Topic: (Mock ups attached) Are my legs too long? (Read 11303 times)

FlyingRabbit · « **on:** August 18, 2015, 07:01:49 AM »

Hi guys, I want to go from 170 cm to 177.5 cm.
Wingspan: 174.5 cm.
Sitting height: 88.5 cm.
Jeans inseam: 30"

My first choice is probably internal femurs due to greater safety, less recovery time, and hidden scars. But I am open to tibias if my proportions look weird.

I've done mockups now, but it looks like my legs are too long even before LL? Or am I just imagining it? And which should I do, femurs or tibias?

1st picture is current height, 2nd is femur 7.5 cm, 3rd is tibia 7.5 cm.

http://i.imgur.com/1V6c7Q6.png

Penguinn · « **Reply #1 on:** August 18, 2015, 07:20:19 AM »

Not gonna lie, they look a bit long. The femur lengthening looks better than the tibia lengthening.

Penguinn · « **Reply #2 on:** August 18, 2015, 07:20:51 AM »

FlyingRabbit · « **Reply #3 on:** August 18, 2015, 07:35:22 AM »

Oh no...I was afraid of this. I'll put some mockups with my hands by my side, and me in clothes to see if that makes any difference :/

Although I'd rather be a disproportionate average guy than a proportionate short one.

Penguinn · « **Reply #4 on:** August 18, 2015, 07:56:38 AM »

The femur lengthened doesn't look that bad. Get your doctor's opinion on this.

Sweden · « **Reply #5 on:** August 18, 2015, 09:32:37 AM »

You are as proportionate as everyone else to begin with and if you only are going to do one LL you should do tibias.
Look how ridiculous short your tibias look in the middle picture. Your knees are way too low down too.

You must make the decision yourself in the end.
Best of luck.

Penguinn · « **Reply #6 on:** August 18, 2015, 10:42:21 AM »

Quote from: Sweden on August 18, 2015, 09:32:37 AM

You are as proportionate as everyone else to begin with and if you only are going to do one LL you should do tibias.
Look how ridiculous short your tibias look in the middle picture. Your knees are way too low down too.

You must make the decision yourself in the end.
Best of luck.

Don't his tibias seem longer than his femur in the 3rd one? Isn't that a taboo in LL?

hype88 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 18, 2015, 12:33:40 PM »

Tibias for sure

Sixsixmonster · « **Reply #8 on:** August 18, 2015, 01:49:47 PM »

I think you look OK in the last picture. Your legs do look long, but many tall people have long tibias and femurs.

Taller · « **Reply #9 on:** August 18, 2015, 02:47:04 PM »

I agree that tibias look best.

Uppland · « **Reply #10 on:** August 18, 2015, 03:14:13 PM »

Perhaps shave one or two CM off your goal?

I used to want to lengthen 7CM but now I'm thinking more like 5.

theuprising · « **Reply #11 on:** August 18, 2015, 04:20:02 PM »

Your body is not handling 7.5cm very well in either segment. Try 5cm and see how it looks.

G-Man · « **Reply #12 on:** August 18, 2015, 11:54:45 PM »

Tibs, obviously.

FlyingRabbit · « **Reply #13 on:** August 19, 2015, 12:09:06 AM »

Ok, I think I agree that tibias look better, but isn't it impossible (or very unadvised) to lengthen 7.5 cm on tibias? I don't think lengthening is worth it if it's less than 3 inches (just for me personally).

Am I correct in understanding tibias have more visible scars, worse recovery, and permanent knee pain?

Alu · « **Reply #14 on:** August 19, 2015, 12:14:27 AM »

Yes, anything over 5cm on tibias could raise problems in terms of bio-mechanics and muscle problems. It also is important to note that the method one chose is also much more important with tibia then femurs (it's near unanimous for internals when operating on femurs). Also tibias are lengthen slower and recover slower, so expect even greater added time to recovery for tibias.

Shor7Guy · « **Reply #15 on:** August 21, 2015, 10:26:12 PM »

looks good on tibia imo, looks like a natural black guy proportions, although i know tibia cant lengthen as much safely as femur.

doomsday · « **Reply #16 on:** August 21, 2015, 11:15:10 PM »

aesthetically 7.5 cm on tibia look perfectly fine but your body may not handle that well. If id be you I would go for 7 cm in tibia.

Legtor · « **Reply #17 on:** August 25, 2015, 05:31:47 PM »

femurs looks not so bad. tibias look like stilted.....

Legtor · « **Reply #18 on:** August 25, 2015, 05:32:59 PM »

femurs looks not so bad. tibias look like stilted.....

Deads · « **Reply #19 on:** September 15, 2015, 07:13:07 PM »

Your tibs look equal in length to your fibs... This is why I think that the fib lengthen looks better. Fib is naturally supposed to be longer than tib.. Obviously not as long as what you have in the mock-up, but it works because of your naturally longer tib.

7.5cm in tib can be done, but you're asking for trouble.. Even Paley says to stick to 6.5.

Do the fib.

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