Is it worth getting double LL at 5'6 or is one LL enough?

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Everyone here has given you great biological and scientific reasons to decide your choice for either single or double bone lengthening, so i feel like it’s best to ask if double lengthening and becoming 6 foot is something you really want in the one and only life your gonna have. Putting all the complications and time aside, ask yourself do you really value becoming taller, stronger or more attractive rather than just living a normal life? This is something you need to think to yourself about since 99.99% of patients on this forum will without hesitation demand you to get it done and to go as far as you can because to us we value the quality of our life even if it’s cut short rather then the quantity of time we have. If you share that same mindset then you can make a good decision

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Depending where you live 5'9" is pretty average or even short. 5'11"(180cms) is average or tall in every country on earth. Conscription data shows that the average height in most rich European countries(Denmark, Norway, Switzerland) is 179cms, there are countries which are possibly taller such as the Netherlands(183 in small samples, they have no studies with large sample) but you would still be inside the standard distribution(around 5cms) there at 180cm.
But, consider time. Each LL will put you away from fully enjoying life for at least 1 year and possibly 2. If you're really young like 18 it might not matter much but if you're older you may not find it worthwhile to lose the prime of your life walking around in crutches.

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Quote from: Temoc on January 15, 2024, 05:26:15 AMDepending where you live 5'9" is pretty average or even short. 5'11"(180cms) is average or tall in every country on earth. Conscription data shows that the average height in most rich European countries(Denmark, Norway, Switzerland) is 179cms, there are countries which are possibly taller such as the Netherlands(183 in small samples, they have no studies with large sample) but you would still be inside the standard distribution(around 5cms) there at 180cm.
But, consider time. Each LL will put you away from fully enjoying life for at least 1 year and possibly 2. If you're really young like 18 it might not matter much but if you're older you may not find it worthwhile to lose the prime of your life walking around in crutches.

well the guy is 5'6 pretty short in the US. might be missing out on things. then he has to save up as much money as possible and knowing thats pretty hard to save 50k when your 25 yo. when your main focus is finishing college. after achieving 5'8 and some shoes  on. the life starts changing in different ways. only depends on you if u want to make sacrifices on change.

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Quote from: Beemer m3 on January 15, 2024, 08:06:09 AMwell the guy is 5'6 pretty short in the US. might be missing out on things. then he has to save up as much money as possible and knowing thats pretty hard to save 50k when your 25 yo. when your main focus is finishing college. after achieving 5'8 and some shoes  on. the life starts changing in different ways. only depends on you if u want to make sacrifices on change.

Yeah, it might be worth it to do it ASAP with a cheaper (but still safe) surgeon so you can enjoy life sooner. Instead of spending years saving up money so you can finally do double LL with Paley at 35.

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Quote from: Temoc on January 15, 2024, 01:28:10 PMYeah, it might be worth it to do it ASAP with a cheaper (but still safe) surgeon so you can enjoy life sooner. Instead of spending years saving up money so you can finally do double LL with Paley at 35.
Even if someone can spend quad for Paley, that's still a high risk anyways. The recovery effort from quad LL really will take a toll on you, that you might as well have done it separately. You save like what, 1 year or so from recovery at a much higher risk.
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If OP is still reading, like most people suggest here, do it one at a time, and if the first lengthening still doesn't satisfy, decide then whether or not it's worth doing another one, all through that effort once more. Personally, unless you live in some parts of Europe, and are constantly bombarded by tall people, I genuinely think if you're part of the 5'8+ gang and still think you're having body dysmorphia, you might have other personal issues you need to settle, maybe some other aspect of your physical appearance. Most people here always think about it from a dating standpoint, which I get it, it's one reason to do it. But if you ever have to encounter a woman who's shallow as fk to think 6' and above only, then I say you just avoided a huge red flag there and prevented you from dating a shallow woman right there that might have other parts of her personality being terrible. Maybe it's time to expand your dating pool other than bimbos and sluts.

So you have to ask yourself, why do you want to be 6'+ in the first place to even worth considering the amount of money spent and years wasted? Going from real short to average is always worth it and the benefits do come more obvious, but going avg to slightly on the tall side, there do seem to be diminishing returns. Sure you're tall, but other than that most people don't care on a day-to-day basis, other than you being complimented from time to time. There are some statistics in career being more successful, but honestly having worked in a Fortune 500 company, I've literally been under two directors who are flat 5' and 5'4 respectively, both whom are quite successful in their careers and financially speaking. So maybe don't work in sh*t  places to actually get somewhere.