Is 1.5 inch tibia lengthening worth it? (5’9 to 5’10.5)

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Hi,

I’m considering getting limb lengthening surgery on my tibias to increase 1.5 inches, but I understand most people do more than this.

Essentially, I just want to be average height. When I go out I feel noticeably short, and I consider myself being at a big dating disadvantage at the height I am versus someone who is 5’10. Even though it’s only an inch difference, I feel the two heights are the benchmark for looking short. At 5’9 your proportions look shortish, but 5’10 in shoes is more ambiguous and you blend in more. No one really thinks you’re short at 5’10.

If I could get to average height I’d feel so much happier, but I’m also open to the fact that I’m obsessing about my height which may be giving me a distorted outlook. Maybe people don’t really consider me short, and maybe I don’t look as short as I think I do.

I’m considering going to Russia for the surgery where it’s cheaper, and of course, if I only increase an inch, surely the risk of complications and my recovery time will go way down — how long would it take to walk normally again from start to finish with LON for 3cm tibias?

I suppose my main overarching question is, am I crazy for wanting to do this in the first place?

Thanks.

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But look at this graph: https://incels.wiki/images/5/59/Sergg.jpg  At 5’10 you’re fine, but at 5’9 a guys height is drastically less acceptable. And you hear all the time “what do you call a guy under 5’10? A friend.”

I get told I’m good looking but I just feel so short and unmasculine when I go out. I don’t see how I could feel like that at 5’10 because I’d just be considered average. I don’t think it would make all the difference in the world, but I feel like going from the short category to average would be a big jump.

And with shoes or lifts, I already do that. The issues is you have to take them off at some point. I already avoid any situation where I have to take shoes off because everyone would notice I was an inch shorter.