Should I lengthen with a short torso?

I am 5'7" - 5'8" and I have always been insecure about my height -- it's made me quite unconfident and depressed many times as well.

I'd like to be at least 5'10.5" -- but my dream height would be anywhere from 6'0" - 6'2".

Could I get away with LL with these proportions? And if so, how much should I get lengthened on my femur's and/or tibia's? Should I get humerus lengthening as well?

All advice is appreciated.

What is your age and sitting height? Because if your legs are still long, it means your torso has to grow some inches more.

Age: 19
Sitting Height: 33 inches (that is if sitting height is measured from bum to top of head while sitting)

Nevertheless I'm almost certain I'm done growing. (Shouldn't be able to afford LL until age 21 anyways (I'm just preparing ahead.)) Some people are naturally born with shorter torso's (I.E. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clint Eastwood, Brandon Carter, etc.).


My father is 6'0" and my mother is 5'4" -- I seem to have unfortunately been left in the middle. I also don't know if my growth plates are closed. But I do know that I haven't grown at all for the past 7 months so that should sober up my hopes of growing any taller naturally.

The height you gave 5 7.5 is from the morning??? Beacuase if your torso is 83 cm you have to grow at least 4 or 5 cm more, if you check the sitting height of several people here with a similar height, average is 88 cm. At least you are genetically with a short torso

Best thing to do is to check your growth plates first; considering your family, there might be hope still. Certain people do have lucky continual growing until 21. Who knows really though...

Second, I doubt your SH is that short, if that was the case then I'm set for my LL when I become 5'7-5'8 (mine would be a couple CM larger). Check it again or check your true inseam.

In anycase, best I would recommend is just 5 cm. Would get you to average, and even if you do really have long legs as it is, 5 CM isn't too bad (femurs of course).

Yeah, take your measurements another time, because is a very low SH, and could indicate you are a late bloomer.

I'm 5'8" in the mornings and around 5'7" at night.
It honestly varies -- but I never really grow beyond 5'8". Maybe a few millimeter's but nothing drastic.

And yes my sitting height is only 33 inches (I didn't know it when you asked me that question so I measured it).

I'll measure it again. Keep in mind that this is at night so I should be around 5'7" now... My sitting height is...

34... This time I measured at 34.

So 34 inches at a 5'7" compressed spine.



P.S. I did not sit on my feet while measuring, I sat on my ass. So sorry if the picture was misleading.

Tibia lengthened 10cm:



This looks disproportionate. But it is likely the best that can be done.
But what about this picture makes me look disproportionate? Is it my torso in relation to my modified leg legs, or is it my arms in relation to my modified long legs, or both? Is there any way I could look proportionate? Would splitting the growth between my tibia and my femur make me look any more proportionate?

I want to get LL (and maybe humerus lengthening) but without it looking as if I got LL (aside from the getting taller part).

Biggest thing would be the arms honestly... so hey, maybe doing Humerus lengthening would be something..

WAIT!! EDIT: You're NOT doing 10 CM on ANY one segment. If you honestly thought doing 10 CM is a good idea, then you haven't done your HW... Considering your proportions I don't even think going over 5 cm is good... Like I said 5 CM would make you average (assuming you're in the US).

To me you don't look like you are done growing. You have long limbs and short torso. The torso is the last to grow. As advised I would get xrays on growth plates first, just to get the "what ifs" of if you are still growing out of your head and to have concrete answers. That said forget about humorous lengthening and stick to 5cm on your femurs. I am over 178cm at night and I am really debating if any taller is going to make any difference. I would say 5'8 to 5'10.5" isn't really going to do much either. I think we all (over 5'7") have a distorted mind set of how life is going to change if we were 2-3" taller. There are plenty of tall people with  ty lives.