What's the minimum gain you'd be satisfied with and what's your ideal goal?

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What's the shortest height you'd be able to live with?

Most of us will never be 188 or 190CM but that doesn't mean we can't be happy with ourselves. We all have a goal but some of us will have to cut that short when faced with consequences such as damage to our legs, weird proportions or lack of time and money. So what is the most realistic compromise you are willing to make?

And on a lighter note if all goes well what will it take for you to never think about height gain again, what is your deal goal?

Personally I aim to get about 7,5CM to make me 186CM at night because that is basically the height of my dad.

Ideally I'd like to get to 189 or 190CM because that is close enough to ideal that any further hassle to grow taller will be pointless.

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Quote from: goodlucktomylegs on November 16, 2014, 08:18:49 PMFor me best model is Hugh Jackman 188 cm with that fit body
Second Ideal that can be realistic is Jim Carrey and Obama 185 cm.

I'm asian morning time height=177.5  /  day time height around 176.5 and bed time height 175.5
let say I'm 176.5       
66kg
If i went under Paley or Guichet LL, I'd lengthen 6.5-8 cm.
that =  183 min and 184.5 max day time
It is also great number for Asian
Then i will wear lift for 6 cm  again
=189/190.5 is like asian Model

By the way Uppland 7.5 cm for both  femur and tibia or only one segment

I think you should go for 185CM it is tall everywhere in asia and at worst you'll be average if you decide to study in the netherlands although you might feel short there if half of what I've heard is true.

I wouldn't do 7,5 in one segment no I'll do 4-5 and see how I feel and look. My biggest issue is my arms they'll look quite short at 186CM so I'm tempted (but very cautious) of doing that big leap with arm lenghtening + an extra ll surgery to be 188-189 or maybe even 190CM.

I haven't decided yet bu the most I'll do is 6+5 although that is unrealistic and will probably make my legs look a bit long but if I also lenghten my arms I think I could pull it off proportionally. However recovery, time and money is another story. I'm still thinking about it.

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Quote from: 680 on November 16, 2014, 08:22:26 PMI guess my minimum would be 183cm, It can be done easily with 5cm to my femurs, And i could get away with having a bit longer femurs since my tibia/femur ratio is almost 1:1, My wingspan will fit in good too but i don't consider 183cm to be idle. Unfortunately i can't aim for 188cm, Its not realistic. Although i would like to be 188-190cm, I think that i will settle for 185.5-186cm  (divided in two segments).
So minimum:183cm / maximum: 186cm / Idle: 188-190cm (not very realistic)

186CM is a respectable (if common) height where I live, remember it's only 4CM off 190 so I think there is a strong case to be made to settle for 186 instead of sacrificing looks and function just to get another 3-4CM we really don't need.

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Quote from: Ajax2thousand20 on November 17, 2014, 07:04:58 PMWhat country are you from?

I'm Swedish.

Quote from: ReadRothbard on November 17, 2014, 08:31:53 PMProbably 5'11-5'11.5. It's a pretty neutral height, plus you can fool short chicks into thinking you're 6'2 hehe

Not so sure about that but 5'11 is definitely good enough -I'm assuming you're american/english/australian since you use the imperial system.

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There seems to be no real consensus on humerus lenghtening. Some sources say less than 3-4CM is preferable and some report lenghtening up to 8-9CM without any problems at all. A 3CM gain doesn't sound like much but it will do wonders for your proportions if your arms are too short.

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I think it's very uncommon for people to do more than one surgery.