Hi! I'm a slightly shorter than average guy, wanting to increase my height from 5'8 to the average around here (5'11, although I can do less if it's dangerous otherwise- I'd rather be shorter than average but with better functionality, and no really weird looking proportions). I'm 21 years old and would do the surgery in about 18 months, when I'd be just 23.
I've included a photo of my lower body which should help provide ratios to help mock-up what kind of size would look good. I measured my femur and tibia on my right leg (which is about 3/4 inch shorter than my left leg) and came out with about 38 cm on the tibia and 45 cm on the femur, but I'm not sure if that's right. Anyway, if it is it seems I'd have to lengthen the tibia which is the surgery that takes the longest to recover from and is most prone to complications if I am correct.
http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2cr63wh&s=9
I'm not rich, so I can't afford Paley or Guichet (unless I inherit money soon, which is a real possibility, but can't be counted on) so I'd have to go to China, India or maybe Eastern Europe.
I'd only want to do surgery once, either way. Do you think 3 inches would be possible? With a good doctor, I might want that: either way, I'd be very happy to hit 5'10, because nobody would probably notice the difference at that height. :-)
Thanks for the advice :-) 5'10 is good enough. I'd have to do x rays and go by the doctor's advice to determine the best lengths, although if I have a cheaper doctor I think it'd really probably pay to know what I'm doing myself (incidentally, what are the Chinese and Indian doctors like?)
Thanks whereintheworld, but the others cost almost 3x the price and it'd take too long to save for them (max I can realistically save is 10000 euros a year).
That said if I inherit in the next year I will have a ton of cash, but it's unlikely I'll inherit it- it'll probably go to my uncle.
53 cm from the sole of the foot to the top of the kneecap, sitting down. Good guess! How come?
With the shorter and longer both on the ground I scrape 5'8, with the left leg only I'm close to 5'9. What is SH?
If you mean leg length, it's 91cm on the right leg.
I would not say I am really 5'9 (wouldn't be bothered with this kind of surgery then probably) because when I am standing normally I am 5'8. It is closer to a 1.5 cm discrepancy, more like 2/3rds of an inch really. My sitting height seems to be 128 cm with my legs at right angles.
It is not hard walking but I walk a bit strangely and I do use an insole.
In the morning I am 5'8.5, in the afternoon/evening 5'8.
If I stand on my left leg in the morning I think I reach exactly 5'9 actually a but I don't think that counts :p
My height doesn't range that much. Morning height on longest leg, 174. 5 cm. On both legs, 173cm flat. In the evening it goes down by about a cm, so 172-173.5cm. Sorry for the lack of clarity. Also, my wingspan is about 175 cm if that's important.
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