Super short guy

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Posted on Aug 4, 2017, 5:41 pm

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Kind of new to the forum.
Would it be possible to go from 5'1 to 5'6 or 5'7? Also, any doctors you guys would recommend? ( currently have $15k but still saving )
I'm a 21 year old male 5'1 and 126 lbs. My life's been a living hell being this height and it's kind of gotten worse in college. Every one towers over me even other 'short' guys and the girls. Can't even go into clubs or bars without someone stopping me for my ID. Not a day goes by where no one brings up my height, and girls constantly bring up how 'tiny' i am. My friends constantly having to vouch for me is embarrassing. My other short buddies still taller than me at 5'5 told me to workout and put on some muscles but it still hasn't boosted my confidence. At some point I wen't to get a tattoo done on my throat, and another customer there with her daughter getting her first tattoo had secretly called the cops thinking that i was a minor. Got a second job just to help me save up faster.

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YourSpaceBoyfriend

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Posted on Aug 4, 2017, 5:53 pm

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Quote from: Hopefullytaller on August 04, 2017, 05:41:38 PMAt some point I wen't to get a tattoo done on my throat, and another customer there with her daughter getting her first tattoo had secretly called the cops thinking that i was a minor.

What the fk lol.

4 Inches is the absolute limit for LL(if we are talking about lengthening both segments) if you want to function somehow after it.
15k is enough but for only one segment with externals(Ilizarov and it's variations).

Where are you living if i can ask?

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Body Builder

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Posted on Aug 4, 2017, 6:32 pm

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Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on August 04, 2017, 05:53:18 PMWhat the fk lol.

4 Inches is the absolute limit for LL(if we are talking about lengthening both segments) if you want to function somehow after it.
15k is enough but for only one segments with externals(Ilizarov and it's variations).

Where are you living if i can ask?

There are no absolute limits in LL. Especially the 4 inches you mentioned as most people can do 5 without much problems. Both segments of course.

Hopefullytaller if you push it you can maybe go to 5.6, with about 2.75 inches on femurs and 2.25 on tibias.
It maybe look weird as you are short and your legs would look huge compared to your torso but still wih clothes you probably look ok and at the height you have what matters more is the absolute height, not proportions.

So if you are lucky and have good doctors maybe 5.6 will be possible. It is still short but normallly short, a huge difference comoare your current height.

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Posted on Aug 4, 2017, 6:36 pm

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You can somewhat safely do 7.5cms in the femurs + 6.5 in the tibias = 14cms.

However if I were doing 2 LLs, I'd do 7 + 5.5 = 12.5cms = 5 inches. I wouldn't stretch both segments to the supposed maximum capacity. That's just my opinion. You can reach 5'6 in 2 surgeries, hopefully your proportions allow it. 5'6 is still short but a world away from 5'1.

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YourSpaceBoyfriend

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Posted on Aug 4, 2017, 6:46 pm

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Quote from: Body Builder on August 04, 2017, 06:32:22 PMThere are no absolute limits in LL. Especially the 4 inches you mentioned as most people can do 5 without much problems. Both segments of course.

If you enjoy wrecked proportions and mechanical functions then ye, its a good idea.

Some people really don't imagine what kind of impact and long term consequences this surgery has on one segment not to mention both.

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Bander72

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Posted on Aug 4, 2017, 7:14 pm

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This is true but he is at a height where I would recomend to gamble alot more because ot truely must be real hell to be at that height. At least at 5"5 or 5"6 he could go to asia and be avg height. But this is a case where I cant blame the guy for lengthening more

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biggerdreams

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Posted on Aug 4, 2017, 7:43 pm

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Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on August 04, 2017, 06:46:29 PMIf you enjoy wrecked proportions and mechanical functions then ye, its a good idea.

Some people really don't imagine what kind of impact and long term consequences this surgery has on one segment not to mention both.

Everyone is different and all people heal differently. Speaking in absolutes is narrow minded

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Posted on Aug 4, 2017, 7:54 pm

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Quote from: YourSpaceBoyfriend on August 04, 2017, 06:46:29 PMIf you enjoy wrecked proportions and mechanical functions then ye, its a good idea.

Some people really don't imagine what kind of impact and long term consequences this surgery has on one segment not to mention both.

Bodybuilder is right, everyone is different and if someone is really short then proportions are not that important.

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YourSpaceBoyfriend

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Posted on Aug 4, 2017, 8:05 pm

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Quote from: biggerdreams on August 04, 2017, 07:43:36 PMEveryone is different and all people heal differently. Speaking in absolutes is narrow minded

You know the shorter u are the lesser amount of lengthening you can actually do safely?

Quote from: doomsday on August 04, 2017, 07:54:39 PMBodybuilder is right, everyone is different and if someone is really short then proportions are not that important.

No amount of height is worth looking like a spider. Especially if that look comes with 150k price on it and with damage that can't be reversed.

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doomsday

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Posted on Aug 4, 2017, 8:19 pm

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thanks for the opinion from someone who never did LL , spoke to any doctor or see in real life a LL patient

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