Lot of arm & leg lengthening questions

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Okay so if i am 167cm and need to be around 182cm so gain 6 inches (add 7.5cm per segment like FAQ says).

Reading the forums have shown me that one should lengthen to match their wingspan (like FAQ says) and mine is 177.8cm so i am fine with lengthening to that point, but should i just go ahead and just add the 4.2cms to reach my goal or is that a bad idea?

And if it does get unproportionate should i just get my arms lengthened to even everything out?

I am also planing on going with  Dr Leonid N.Solomin in Russia cause of all the good things i have heard but i am wondering out of the three methods (LON,LATIN,EXTERNAL) he offers what are their pros/cons for each?

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It's okay to lengthen about 5cm longer than your wingspan.  I don't think you'll need arm lengthening if you lengthen to 182.  My pre-LL measurements were about the same as yours.  Right now my height and wingspan are both 178cm and I think I could add 5cm more and be okay.  In fact, I'm considering doing that to get to 6 feet.

External-only
Pro: The least-invasive and cheapest method of LL.
Con: You have to stay in the frames a really long time.

LON
Pro: Less time in frames than external-only while still being quite cheap.
Con: Potential complications from invasive nailing surgery.

LATN
Same pros/cons of LON.  The only difference is when the nails get put in.

Internals
Pro: Least amount of scarring.
Con: Most expensive method, same risk of complications from invasive nailing as LON/LATN.  If there's a problem with the device, you'll need additional invasive surgeries to fix it, and you might end up paying for them depending on which doctor you choose.

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I am most likely going to do LON and was wondering which countries are the best at LL surgeries?
And is LL surgery a good idea for one in modeling? like won't it really hurt my appearance?
And i just am worried i might look like one of these guys with long legs and short arms like MasterHY ( makemetallerindex.php/topic,6322.0.html)

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Quote from: RobinKing44 on September 08, 2014, 07:11:09 AMI am most likely going to do LON and was wondering which countries are the best at LL surgeries?
And is LL surgery a good idea for one in modeling? like won't it really hurt my appearance?
And i just am worried i might look like one of these guys with long legs and short arms like MasterHY ( makemetallerindex.php/topic,6322.0.html)

If you really do some serious modeling, maybe the scars will be a problem. But I've never seen a 167cm male model...

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better to have some scars than be short.... scars can be  greatly minimized.... and  a lot of girls don't even mind scars.... however 99% of women do not like short men

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Battle/injury scars can be attractive to some women. Surgical scars and Ilizarov scars that are obviously not randomly placed, not so much.

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Yea i am just starting out lucky which is why being 6ft is really going to help
So from what i can tell you guys are saying it is okay to lengthen 5 cm beyond your wingspan?

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 women are not going to notice your scars and think.. " those are not manly scars, those are obviously caused by ilizarov"


scars are a non issue.... being short is 100000000 times worse than having scars.... can also get  surgery to greatly minimize the scars

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You're right. But women will notice the scars, especially when you're nked, and they will ask about them. It'll be pretty obvious that they're surgical.

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The scars are pretty much invisible if you've got hair. And if you don't, they still lose color with time and are not easy to notice. That should be the least of your worries lol