So I posted a pic on Imgur as suggested. I was wondering if someone could whip up a mockup pic for me? 5cm Fib, 4cm tib.
http://imgur.com/FBpuRlm
Ghostfish; Thanks Ghost 
the picture actually makes my chest look flatter than it actually is. But based on my shoulders and back I feel like I could handle the 10cm too. Initially I was going to lengthen 5.5 fib and 4.5 tib.. Although for recovery reasons I'm leaning more towards 9cm (5cm fib and 4cm tib) so that I can stay at within the 5cm safe range for the fibs and keep my tibs on the lower end of the scale also.
Penguinn: I had my girlfriend get on her knees......... AND TAKE A PICTURE level with my crotch/hip area. We also made sure that the camera was facing straight on and wasn't at any angles. Believe it or not it is the most accurate depiction of my body. I've been told in the past I have short stumpy legs for my body.
Alu: yes definitely taken at hip height with no angles. My broad shoulders and back along with the slightly longer torso really give the perception that my legs are short and stumpy... When I'm at the gym and I catch a glance of myself in the mirror I feel like my height doesn't match my width.
Quote from: theuprising on December 01, 2015, 07:42:14 AMTorso length is great for LL. Arm length is the major concern.
I took Doingitforme's advice and stood on something 9 cm tall.. My arms looked fine with the extra height.. Because everything else seems built for the extra height, the overall perception is good.
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Quote from: DoingItForMe on December 01, 2015, 09:03:32 AMI think you will look great after 9 cm. Your proportions look like mine prior to my LL, and I only gained 8 cm. Your legs do look short and stumpy like mine used to be. They will look better after LL in my opinion. Also, instead of deciding your lengthening amount beforehand, just play it by the ear when you are actually lengthening. Your body will tell you when you are starting to get too tight. For me, I noticed it around the 5 cm mark on femurs. It could be different for you. Your safe range is what your body tells you it is. I noticed that I passed the safe range when my flexibility took a nosedive at around 6 cm. That's around the point where I knew that I probably did long term/permanent damage to my athleticism/flexibility. But, a lot of my flexibility did return to me 5 months post-op. So I do hold some hope that I could at least do some sports, even if I'm not going to be as good at it as I used to be.
Yeah I'll definitely play it by ear while lengthening.. I always told myself that I never wanted to go over 5cm for fibs and 4 for tibs. If I was unable to push myself in the gym due to limitations caused by lengthening, I would never forgive myself.
Thanks for the encoragement. I feel as though my thoughts on this have been reaffirmed.
Quote from: DoingItForMe on December 02, 2015, 01:57:13 AMYou won't regret it. Maybe while lengthening, you might.
Ha that made me laugh.. I'm definitely going for it. I'm just in the process of starting up my online business. The goal is to have the funds within the next 12 months.
Thanks for the support
Quote from: Penguinn on December 02, 2015, 09:22:25 AMHere are your mockups.
http://i.imgur.com/Hyj4s67.jpg
Note: Remember not to compare them next to each other, that's because their alignment isn't in sync. Some pictures start off higher than others, so only examine them individually.
I also added an 8cm femur mockup which I think looks the best. Instead of doing 9cm in 2 surgeries you could easily do 8 in one, with short femurs like that.
Your arms look a bit short(but nothing you should worry about, seriously. Nobody will give a crap) but you haven't stretched them all the way down like others do in their pictures.
My man Penguinn! Thank you.
Hmm interesting. The 8cm mock-up looks surprisingly okay.. My fibs seem to lengthen well. Tibs look a touch off to me. But if I'm not looking backwards and forwards scrutinising the two pictures then the 9cm begins to look normal. In clothes it would look even better.
I wouldn't lengthen 8cm on one portion. I won't exceed 5cm on either portion.. I feel like tibs at 3cm would look perfect, but I find it hard justifying surgery for just 3cm on one portion.
Tell me what you guys think.
Penguinn, I was wondering if you could humour me and do a 5 fib 3 tib? I would very much appreciate it.
Quote from: Deads on December 02, 2015, 04:33:40 PMPenguinn, I was wondering if you could humour me and do a 5 fib 3 tib? I would very much appreciate it.
Actually, don't worry about it. I think I look fine at 177. When I put some size on my legs it will reduce how long and lanky they look... And of course I'll add extra size to my upper body.. Believe it or not, I don't currently train my shoulders, they get trained indirectly by everything else that I do.. I will work on widening my shoulders so that I can truely own the height.
Quote from: Penguinn on December 04, 2015, 03:37:12 AMWhy would you not lengthen 8cm in one portion? A lot of problems(medical and visual) come because the femur becomes much longer than the tibia but that isn't a problem for you.
I don't want to lengthen more than 5cm on any portion. Recovery after 8cm sucks and I need to regain as much athleticism back in my legs in order to achieve my goals in the gym.. I will have the money to do two surgeries so I'm going to put my health first and spread the lengthening out over the two portions.
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