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[Omar]

Good morning,
I would like a gain of at least 4.5 cm on the tibia/femur or 7 cm on the femur. My question is the following, should it be better than 4.5 cm on the femur and be able to hope to keep its athletic capacity or go up to 7 cm given the throwing procedure in order to have a greater gain in size. As a reminder, 6'1 would suit me but if I can be 6'2 I wouldn't give up on that.

[DanishViking]

When your're starting height is 180 cm you gain nothing by becoming taller and your're even taller than the average guy. I would see a therapist in your situation or live in reality.

[Omar]

I understand your point of view however I really do it for myself and not for others. I know very well that my starting height is above average, however, I have always dreamed of being 1m85 barefoot in the evening, which is why I want to do the procedure. my question is to know if 4.5 and 7 cm is there a difference in terms of complication because the procedure is already very very long why not aim for more. once again I'm not judging anyone

[DanishViking]

Fair enough but I think you should think twice about doing it. Femurs with 7 cm increase is the better option according to pretty much all surgeons. They heal quicker, lower complication rate, more height gain...

[Omar]

ok I see and regarding the recovery time how much should we expect I hope 12 months or 1 and a half years maximum. in your case, viking you will go from 5'6 to 5'8. It's really not bad but you think you can retain some of your agility and your physical abilities in a more general way. in my case I plan more than 4.5 cm so as not to lose too much capacity but also to convert decent proportions.

[guy_incognito]

if you are already tall then 7cm will be much easier on you. Its not about centimeters, but about % of the bone. If you have 55cm femurs then 7cm will be a breeze. Choose a proper method and a proper surgeon.

[Omar]

Thank you for your answer. I'm currently considering 6 cm but I don't know if it's risky. I measure 1m80.5 at night and my femurs are around 50cm (a little less). but I don't know if it's better to make 5cm or 6cm?

[GrowGrow123]

On femurs, anything up to 6cm is low risk. This comes straight from Paley. 6-8cm is considered "medium" risk, according to him. If you're starting at 180 cm, however, up to 8cm is (probably) also low risk. You lengthening 6-8 cm is less risky than someone who's 170cm doing the same thing.

I would not do this surgery for just 4.5cm, imo.

[Omar]

I'm revisiting this topic to determine whether 4.5 cm is better than 7 cm. The ideal height I'm aiming for is 6 cm or 6.5 cm. However, I've noticed a significant loss of agility and potential biomechanical issues. From an aesthetic perspective, I'm leaning toward lengthening 4.5 cm on the tibia rather than the femur. My question is for those who have undergone this procedure: if you've reached 6 cm or more, do you regret your decision to exceed 6 cm? Thank you all in advance for your valuable responses.

[lengthenme]

4.5 cm not sure why you'd be doing the surgery, get urseld copule of lifts and you'd be good.
>6 cm but no more tha 8 is proabaly doable in femurs
I do have a 50 cm femurs now , I lengthened 7 cm but I was around 167 cm so I have a femurs of 180 cm guy :p good to know

[lengthenme]

athlatic , believe me if you are ocnern about being 100% dont do the surgery I am not sure if recovery is going to be 100%
I am not in a position to declare this , yet to see but I can walk and od pretty much everything
no heavy leg excersise yet and I cant run and jog at all
I am at a one year mark so within a year proably you won't be athelatic yet but you can do anything else I guess

[Omar]

Thank you very much lengthenme. your answer is very important. my goal is not to be 100% within 1 or 2 years but I would say that within 5 years I hope to feel that I have had a lengthening operation or at least to feel like everything would be fine. now if 6 cm or even 7 cm is not a problem why not. I plan to do the lengthening with precise 2. Some were able to resume the course of their life 100%, they regained their athletic abilities after 2-3 years, is this a myth in your opinion? Thank you again and I hope your lengthening goes well. for the arms in my opinion if you don't have a difference of 3 inches it doesn't make the humerus it really isn't visible

[GrowGrow123]

This surgery is not worth it for 4.5cm. 7 cm is safe. If you wanna split it down the middle for 6cm, that also seems reasonable.

[lessthanavg8300]

Good morning,
I would like a gain of at least 4.5 cm on the tibia/femur or 7 cm on the femur. My question is the following, should it be better than 4.5 cm on the femur and be able to hope to keep its athletic capacity or go up to 7 cm given the throwing procedure in order to have a greater gain in size. As a reminder, 6'1 would suit me but if I can be 6'2 I wouldn't give up on that.

I think at 5'11 this surgery is a ridiculous waste of time for you.  You have no idea the physical and mental journey this surgery takes you through.  And doing LL at 5'11 is going to categorize you as a nut to those around you.  You're going to gain nothing in the end from this.  Thats my honest opinion.  If you were like 5'6 it would be a different conversation.

[Omar]

I understand your point of view and I would even say that a part of me thinks like you.  but I still have this obsession and my dream has always been to be big.  for the procedure I know that it is extremely trying and I even mentally prepared myself to lose my legs or to lose my life lol (just kidding) in any case I could only do it in 2 years and by then  maybe the procedure will have evolved or maybe I would have grown up  lol.