Hello everyone,
After much research on LL, hours of anguish and sleepless nights that drove me crazy, I've been in depression since I felt this complex around my 20s. I'm now 27. You've just given me hope, I'm so happy to read this post.
Measuring 1m62, I have a similar history with girls as you: they find me handsome and charming, without wishing to boast. If only I could reach 1m70, I'd be the happiest person in the world.
I devoured your post, page after page, with strong emotion at every reading. Even though 1m70 isn't very tall, I know it would increase my attractiveness, because at 1m62, I see women's looks linked to my height.
I'm stunned to come across this forum, so amazed. All I have to do now is save my money and embark on this adventure, which I've been following for years.
Thank you, thank you for your testimony and the consistency of your comments. Your journey is remarkable.
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Stand Taller diary - The first day of the rest of my life (Betz Bone 14.01.2022)
Quote from: quika34 on May 31, 2024, 01:41:51 PMHello everyone,
After much research on LL, hours of anguish and sleepless nights that drove me crazy, I've been in depression since I felt this complex around my 20s. I'm now 27. You've just given me hope, I'm so happy to read this post.
Measuring 1m62, I have a similar history with girls as you: they find me handsome and charming, without wishing to boast. If only I could reach 1m70, I'd be the happiest person in the world.
I devoured your post, page after page, with strong emotion at every reading. Even though 1m70 isn't very tall, I know it would increase my attractiveness, because at 1m62, I see women's looks linked to my height.
I'm stunned to come across this forum, so amazed. All I have to do now is save my money and embark on this adventure, which I've been following for years.
Thank you, thank you for your testimony and the consistency of your comments. Your journey is remarkable.
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I am glad you find my diary and story useful and hopeful.
To answer another question first
"How is it going with your recovery?
Walking and stiffness?
What about running, and do you do other kinds of exercise or sports?"
I am getting better and better every day, the worst for me is still sitting up and down on a chair or in a car for hours. I am still not back to my old self yet, that will take time. I run two kilometers three times a week after going doing physio. Remember I did twice the length most people do, so recovery is going to be at least twice the time. But I am just taking one day at a time, and for me there is little inconvenience with my stiffness.
Back to quika34
Going from 162cm to 170cm is going to change your life. If you are getting compliments and kind words from women at 162cm, I cannot imagine what attention you are going to get at 170cm. When I was 165cm I VERY SELDOM got any compliments from female strangers. Maybe 5-10 in totalt from age 13 til age 36. Since May last year (the past 54 weeks) I've gotten 68 compliments about my looks. I have gone from NEVER approaching any women at bars or clubs, to approaching anywhere between 200-400 women the last year. Going from 165cm to 177cm has changed my life in so many ways, but I never it would affect my dating life like this.
I can't wait to read you journey once you start!
@Stand taller
Thank you very much for your answer.
My height is between 1m60 and 1m61. In France, there seems to be a surgeon who performs this operation for men with dwarfism, as well as for those under 1m60. So I should be eligible, and have an appointment soon.
As for attracting women, I've often received positive feedback. I've had a few relationships, including one-night stands. I've learned a lot about myself and worked on my charisma.
However, I'm currently going through a very difficult period: everything's falling apart, whether it's work, my love life, and my finances aren't at their best. I need to get out of this situation quickly.
I hope that the operation will be accepted so that I can finally put an end to this mental torture linked to my size. If I were to go from 1m60 to 1m68, with high shoes, I could reach 1m70-71, which would be a radical change. Finally, I hope it would take away the mental torture of my height.
I really hope it happens. If I can achieve this lengthening in the next few years, I'd be delighted to share my experience. I'm so glad I found this forum!
Quote from: Stand taller on January 16, 2023, 02:32:07 AMNo never had my femurs or tibias medically measured. I used these two videos to measure correctly:
So my measurement isn't 100% accurate, but should be close enough. I could also cross reference this method on my femurs with the scars from where the nails and screws went in against my x-rays. This way I was able to measure the length more accurately. My femurs are now 50cm and my tibias 37cm. If I subtract 11,4cm from my femurs, that puts them at 38,6 before surgery.
I don't have any birth defects that I know of. But compared to friends who are 178-180cm the height of my knee while sitting and also my sitting height has be very close to them. So I've just had short femurs, I mean people have different proportions right. A friend in our group is 175cm tall, but his sitting height is more than another friend who is 191cm. I also made a ton of mock-ups before surgery and I looked fine in all of them. This is also how I was confident that I could lengthen as much as I did.
I've also written about this before, but I had so short femurs before that I had problems driving bigger cars like Range Rovers or Volvo XC90s because the length of the cushion was too long. Just take a look at this photo, I am sitting in the back of larger luxury car and the cushion is longer than my femurs. Nobody I know at my old height ever had this problem.
https://freeimage.host/i/HaH8nxn
I've not measured myself with x-rays either but used the same videos you posted. My rough estimates are 36-37 cm tibia with 41-43 cm femur, so I'm reasonably confident my tibias are long even if not sure of the exact ratio. I'm going to try observing where my knees reach compared to goal height people & sitting height.
Anyway, my point of replying was to say thank you for sharing. As you look pretty good after such extensive lengthening, I feel a little more confident that aiming for 8 cm should be ok. I'm roughly your height pre-LLS (166.5 cm) and 174-175 cm would be my ideal height though I'll adjust my expectations accordingly once I get closer to doing it.
Also currently reading through your other threads and your experiences have been inspiring. Right now, I'm reading through all the risks etc., so that's been a nice break.
Quote from: Stand taller on June 05, 2024, 07:34:10 PMI am getting better and better every day, the worst for me is still sitting up and down on a chair or in a car for hours. I am still not back to my old self yet, that will take time. I run two kilometers three times a week after going doing physio. Remember I did twice the length most people do, so recovery is going to be at least twice the time. But I am just taking one day at a time, and for me there is little inconvenience with my stiffness.
Since May last year (the past 54 weeks) I've gotten 68 compliments about my looks. I have gone from NEVER approaching any women at bars or clubs, to approaching anywhere between 200-400 women the last year. Going from 165cm to 177cm has changed my life in so many ways, but I never it would affect my dating life like this.
How's it going now a year later, with general health and recovery, dating life?
As this surgery is getting more known thanks to social media, have you experienced anyone whether they knew you from before or not asking you if you had it?
Man, many people had non union with Betzbone
we need an update
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