Is 5'4 to 5'10 unrealistic?

I'm new to this whole world of leg lengthening, and slowly doing my research over time. I don't think I need to explain what's it like being a 5'4 manlet.

How realistic is a 6 inch gain? Yes, I'm aware that a single session can only add 3 inches at a time. So obviously, this would be done twice. BUT how realistic is it? Has anyone done this? Can you gain that much without fking up your legs?

I don't plan on doing this until I graduate. Currently looking at Greece for the surgery. Any insight is appreciated.

Thanks.

Realistic? Yes I know a person that lengthened his tibias more than 8 cm so yes definitely realistic or possible.
But even if you reach 6 inches, your arms are going to look so short compared to your legs.
In other words, you are going to look like a t-rex. If I were you, I would aim for somewhere between 5 and 5.5 inches.
That can be achieved by lengthening both tibias and femurs and you won't have to worry too much about future complications.

Hell, I would give my left nut (metaphorically) even for 5 inches. Do the odds of complications go up though? I've heard certain resources say that you're not even supposed to add anything more than 3 inches.

Also is this a combination of the tibia + femur?

Haha.

Of course, both the odds of complications and amount of time required to completely recover
go up as you lengthen more.

Well, there is a saying and I am sure a majority of the members in this forum have heard of it.
The "safe" maximum length for tibias is 5 cm (roughly 2 inches) and for femurs is 7 cm (or it may have been 8 cm I can't remember anyways..roughly 2.75-3 inches)
However, take it with a grain of salt because I have seen people who lengthened more than the "safe" maximum length
but they seem to be doing fine without any complications.

Quote from: PleaseComeVisitMeDawg on June 12, 2024, 02:52:58 AMAlso is this a combination of the tibia + femur?

Yes combination of the tibia + femur. You won't be able reach 5 inches by lengthening only one segment.

It depends honestly on the doctor and how your body reacts to the lengthening.  If you look at MyEvolution's Paley journal, it seems like he reached around 5'4.5 to 5'11 rather nicely even though he had complications with an infection during tibias.  It may be doable but it depends on how much PT you dedicate and if you listen to everything the doctor tells you to do.  You'll also most likely have to do one segment first, recover for around a year, and do the next segment.  Doing both at one time will probably have you not achieve that goal.  If you're looking into Greece, then Giotikas is one of the most known surgeons there.  Around 100,000 USD total for both segments and 15k USD for renting a room.

MyEvolution's Journal: http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=9104.0

Thank you for the resources, I appreciate it! I don't think I would've found this on my own.

So I'm assuming the times it will take for either the tibia or femur to recover is going to roughly be the same?

If Greece is that expensive, wouldn't it just be better to do it in the US? Which is better? I know Paley's the top surgeon, but I'm curious to hear why someone would prefer one over the other.

The pure amount of lengthening is not a problem. It is more a matter of your starting bone length and to some extend arm length.

I was in your situation and after putting 10.7cm on my femur, I am now in the end phase of my tibia LL and have already achieved 3,7cm which puts me about 176,5/177cm at the moment. However I had very short bone length compared to my former peers, so that I was able to lengthen so much without that it know looks off. I have now an excellent Leg to body ratio. Only my wingspan is in theory to short for my height but I can still reach my shoes and as I am more a muscular Typ it does not look awkward at all. In fact I am receiving now a lot of compliments.

Finally it is possible but depends on a lot of factors which you should discuss with doctors but pls forget about external methods. I really doubt that you can reach that with them because of the lacking PT you can’t do. Go for weight bearing solutions and you will have it a little bit easier with less risk of complications.

Good luck

6 inches means 15.2 cm.
Well, is too much and risky !
Just stay within 12 cm, IMHO...
Anyways, if you do it, you must start with femur and do 9 cm and then WAIT one year to complete healing and then do 6 cm on tibias !