Is 5'4 to 5'10 unrealistic?

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Betz lengthens a lot, these guys in Turkey also do it. It's common to see guys getting 4+ inches on the femurs alone. Is it safe? Is recovery good? I don't think so, you will be giving up a lot by doing that.
6 inches is 15.24cm. Paley and US doctors like to stick to 5 cms on tibias and 7-8 on femurs, that's 12-13cms. Is it worth to risk that extra 7/8 inch, 2.24cms? Is it so much worse to be 5'9" instead of 5'10"? That would be a good time to just buy lifts.

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Quote from: PleaseComeVisitMeDawg on June 12, 2024, 05:19:00 AMThank 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.

Femurs usually recover faster and tibias take longer, but because you will most likely lengthen femurs longer, the total time it will take to lengthen and recover will be similar.

Ah, I meant that the total cost of femur + tibia should equal around 100k USD for Giotikas so 50k + 50k USD.  For US doctors like Paley, it will be 100k for one segment so femur + tibia will be 100k + 100k = 200k USD for both surgeries.  There will probably be extra costs too.

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I've noticed that certain doctors, such as Birkholtz, offer a femur + tiba quadrilateral. Unless I've misunderstood, this would be a 2 inch increase on both the tibia and femur yielding a 4 inch increase (10 cm increase).

I probably also should've specified that w/ shoes, I am 5'5.75 , so that would roughly bring me to 5'10.

Question is, how risk is this? Does anyone recommend a quadrilateral? Both surgeries are 4-6 months apart, but would it actually be enough time to heal?

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Yes, this procedure is risky, but you can do things to minimize any complications like listening to the doctor, stretching, PT daily, and etc.

For quadrilateral, you should probably do sequential and wait at least 1 year in between segments so your body has enough time to heal.  Do femurs first and max out 8cm and see if you're satisfied with the original 3in.  If not, go back to do tibias to hit around 5in.

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Quote from: PleaseComeVisitMeDawg on June 12, 2024, 02:18:13 AMI'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.

Don’t do it with Giotikas. If you value your legs.

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if ur 5'4 now imagine getting that much height all ur friends will be like wow how u gain that much height lol. that is a bit much. some guys that are originally born have a ratio of 4 inches shorter than then there wingspan . so take as u will with proportions. after the first surgery u will notice the gain at 5'6? well im sure u dont want 5'6 then another 2.5 inches will make u 5'9.5 thats pretty good

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I guess he can do 3in after doing tibs for 2in to get to 5'9, but that's just an idea.  idk if you misspelled the numbers as 2.5in to 5'6 will be 5'8.5

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oh yeh i must have mispelled it huh. at 5'8.5 is the realistic height u will have after everything is said and done. add 1 inch regular shoes. normal. it beats being 5'4 still under 5'5 .. u can do 8cm femurs really if u want max gains. but if u went for it all u can gain 9 cm with monorail femurs but even that is more painful than precice 2.2 with 8 cm. if u want 6 inches have u thought of humerous lengthening too? 1 inch is all it takes i guess. u can do max gains on ur tibias 7cm but u will probably cut ur achilles and a lot of pain from ballerina. its just a mess really but peoples done it in asia.

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Quote from: iwillgettaller on June 12, 2024, 03:33:49 AMIt 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

How is Giotikas 100k? For four segment precice he offer at 82500

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Quote from: Beemer m3 on June 14, 2024, 08:27:12 AMoh yeh i must have mispelled it huh. at 5'8.5 is the realistic height u will have after everything is said and done. add 1 inch regular shoes. normal. it beats being 5'4 still under 5'5 .. u can do 8cm femurs really if u want max gains. but if u went for it all u can gain 9 cm with monorail femurs but even that is more painful than precice 2.2 with 8 cm. if u want 6 inches have u thought of humerous lengthening too? 1 inch is all it takes i guess. u can do max gains on ur tibias 7cm but u will probably cut ur achilles and a lot of pain from ballerina. its just a mess really but peoples done it in asia.
At how many cm on average ballerina foot starts?