Quote from: Deads on November 27, 2015, 09:57:16 PMYeah 
It seemed weird you are telling people that 5 cm is barely noticeable but are doing two surgeries that average that amount. I assumed the people
who said they were doing 3-4cm were doing 2 surgeries anyway so you guys were in a similar position.
Quote from: theuprising on November 27, 2015, 10:15:12 PMIt seemed weird you are telling people that 5 cm is barely noticeable but are doing two surgeries that average that amount. I assumed the people
who said they were doing 3-4cm were doing 2 surgeries anyway so you guys were in a similar position.
If they were doing 2 surgeries then that's completely different. This is one surgery @ 3cm. I was considering a total length of 10cm over 2 surgeries. 4 inches is definitely noticeable haha!
.. I'm from Australia Upperland. The low average is 5"9 (176cm) the high average is 5"10-5"11.. and anything 6 feet and above is considered being on the taller end of the scale.
I didn't mean to offend anyone giving my opinion (I might have been a tad too enthusiastic haha) I just think that some of the people on this thread are thinking of 3cm as just a number rather than a real life distance. If these guys want to go through all that physical and financial pain for 3cm then that's their business. I just think that it's pointless if you yourself wouldn't even notice a change. It would be like getting plastic surgery on your face and looking exactly the same. It's just plain silly IMO.
Quote from: theuprising on November 27, 2015, 10:15:12 PMIt seemed weird you are telling people that 5 cm is barely noticeable but are doing two surgeries that average that amount. I assumed the people
who said they were doing 3-4cm were doing 2 surgeries anyway so you guys were in a similar position.
No, the original poster said he only wanted 3 cm and then be done. Deads wants 10 cm. I agree with Deads to a point. One inch is barely noticeable. Any perceived difference at the point in probably all in the head. Nobody's going to treat you differently over one inch difference. Nobody will even notice. I know because I have one inch shoe lifts and nobody can tell when I wear them or don't. Now if it's two inches, that's when it starts becoming noticeable. That's the point in my LL when I really felt like things were different and my height neurosis disappeared. At 3 inches, it was the icing on the cake and what made me really happy about getting the surgery. At 3 inches, people will treat you differently.
Quote from: Deads on November 27, 2015, 10:53:48 PMIf they were doing 2 surgeries then that's completely different. This is one surgery @ 3cm. I was considering a total length of 10cm over 2 surgeries. 4 inches is definitely noticeable haha!
.. I'm from Australia Upperland. The low average is 5"9 (176cm) the high average is 5"10-5"11.. and anything 6 feet and above is considered being on the taller end of the scale.
I didn't mean to offend anyone giving my opinion (I might have been a tad too enthusiastic haha) I just think that some of the people on this thread are thinking of 3cm as just a number rather than a real life distance. If these guys want to go through all that physical and financial pain for 3cm then that's their business. I just think that it's pointless if you yourself wouldn't even notice a change. It would be like getting plastic surgery on your face and looking exactly the same. It's just plain silly IMO.
3 cm is a joke. A really painful and financially devastating, long taking joke.
Quote from: Uppland on November 27, 2015, 10:02:45 PM5'10 is the shortest "average height" in my opinion, 185 is the tallest. That's for young people of european heritage.
I agree. For the rest of the world it should be slightly tall to tall. So its not a bad height at all. You wont feel tall, but noone can call yu short either, well unless you pay a visit to North Europe.
Quote from: Daylight on November 28, 2015, 12:10:02 AMI agree. For the rest of the world it should be slightly tall to tall. So its not a bad height at all. You wont feel tall, but noone can call yu short either, well unless you pay a visit to North Europe.
Unfortunately I happen to live in the infamous northern part of the european landmass. I would very much like to reach around average height (181) but I cannot decide if it is worth it.
What would you do if you were 3 cm below average?
My proportions can't handle much lengthening, I have a thin build with a short wingspan.
Quote from: Uppland on November 28, 2015, 12:30:59 AMUnfortunately I happen to live in the infamous northern part of the european landmass. I would very much like to reach around average height (181) but I cannot decide if it is worth it.
What would you do if you were 3 cm below average?
My proportions can't handle much lengthening, I have a thin build with a short wingspan.
I would do 5 or 6cm in your position, Uppland. If you do less, the change won't feel very different from putting on boots. You don't recover worse at 6CM vs 4CM on femurs, especially starting at 5'10. Most doctors will even say you can make a full recovery at 7CM or less on femurs.
Anybody's proportions can handle 6CM or less on femurs. More than that looks odd on some people while others look normal after 8CM.
But is the pain and money and TIME worth it for 4CM? I personally don't think so. At 6CM, much more so. You'll even feel a bit tall at 184CM. Imagine how great that would be. At 184, you'd be as tall as your father if he wears flat shoes and you wear sneakers. The difference in recovery between 6CM and 4CM is a couple of month maximum, and the height gain stays with you for life.
If you only do 4CM, you might find yourself back bellow 180CM as you shrink later in life. If you do no LL, you may find yourself bellow 175CM when you're older.
Quote from: Uppland on November 28, 2015, 12:30:59 AMUnfortunately I happen to live in the infamous northern part of the european landmass. I would very much like to reach around average height (181) but I cannot decide if it is worth it.
What would you do if you were 3 cm below average?
My proportions can't handle much lengthening, I have a thin build with a short wingspan.
Go for 4.5 cm. That would make you officially 6ft. And have you ever thought of moving South? France sounds like fun. Last time I talk to French ladies, they say men's ideal height should be 1m80 
Quote from: Uppland on November 28, 2015, 12:30:59 AMUnfortunately I happen to live in the infamous northern part of the european landmass. I would very much like to reach around average height (181) but I cannot decide if it is worth it.
What would you do if you were 3 cm below average?
My proportions can't handle much lengthening, I have a thin build with a short wingspan.
You are looking at 181 as a number or a 'title' to have. If you told someone that you were 181cm, they wouldn't know any different.. That 3cm is all in your head. You are anal about your proportions so I never see you being satisfied having a wingspan 8-9cm below your height if you were to lengthen 5cm.. Have you got mock-ups? Being taller, you are technically lengthening a smaller percentage of your overall body length. This may change how your wingspan is perceived.. I would check it out.
Yes Deads got the right idea, I mostly want to fit in and I do plan to move to another country.
@Taller
Thank you but I would rather be 182-183 with good/acceptable proportions than 184 cm. I also don't believe that 6 cm is as safe as 4 but thank you nonetheless.
I will have to decide if it is worth it to gain 4 cm.
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