My 184cm Proportions vs a long-legged model

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Quote from: TIBIKE200 on January 29, 2016, 07:32:47 PMDont go near him. Either Paley,Guichet or Catagni

why Guichet and Catagni ?

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@Alu: it all depends on what the Doctor says I can or cannot do. If he says "right, you cannot do over 5cm due to my professional medical examinations" I would agree and force my expectations lower. Only time will tell, I'm aiming for an amount that is above average and if i can achieve it I will be very pleased. However, I completely respect your opinion as it is from the conservative standpoint that I will need to consider when lengthening.

I must say, the operations that I will have to endure are not phasing me. The money on the other hand .. that is a tough one. I will have 3 main debts in my life: car, house, university payments (currently 20 y/o). I will not add LL to that list, so saving the money for it will be a tough job, however i'm heading into investment banking and portfolio management, so we'll see.

I have a worrying feeling that I may have to settle with 5-6cm on tibias *smh*, when I undergo my first lengthening I want to do tibia first, so that if my height neurosis is cured afterwards, I will have lengthening the shorter bone segment, and can continue my life . 


@Daylight: I don't know much about you, but the reason I enjoy forming proportion based topics is because it gives people something to talk about and get involved with, everyone on this forum is interested, in some way, in leg lengthening. Therefore offering some new material that is not offensive or ignorant, will often spark new ideas or concepts that allow people to acquire more knowledge.

Dont quote somebody's subjective experiences as an argument regarding the prediction of my own ends. In itself the logic of subjectivity means you cant apply the rule to all, or even one. I understand what you are saying, but please dont expect your respect on this forum to rise if you make statements like that.

@ KilKHAN: Would your experience on this forum lead you to recommend him as an option ? The main reason I ask is his pricing as no doubt he is a competent medical professional.

@TIBIKE200: Any reasoning to support your opinion? I'm interested in what information you have acquired that leads you to such abrupt conclusions about his performance. Catagni, I have not heard of that surgeon, any reason you rate him on the same level as Paley and Guichet?

@PatientZero: Yeah, I will do this in the next 5-10 years .. 100% and so starting my research now will enable me to formulate a detailed plan of what doctor I plan to go with and the time frames associated with my goals. Either I earn the money to do both internals or I go external .. but one thing's for certain. I'm not dying at 169 .


The general way this lengthening stuff goes is that people will falsify or misunderstand the magnitude of a lot of things: patient diaries, doctor's skill levels and motives, technology limitations and benchmarks. But when it comes down to it, you will always have a highly trained member of the medical profession, you will be using methods that are FDA approved and you will be doing so, using a plan that has been tried, tested and medically approved.

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reason: He is from a third world country, he operated only 90 people in 25 years (which is nothing), he contacted you in order to make you his guinea pig. Catagni was the one the introduced the ilizarov technique to the west and is considered one of the best tibia surgerons in the world.

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Quote from: TIBIKE200 on January 29, 2016, 09:29:59 PMreason: He is from a third world country, he operated only 90 people in 25 years (which is nothing), he contacted you in order to make you his guinea pig. Catagni was the one the introduced the ilizarov technique to the west and is considered one of the best tibia surgerons in the world.

Thanks for elaborating TIBIKE

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You wrote that you won't settle on average. Why is that? I mean average height

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Quote from: Daylight on January 29, 2016, 08:43:47 PMI got my internal femurs confirmed with Guichet this summer in case you were referring that to me. I have a realistic and vivid goal. 5 cm will get me to 5'11. Granted it is an average height, but will I be sad not being over 6'?? No. Thats just plain stupid and it shows that you have nothing better in life to do. Being 5'10 and above is more than enough for anyone not to worry about height unless the person suffers from other crisis in life in which case no amount of LL could save you.

No, its not about you man, I actually agree with you.

If he has the balls to do 2 surgeries, surely our opinions don't matter because his willpower is already so extreme, getting our approval is pointless.

Also, I do have better things to do.. was making a smoking apparatus by hollowing an apple.

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Quote from: Daylight on January 29, 2016, 08:43:47 PMI got my internal femurs confirmed with Guichet this summer in case you were referring that to me. I have a realistic and vivid goal. 5 cm will get me to 5'11. Granted it is an average height, but will I be sad not being over 6'?? No. Thats just plain stupid and it shows that you have nothing better in life to do. Being 5'10 and above is more than enough for anyone not to worry about height unless the person suffers from other crisis in life in which case no amount of LL could save you.

Where you from that 180cm is average height?

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Quote from: Razorfin on January 29, 2016, 09:05:04 PM@ KiloKAHN: Would your experience on this forum lead you to recommend him as an option ? The main reason I ask is his pricing as no doubt he is a competent medical professional.

I can't personally recommend a surgeon I haven't been to. Dr Nemer has had prior cosmetic patients who've posted on the forums, and the nail he uses is supposed to be fully weight-bearing like the Guichet nail and Betzbone, and if that's something important for you then he may be worth contacting. I know Sweden has considered going to him.

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TIBIKE200: Its not that i wont settle for average height, I will 'settle' with whatever is medically safe. However, I will strive to gain as much as a can up to 15cm. This is just simply a goal that has been formulated based on neurological factors and the knowledge of the opportunity cost between time+money .. and height. Why would you spent so much going to Paley if you are only going to achieve 3cm of lengthening. Nobody recognizes one 1inch .. nobody.

UK: average height = 175.3cm (5ft 9)

PatientZero: You are correct, not much will change my mindset based on my goals

KiloKAHN: No problem, thanks for the insight.

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Quote from: Razorfin on January 29, 2016, 11:05:47 PMTIBIKE200: Its not that i wont settle for average height, I will 'settle' with whatever is medically safe. However, I will strive to gain as much as a can up to 15cm. This is just simply a goal that has been formulated based on neurological factors and the knowledge of the opportunity cost between time+money .. and height. Why would you spent so much going to Paley if you are only going to achieve 3cm of lengthening. Nobody recognizes one 1inch .. nobody.

UK: average height = 175.3cm (5ft 9)

PatientZero: You are correct, not much will change my mindset based on my goals

KiloKAHN: No problem, thanks for the insight.

I am aiming to go 5-6cm with paley or guichet (to get to 176-177-178) which I think is a good height. I think this is what you should strive for as well once you are average height, the more you add will not have dramatic changes... Believe me. If you will not feel satisfied at 5'9-10 you can always wear an inch lift (And believe me its so common to use lift you will be amazed... I for example really like the shoe company Tods/fey. I bought shoes over there a few weeks ago. ALL but I mean ALL of their shoes have a 1 inch insole inside of them. And these are shoes used by people with money who are supposed to be tall people.).