten shorter. If they keep pushing, you can say you've been working on posture. As long as you own it mentally and maintain a confident, succinct position around any kind of comments, you'll be just fine.
Get it done when you're young and say you grew.
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on February 09, 2021, 04:23:20 AMGet it done when you're young and say you grew.
Yeah. This is the best way.
If you're older then just buy lifts and gradually increase your height by half an inch every week using lifts until you reach your desired height (4 weeks for 2 inches).
It'll seem more "natural" and people won't question it as much, if someone asks if you got taller then act nonchalant and go "Oh, did I?"
Kind of autistic but I think it works.
I am 22 so I guess I am a "late" bloomer. Generally once you pass 5cm it is very hard to hide it if you are an adult so it is best to be honest about it.
- You look taller?!
- Yeah people keep saying that
Problem solved
Say you converted to whatever religion they are and that you prayed to become taller. Watch them question their very existence.
Quote from: BelowTheMean on February 09, 2021, 04:36:26 PMSay you converted to whatever religion they are and that you prayed to become taller. Watch them question their very existence.
I have thought about pulling this one haha
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