Quote from: old forum PartyLeaks on February 04, 2014, 11:06:02 AMFirst of all, really amazing video, nice work, and nice recovery! Looking forward to more in the future.
I have to respectfully disagree with the people saying you look proportional though. You don't look like a freak or anything, so don't worry about that, but it's pretty obvious that your knees are higher up than most people's and that your femurs are a bit short, it's especially easy to see when you bend your knees. With regards to your upper body/sitting height vs leg length proportions it's a bit hard to say if you look proportionate or not unless we know your exact measurements and see a whole body photo.
And before anyone says it - of course it might very well be the case that most people not aware of limb lengthening wouldn't really see anything weird at all unless they already knew. With LL it's always a question of proportions vs overall height. In the end what matters most is what you're comfortable with.
If you lengthen your femurs your femur/tibia ratio will obviously look more natural, but then you risk that stilty look where your upper body and sitting height are too short and that might be really obvious and you'd have to begin compensating for your off proportions with various clothing tricks. Personally I don't think I would do it.
Thanks for the comment. Proportion is a big thing for me because I have personally seen many patients at Sarin's guesthouse who lengthen themselves to be out of proportion. And it didn't look good one bit. My first roommate who lengthened from 5'3.5 to 5'11 and he stood next to an indian maid who was 5'10 to show me how tall he was. My roommate crotch was at the same level as the indian maid's stomach.... can you imagine, two guys with the same height. One has a dck level as another guy stomach. And he was obese too. So he looked like a balloon with two long pair of legs. I told him that "his proportion looks great," but inside, I knew that he didn't look good one bit.
Actually, Apo said that after lengthing 20cm (?) women have a deary look when they see him. I suspect that they look that way not out of admiration like he has hoped, but because they feel sorry for him now that he looks like a freak.... with long skinny legs, rounded upper body and bald head. If you see Tall from old forum , you'll see another idiot who is now over 6'5 (12cm femur + 6.5cm tib?) And people would have less respect for him than when he was at his original height of 5'10. Sorry guys, I'm bit harsh in these comments because I just had a good-day.
You see myself looking in the video that way because
1. I'm wearing 1.5 inches lift (1inch nike shoes + .5 insole) and
2. I place the camera on the ground shooting upward.
So if you were to see me in person, I look nothing like what's shown in the video. Plus, my dream is always to be able to wear Mephisto flat shoes. Unfortunately, I don't feel good without my high heel nike shoes. So by completing another 3 inches, 1.5 will be for wearing flat shoes and 1.5 will be for vanity sake, I wouldn't look that much taller than what you see in the video.
Smallguy External Tibiae Dr. Sarin 2013
Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on February 04, 2014, 04:15:02 PMYou have beautiful long legs that only the most discriminating LL enthusiasts would notice anything off about. 
Thanks buddy. I feel like I can compete with my ex now that I see the word "beautiful" applies to me. Something which never happens before.
Quote from: Sweden on February 04, 2014, 04:39:01 PMThat was nice. I wish I had such a nice gym to go to.
I've been trying to record a video for 2 months now 
If I have I would have recorded outside. My city is known for its mountain, beaches, bridges and beautiful scenery.
Well, if you like what you see, you can always move here if you want 
Street
This beach brings back some memories. I normally took my dates here back when I was 5'6. You can see there is one. Haha.
Took this one last summer when I came back.
Seeing you lookin' good at 5'10 in shoes, I think you deserve a username upgrade 
Quote from: Tall on February 12, 2014, 03:05:00 AMSeeing you lookin' good at 5'10 in shoes, I think you deserve a username upgrade
Thanks buddy.
I enjoy sticking to my root. I remember where I came from. Even if I can do another surgery for +8cm, I will always appreciate and look out for the little guy. Whenever there is a fight or a competition, I always root for the small guy.
Quote from: Smallguy on February 12, 2014, 05:00:15 AMWhenever there is a fight or a competition, I always root for the small guy.
Me too! Seeing Russell Wilson at 178-180 CM triumph over 196 CM Peyton Manning in the Super Bowl (sorry if you don't watch American football) was incredibly inspirational for me. "Experts" told him that he was too small to succeed and he proved them wrong. It shows that there is hope for the small guys out there and that we can achieve anything. We just have to work harder for it, but, hey, that means that we appreciate it more when we succeed!
Quote from: Smallguy on January 29, 2014, 01:44:06 AMThanks for the info regarding the hydrolic nail.
Ballerina usually goes down by itself. I find jogging helps with my ankle agility. Good to hear that you achieve your goal.
Would you consider another femur operation? Or it's too early to tell? Keep in touch!
No way for a 2nd LL. I am done with this and pretty much OK with my achieved height (Should be around 5'11 now from 5'.
Thanks
Hey Smallguy,
First of all you look great .
I have to be honest and say you have x-legs, one is more "bent" than the other.
Don't worry though, my friend (studying medics in university) said that it is actually not that bad as it is as long it's not the bone that is "bent". If it's the bone the only way to fix this is by a surgery. If not you can fix it by daily excercise and training.
Maybe seek a doctor and show him your x rays?
Thanks Doflamingo,
This quest for bodily beauty has really taken a toll on me. If I could trade this 3 inches to have my gf back, I would trade it at once.
After this, I was hoping that my LL would have a perfect ending. Unfortunately I still have x-Ray and my left is shorter than my right by 1cm. I'm more eager now to see my orthopaedic than ever. Hopefully he can fix this and will update you on the x-Ray!
And for you. Contrary to what other ppl say and base on your own situation, I think you should go for 3 + 3. 3inches on the tib using Lon to save money. And +3 on femur using internal.
I think if you're Asian than you should have the proportion to lengthen this much! At 5'8 life would be great still and who knows. If you live long enough there may even be technology to lengthen your torso one day.
Hi Smallguy, you look great with your proportion.
I think you should reconsider doing another 8cm and go for more conservative LL on your femur, as you might be near your optimum proportion already.
BTW, are you serious about this statement?
Quote from: Smallguy on February 18, 2014, 08:40:07 PMIf you live long enough there may even be technology to lengthen your torso one day.
Thanks.
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