LL surgery in 2017

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Hey guys! I've been on this forum for a while now and I'm planning on doing this after I graduate school and settle in at university. I'm a female at 5'1 (156cm) and wish to be around 160-165. Can you guys help me with getting the money and about loaning from bank?? And also which doctor to go to which is safe. I was thinking Paley or Guichet or Jamal or the one in Korea as I heard they were all good. Thanks guys if you help me!

I suffered depression from being so short and it would be a dream come true to become tall. But I don't want to risk being crippled by going to the wrong doctor... So I want to take out a loan even if it's not a good idea.

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If you're taking a loan, I think someone like Paley or Guichet would be out of your reach. Taking huge loans is never smart. There are cheaper doctors out there that are also great. There's my two cents.

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Yeah but if I'm able to work several part times after school finishes and do various online work. I reckon I might save at least $50 000. I would try loaning the rest as I don't mind being in debt after lengthening since it's worth it.

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Saving up that much is no easy task, but good luck. Also if it helps, being 5'1 as a girl isn't bad(from a different perspective than yours) because I and a lot of other(tall and short) guys love short girls. 5'3 and below.

I always thought short girls had the same advantage as tall guys in the dating industry.
Tall guys - date short & tall girls
Short girls - date short & tall guys

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Quote from: Penguinn on October 12, 2015, 01:29:32 PMSaving up that much is no easy task, but good luck. Also if it helps, being 5'1 as a girl isn't bad(from a different perspective than yours) because I and a lot of other(tall and short) guys love short girls. 5'3 and below.

I always thought short girls had the same advantage as tall guys in the dating industry.
Tall guys - date short & tall girls
Short girls - date short & tall guys

You can not compare tall guys and short girls. Huge difference...

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This isn't about boy problems. I just want to do it for myself because when I look in the mirror I hate having to have short legs and not being able to wear jeans without rolling them up and looking good or wearing trackies that are too long for me. I just want to be tall to be able to wear anything and look good and tall.

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All I can advice is that you be realistic about what you want to accomplish. Considering you're just looking to be in that range of 160-165 (a perfectly good height for a girl here in the US) I'd say you can just easily accomplish it with just 5 cm in one segment.

Aside from that considering you are willing to go to Paley, Guichet, Jamal and Dong-Lee (I believe) you will be in good hands. However, please be smart about your financial future. We undercut the monetary cost of LL because well it's a touchy issue for most people and it varies significantly from person to person. I'd say you should establish yourself as financially depend first and then perhaps consider LL; it seems like the safest bet. But besides that all I can further recommend is to think long and hard about your proportions, even though 5cm might not drastically impact them.

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There are lots of well reputed, great doctors that are much cheaper than Paley etc. I can think of Parihar and Monegal off the tip of my tongue. But if you're hell bent on going to the best name(s), good luck with the saving up.

Have you thought of whether you'll do tibias or femurs?

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I want to do around 6.5 cm on the femurs and none on the tibias. I reckon my tibias does look pretty long (in my opinion) idk but do u think that's okay?

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Quote from: beingtallerdream on October 13, 2015, 08:09:32 AMI want to do around 6.5 cm on the femurs and none on the tibias. I reckon my tibias does look pretty long (in my opinion) idk but do u think that's okay?

That's a conservative amount to lengthen.  You'll probably be just fine, especially since you're going to one of the best doctors.