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Asian-American Male
17 years old
5'5" (165cm)
I have suffered from height dysphoria since I was 5 years old. I was always the shortest in my class by a significant amount, and I was teased for it. My worst school experience related to my height happened when I was in first grade, when the class collected data by measuring everyone's heights. Not only was I the only first grader who wasn't at least 4', the teacher even made me be the example one which meant that I was measured twice. Although this was a long time ago, it didn't get much better. I received a lot of "Oh, am I still taller than you even when ____?" It was at its worst in 6th grade when I was nearly half a foot shorter than everyone else.
I grew slightly faster than average during puberty, which was a great confidence boost for me. One year I grew almost 5". However, I never got to a height I was comfortable with. I was still always more than 3" shorter than most people my age I would meet and it always bothered me.
When I was 13, I watched Gattaca for school. When I saw the part where Vincent lengthens his legs in order to impersonate a taller character, I wondered when or if the surgery would become a real thing.
At 16, my little brother started coming close to my height. He has never shown any discomfort with his height and once made fun of me for having height dysphoria. One time, my mom even told me that I was a bad brother for being self-conscious about it.
It was about this time I found out cosmetic leg lengthening was indeed a real thing. However, the first thing I saw was the external procedures (even though internal existed at the time), which sounded extreme to me.
A few months later, I came across Rozbruch's video:
I found many of Sam's struggles to be relatable. It was at this point I started seriously considering this procedure. Ever since, I have done lots of research and understand the procedure, as well as the risks and commitment.
This is the only cosmetic procedure that I want, have wanted, and will ever want.
I feel worse and worse about my height every day knowing that I'm a day closer to my growth plates closing. I don't get teased as much anymore, but I feel that what I went through has had a permanent impact on my body image.
I'm expected to reach close to my dad's height of 5'6", but I wouldn't be content with that.
It would have a huge impact on my body image and emotional well-being if I could become 5'8" or 5'9", which could be achieved for me by doing 8cm in the femurs. I would do this with the STRYDE and from a reputable doctor, after I move out and get a job.
I'm not a competitive athlete, but I lift weights and enjoy building muscle. I want to continue doing this after I recover, although I understand this may not happen for a year or two.
Do you think that I would be a good candidate? Any feedback would be appreciated.
You are a picture perfect copy of me. Nothing wrong with wanting to do LL, it is one of the only cures for height neurosis. And you're most likely done growing, growth at age 17 get exponentially rarer.
Quote from: ghkid2019 on April 13, 2020, 06:39:38 PMYou are a picture perfect copy of me. Nothing wrong with wanting to do LL, it is one of the only cures for height neurosis. And you're most likely done growing, growth at age 17 get exponentially rarer.
Thanks! I thought I was gone growing at the time as well, until a week ago when I measured myself at 5'5" for the first time. I'd been telling myself 5'4" for the past 6 months before that.
Uhh, hello, are you me? I was also convinced I was 5' 4.xx until I measured one last time recently lol. What the fk
Quote from: ghkid2019 on April 13, 2020, 06:45:24 PMUhh, hello, are you me? I was also convinced I was 5' 4.xx until I measured one last time recently lol. What the fk
Interesting. What are you planning on doing with CLL in the future?
Well I'm still in highschool, i just turned 18, graduating in June so I'm not doing cll until I'm like mid 20s, probably going to get it when I'm 26 years old.
I have not even considered ever doing CLL until 5 days ago when I found this forum and discovered stryde lol... Just like you I thought it was external and it looked too barbaric so I never considered it ever, and just sat still contemplating on if life as a short guy would work out in the end. It'll probably work out, but knowing that CLL has improved immensely in the past two years, I'm excited for the future, and I know I don't have to live with height neurosis forever.
I'm definitely going to Paley's no matter what. If somehow I can't, then rozbruch or donghoon Lee. Planning on doing quadrilaterals. Optimistic but we'll see. How about you?
Depending on my job CLL may be one of the first things I will start saving up for, as well as a car.
If I end up on the west coast, I might consider going to Debiparshad or Mahboubian, flying and staying for 2 weeks following the surgery, and driving to subsequent appointments to keep the cost and time away from work down. Paley, Rozbruch, and Donghoon Lee may be better but I want to avoid losing too much time. Paley requires you to be in his area for 3 months.
If I could pick any height I wanted I would pick 6', since any more than that could make me feel cramped and of course there are disadvantages. Therefore I considered Paley's 6" plan. Then I realized that I would reach a content height by just doing 8cm in the femurs in one surgery, and that likely I would be the one paying. So that's what I would likely do.
Honestly, rehab is the most important thing ever. You're not gonna feel it for 3 months to work no matter what, so it doesn't matter. There was a software engineer here who said he couldn't do any cognitive thinking at all until lengthening stopped and consolidation began.
Why try to save a few extra months and a few grand, instead of having a proper and disciplined recovery and better outcome? This is your legs at risk. Many people who go home and slack the fk off and eventually.. 2 years later still not recovered. It's worth the extra few months. Very.
During LL, your number one priority should be recovery, job and money and time are secondary
Quote from: ghkid2019 on April 13, 2020, 07:18:19 PMHonestly, rehab is the most important thing ever. You're not gonna feel it for 3 months to work no matter what, so it doesn't matter. There was a software engineer here who said he couldn't do any cognitive thinking at all until lengthening stopped and consolidation began.
Why try to save a few extra months and a few grand, instead of having a proper and disciplined recovery and better outcome? This is your legs at risk. Many people who go home and slack the fk off and eventually.. 2 years later still not recovered. It's worth the extra few months. Very.
During LL, your number one priority should be recovery, job and money and time are secondary
Interesting, I might want to become a software engineer. However, I don't know how hard it would be to get a 3 month break for a job like that.
It's not gonna be 3 months, probably at least 5 months minimum. There was a software engineer (Purushrottam) and he had to quit his job, I think he worked at faang too lol. He got an even better job post-LL after a few months and is making like 200k which was 50k more than his old job haha. He made a full financial recovery in 2 years, net worth and loans went back to pre-LL status. Athletic recovery in 2.5 years 
This giving me motivation to be a software engineer 
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