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want to lengthen my sweet limbs

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durdendec
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Posted on Aug 15, 2016, 2:50 am
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Hi my name is Tyler Durden,

I've been short my entire life and have always wanted pursue LL since I was a young, knowing I wasn't going to grow up very tall. I think I have been in denial of my height this entire time and it is causing a lot of stress in my life. I've lurked these forums for the past year now and everytime I am down I just find myself lurking on here, researching doctors, listening to stories, success and horror ones, making measurements, taking a closer look at myself and what height I really envision myself to be.

The way I see myself and the way I look are two completely different people and I want them to become one.

Anyways my current height right now is 5'2½" (159cm). Odd height I know.
Fairly skinny build, I have a proportionate body so equal length femur and tibia.

My desired height is 5'7" (170cm), an additional 4½" (11.43cm) of height. I want to do lengthening on my tibia, external LON. Is this possible?

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want to lengthen my sweet limbs
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onemorefoot
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Posted on Aug 15, 2016, 3:24 am
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4 inches are a lot, do 3, 4 in terms of recovery is hard.
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Deads
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Posted on Aug 15, 2016, 4:08 am
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Quote from: durdendec on August 15, 2016, 02:50:27 AMHi my name is Tyler Durden,

I've been short my entire life and have always wanted pursue LL since I was a young, knowing I wasn't going to grow up very tall. I think I have been in denial of my height this entire time and it is causing a lot of stress in my life. I've lurked these forums for the past year now and everytime I am down I just find myself lurking on here, researching doctors, listening to stories, success and horror ones, making measurements, taking a closer look at myself and what height I really envision myself to be.

The way I see myself and the way I look are two completely different people and I want them to become one.

Anyways my current height right now is 5'2½" (159cm). Odd height I know.
Fairly skinny build, I have a proportionate body so equal length femur and tibia.

My desired height is 5'7" (170cm), an additional 4½" (11.43cm) of height. I want to do lengthening on my tibia, external LON. Is this possible?

Picture of my current body height and proportions


want to lengthen my sweet limbs

You'll need 2 surgeries for 11cms.
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crimsontide
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Posted on Aug 15, 2016, 4:52 am
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tyler,

you're 5'2, so youre never going to be tall.  You need to accept this and move on

If you do this, only do around 5 cm, and do femurs. 11 cm is too much.

but id avoid it altogether.   Not worth it to be taller, but have  functional issues
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onemorefoot
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Posted on Aug 15, 2016, 5:01 am
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If he wants to do femurs at least he should do 6 cm, but taking a look in his situation, he could do even 7 cm.But 11 is too much.
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Penguinn
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Posted on Aug 15, 2016, 9:06 am
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Tyler Durden? Do you have maybe...a club I can part of?

You can easily do 7-8cms on your femurs in 1 surgery and IF things go smooth and you have extra time and money, you can do 2 inches on your tibias. That would make you look disproportionate though, unless you have wide shoulders, long arms and a long torso.
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durdendec
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Posted on Aug 17, 2016, 12:27 am
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Quote from: Deads on August 15, 2016, 04:08:34 AMYou'll need 2 surgeries for 11cms.

this is all I needed to know thank you

will have to do separate surgeries for femur and tibia then, I will save accordingly. thanks
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onemorefoot
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Posted on Aug 17, 2016, 12:36 am
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170 cm cant be considered short in some countries.
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Cloudo
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Posted on Aug 17, 2016, 3:19 am
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Quote from: durdendec on August 17, 2016, 12:27:17 AMthis is all I needed to know thank you

will have to do separate surgeries for femur and tibia then, I will save accordingly. thanks

I'm surprised that you didn't know that already considering that you have been a lurker for a while.
Basically, no matter what the starting height is(excluding dwarfism), you shouldn't lengthen more than 5-8 cm in one surgery(femurs or tibia).
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durdendec
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Posted on Aug 17, 2016, 7:36 am
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Quote from: Penguinn on August 15, 2016, 09:06:36 AMTyler Durden? Do you have maybe...a club I can part of?

You can easily do 7-8cms on your femurs in 1 surgery and IF things go smooth and you have extra time and money, you can do 2 inches on your tibias. That would make you look disproportionate though, unless you have wide shoulders, long arms and a long torso.

I'm not exposed to speak any such information to you, nor would I even if I have said information you want at this juncture, be able

and Noted.

I'm afraid I'm gonna have to ask you to leave.

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