What did you say about your height gain?

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So after months of pain and suffering to reach your desired height, what exactly did you say to people who noticed you’ve become considerably taller?

I’m sure a lot of people won’t even give it much thought but to those that question it, what was the best response you could give them? Or maybe nobody even noticed.

Im still 22 so would I get away with saying it’s a mixture of fixing my posture at the gym, losing weight and perhaps a late growth spurt?

I mean no-one would really suspect LL because let’s be honest, 99% of people don’t even know such a procedure exists.

How did you guys deal with this? I’m sure this is the easiest part of the whole process though

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Quote from: V on June 02, 2020, 12:21:33 PMDepends, if you get taller by 2-3 inches they wont be as suspicious as you being 6 inches taller all of a sudden hahahahah

3 inches is the plan! Haha hopefully.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on June 02, 2020, 02:11:12 PMAs long as you're young when you do it, you should be all right to say you grew.  That's what I did.

How old were you if you don’t mind me asking?

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Quote from: TheAlchemist on June 02, 2020, 04:58:49 PMI did it in my mid 30's so I couldn't get away with the growth excuse.

Recently saw one of my best friends and former roommates who I lived with for multiple years and he noticed I was taller. We use to be around the same height (he might have been half an inch taller than me) and now I clearly towered over him after doing 8 CM femurs.

I told him that I had back problems (anterior pelvic tilt) that developed over years of working long hours with bad posture that I went to a chiropractor for and had several PT sessions over the course of months. Told him I gained about an inch or so of height with the back issue resolution. He believed it but he was still shocked and amazed at how tall I looked.

That’s a pretty good excuse! I’m sure he was confused but do you think he suspected anything?

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Quote from: TheAlchemist on June 03, 2020, 03:54:03 AMDefinitely confused but I don't think he suspected any kind of operation being involved. LL isn't mainstream enough and most people don't even know it's possible to get taller. I've also done a good job of hiding my insecurities from my friends and family (in hindsight probably wasn't good for my mental health) so most people see me as a confident, well adjusted guy who would never explore cosmetic surgery.

I think people register something very different about you but the thought of LL doesn't cross their mind so they have trouble reconciling the new you and the old you in their memory banks.

I think you and Frenchie are right. If people don’t know about your height insecurity, they won’t really suspect anything. It’s the fact that you’ll be different and as you’ve mentioned they will have trouble remember exactly how tall you were and perhaps just forget about it.

Confidence is key, before and after surgery

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Quote from: frenchie on June 03, 2020, 06:31:34 AMIf you don't ever bring up your height insecurity or thoughts of LL no one will really guess, at least for small amounts up to 3 inches. But if you ever tell someone about your height issues or plans of surgery they WILL know you went ahead and did it. Telling people about it never really helps anyway. Unless you're taking someone's help for surgery (money for example) they do not need to know.

Yeah I reckon the people closest may realise the 3 inch difference but they won’t give it much thought after asking the first time. Other people don’t care about height as much as people undergoing LL do, not even close!