Quote from: ShortArm on July 01, 2018, 05:05:43 PMI am happy to hear about someone, who has not been bullied about short arms. I have been bullied after age 13-14 and it never has stopped. My both arms are short, not only one arm. I have talked about my shame in therapy, but it has not changed the feeling inside, when i look in the mirror.
I do know that there are people with a even shorter arms..so i am not saying my situation is the worst in the world. I am saying that this bugs me and has bugged since my teen age..After 14 i have not felt comfortable close to mirrors.
Ah, I'm sorry to hear it. I guess posting a picture here is almost impossible for you, right?
In my mind, it can't be that bad. It's just a 3cm difference. It seems - to me - to be more of a long lasting result of the bullying you went through. 
Quote from: myloginacc on July 01, 2018, 06:10:23 PMAh, I'm sorry to hear it. I guess posting a picture here is almost impossible for you, right?
In my mind, it can't be that bad. It's just a 3cm difference. It seems - to me - to be more of a long lasting result of the bullying you went through.
I will try to be brave and post a picture, but it is kind of tough for me. I have a feeling its part of both and the problem is that you cant take back what you learn about you from your enviroment. If it would be smart i would take 5cm to both arms, but that is just too big of a risk. My goal is only bring back the proportion i had before teen age.
Did your arms stop growing in some growth spurt or ware you always short armed? If it makes any difference i come also from a long legged and long armed family. Including uncles, aunts, cousins. My mom looks basically like a spider. Dad has a bit short legs, but a normal armspan.
Quote from: ShortArm on July 02, 2018, 03:11:10 PMI will try to be brave and post a picture, but it is kind of tough for me. I have a feeling its part of both and the problem is that you cant take back what you learn about you from your enviroment. If it would be smart i would take 5cm to both arms, but that is just too big of a risk. My goal is only bring back the proportion i had before teen age.
Did your arms stop growing in some growth spurt or ware you always short armed? If it makes any difference i come also from a long legged and long armed family. Including uncles, aunts, cousins. My mom looks basically like a spider. Dad has a bit short legs, but a normal armspan.
My limbs are weird, in general.
I have a leg length discrepancy that I need to check with x-rays, and I might about it on the forums. It was bigger than I anticipated.
I never paid attention to my arms' growth, so I can't help there... but my mother is also "short-limbed". She's all torso, with short limbs.
To be fair, if I was extremely rich, and I could know exactly how much humeri lengthening affects its ability to develop muscle and function normally, maybe I'd give it a shot. I also feel that, unlike legs, you don't need a lot of lengthening. However, of course, that's more of a daydreaming thing than anything. Legs are by far my priority.
Here is a link to a photo i took from my self: https://photos.app.goo.gl/m1JMFuqPV26Hy4fc8
I can tell you guys it was not easy at all...I have felt the shame about my arms not portionate for so long...Its actually paiful for me to see the photo.
Looks like a normal arm for a non-black to me (blacks have longer arms). It reaches your pelvis; that's pretty much the standard to not be considered short-armed.
I think you just might have slightly longer forearms than typical, so it gives you the impression your arm is shorter than it actually is.
I appreciate your courage in posting it here. I hope you can get this issue out of your head. Your arms are only 3cm under your own height! Totally normal.
shortarm your picture looks totally normal to me
Quote from: ShortArm on July 05, 2018, 09:41:57 PMHere is a link to a photo i took from my self: https://photos.app.goo.gl/m1JMFuqPV26Hy4fc8
I can tell you guys it was not easy at all...I have felt the shame about my arms not portionate for so long...Its actually paiful for me to see the photo.
Looks slightly on the short side,but nothing out of the ordinary,although i could imagine it would look shorter from a frontal view,maybe take a picture from the front as well.
It took me couple of days to come back on the matter. I see the same things that you guys see kind of. I think the last reply was closest what i see too. I feel the humerus is a bit short compared and that makes the forearm look longer. Small hands dont help either with the armspan.
The front or behind picture looks a bit worse and that i cant post. Even there is only 3cm from equal to height i think the average for me armspan is about 6cm away. So 2-3cm lenghtening would bring back the proportion of before last growth spurts. I think also 2-3cm would help out about keeping my back straight, what has been a issue with me after my teen age.
But i wanna thank you from your comments.
Quote from: ShortArm on July 07, 2018, 06:32:19 PMIt took me couple of days to come back on the matter. I see the same things that you guys see kind of. I think the last reply was closest what i see too. I feel the humerus is a bit short compared and that makes the forearm look longer. Small hands dont help either with the armspan.
The front or behind picture looks a bit worse and that i cant post. Even there is only 3cm from equal to height i think the average for me armspan is about 6cm away. So 2-3cm lenghtening would bring back the proportion of before last growth spurts. I think also 2-3cm would help out about keeping my back straight, what has been a issue with me after my teen age.
But i wanna thank you from your comments.
You look well proportioned other than your arms,i agree that you should probably go ahead with the surgery,as this clearly impacts your day to day life.
your arms are definitley not short and looks fine even i would have say they are a little long on the good side...
probably your measurements inaccurate.
and even if they are accurate your arms looks ok defintley not the case for arm lengthnening.
I woud say though that sometimes people who are not skinny looks like their arms are short beacuse their body is a little bigger.
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