Limb Lengthening at 180cm

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Quote from: 1team on September 12, 2022, 12:31:50 AMOnly femurs you can afford are external lon which most surgeons don't recommend. I think you should do tibias first and then see how you feel. Are you planning to stay in Vietnam for several months while lengthening or return to Australia and complete lengthening there?

The other issue I think you will face compare to guys 170cm and shorter is motivation when lengthening/recovery gets difficult. Shorter guys are facing actual discrimination whereas yours is not being noted as tall like you used to be. This part is subjective but something you need to consider.

Why is external lengthening over tibias commonplace but external over femurs is not recommended?

Isn’t the femur the better bone to lengthen because it’s longer and stronger?

Sorry, I’m new to LL.

Good idea to do one segment first, I agree. Is $30000 enough for Vietnam or India?

I do concede that I want to do this mostly out of the extra recognition I got before when I was the tallest. I think I will need to fight harder than those doing it to be treated equally.

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Quote from: motoboarder on September 11, 2022, 11:53:05 PMThanks.. but man, not really. My point is, we're only happy with our height truly when we stop comparing it to others'. I go out these days, in the US, and in any circumstances, there're always a handful number of guys taller than me, sometimes even girls. But I'm more comfortable walking/standing close to them. Why? Because now I feel my height is closer to the standard of "tall" or "not short", even in the US.

LL is a surgery to eliminate the psychology disorder of height depression. It's not a height booster. Anyone of us here wether doing LL or not, you're still gonna be shorter than someone else. Greed will always leave us in unhappy state of mind. Stop comparing gives us the true happiness.

But it’s also a very big height booster,no?
It’s resolve the psychology disorder ,yes, it’s also a biiig height booster,no?

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Quote from: Taweel on September 12, 2022, 12:43:42 AMBut it’s also a very big height booster,no?
It’s resolve the psychology disorder ,yes, it’s also a biiig height booster,no?

[sigh].. sure, your take

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Quote from: BeyondAverage on September 12, 2022, 12:40:58 AMWhy is external lengthening over tibias commonplace but external over femurs is not recommended?

Isn’t the femur the better bone to lengthen because it’s longer and stronger?

Sorry, I’m new to LL.

Good idea to do one segment first, I agree. Is $30000 enough for Vietnam or India?

I do concede that I want to do this mostly out of the extra recognition I got before when I was the tallest. I think I will need to fight harder than those doing it to be treated equally.

When did you find out about LL surgery?
Since you haven't researched the basics such as the various methods of LL let alone costings I think you need to take a step back and do a lot of reading before any further discussion on you getting it done so you have an actual idea of what your getting into.

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Agreed. @OP, I suggest you go through existing diaries to digest and compare. Before surgery, I spent weeks of research from this forum, collected appeared-to-be-legit patients' diaries, then drew metrics from there. There're scores of metrics: their age, muscles flexibility, LL methods, $$ spent, what doctors, time spent for lengthening, time spent for consolidation, time spent until walking w/ crutches, time spent until 1st step of walking unaided, time spent until acceptable/unnoticeable gait, overall mentality impact rating along the whole journey, etc. When you have all in front of you, you'll have much clearer ideas of what you want, each with pros/cons.

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You're lower end of average. For this forum you are tall, but in the real world, amongst the wealthy, educated, Caucasian population you are not. At 190cm you will not be the tallest in this population. You might be part of a different demographic and tall amongst them.

You don't have enough savings to get this surgery, especially two segments. I would re evaluate what you really want to get from this surgery

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Quote from: HeightGain on September 12, 2022, 09:13:17 AMYou're lower end of average. For this forum you are tall, but in the real world, amongst the wealthy, educated, Caucasian population you are not. At 190cm you will not be the tallest in this population. You might be part of a different demographic and tall amongst them.

You don't have enough savings to get this surgery, especially two segments. I would re evaluate what you really want to get from this surgery

I’m from a wealthy Caucasian country and most of my friends are young. I stand right amongst them if not on the higher end of average with my friends. I can also attest to this walking in the malls.

You honestly don’t see many people 6’3 or taller. 6’1 to 6’2 maybe, but not 6’3+

I honestly think your assessment is completely wrong.

As for my savings, I can get more. But looking at this forum and the internet today, it looks like I can go to vietnam or India for the first segment and during that lengthening period I can work and save up for the second segment.

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I think it depends on where you are. Where I am 190cm is common. This is a wealth part of a wealthy country. I'm your height and often called short. If 190cm is tall for where you live then it might be worth it.

196 and above gets recognised as tall, but that's it, just as tall. Not as a good partner, hot or masculine. It helps, but if you're struggling to save up in a short time the money needed to go to Europe for surgery then I would say improving your career would have more impact.

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Quote from: HeightGain on September 13, 2022, 07:40:48 PMI think it depends on where you are. Where I am 190cm is common. This is a wealth part of a wealthy country. I'm your height and often called short. If 190cm is tall for where you live then it might be worth it.

196 and above gets recognised as tall, but that's it, just as tall. Not as a good partner, hot or masculine. It helps, but if you're struggling to save up in a short time the money needed to go to Europe for surgery then I would say improving your career would have more impact.

i travel the world, especially wealthy white countries, including tallest ones. i've never ever seen 190 is common or 196 is the starting height considered tall.
please tell me where you live bro? i don't understand why you exaggerate on an insane level.

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Have you worked in rich white areas in high end jobs where people are from the best backgrounds and best education? Comparing travelling to these countries to actually working in these environments is completely different. I can go into the neighbouring, deprived, area and I am above average

Rich people have good nutrition. Tall people become richer on average and get more top job opportunities.

This forum is very biased. There are a few coders but generally few doctors, lawyers and bankers - people with top jobs.

I live in one of the wealthiest areas in a very wealthy city where people have all gone to Harvard equivalents.