Topic: No judging...... Just proportions please (Read 7481 times)

blahblah · « **on:** October 12, 2015, 03:51:09 AM »

Hey guys, long time lurker (5 yrs). Have probably read every post on this and old forum. All along I thought I could beat this issue, but nope! Anyways I am 178cm at night and ~179.8cm in the morning. I have a 187-188cm wingspan. Now to start I am NOT doing this for GIRLS.... I am doing this because I always felt uncomfortable in my own body. I have always felt legs are too short for my upper body (43% and change). Money will not be the issue here (not that I am rich) so I just need honest opinion on proportion. I am looking for what you guys think will be aesthetically better 5cm on tib or 6.5 on fem. Thanks guys and please no lose weight comments.

-blah

PS: please be open minded as we all have our own issues with this.
PSS: please excuse the black bars covering tattoos
PSSS: options are guichet internals or maybe dr m external tibs

Original:

Tib 5cm:

Fem 6.5cm:

Penguinn · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2015, 04:02:27 AM »

Definitely do LL in the femurs. 5cm femur looks perfectly fine with you imo.

blahblah · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2015, 04:05:31 AM »

Hey Penguinn its 6.5cm on fem in the pic. are you saying to only do 5cm fem instead?

Nightwish · « **Reply #3 on:** October 12, 2015, 04:09:00 AM »

I think your femur mock up looks great, one of the best I've seen. Tibia... Less so.

Penguinn · « **Reply #4 on:** October 12, 2015, 04:09:37 AM »

Quote from: blahblah on October 12, 2015, 04:05:31 AM

Hey Penguinn its 6.5cm on fem in the pic. are you saying to only do 5cm fem instead?

I assumed it was 5cm. You could easily do 6.5cm on femurs, maybe even the full 8 if your internals allow it.
You have excellent proportions for doing femurs, the way I see it.

blahblah · « **Reply #5 on:** October 12, 2015, 04:17:02 AM »

Ya I have always felt I had short femurs for my frame. I wont really know until i get xrays. But LL is no joke and I this is one thing I don't want to become greedy about. I have told myself 5cm max on tib or 6.5 on fem. Even fem I would do 5cm first and see how that goes. If proportionately looks good and I legs feel good I will go for the 6.5.

Penguinn · « **Reply #6 on:** October 12, 2015, 04:18:29 AM »

Don't do tibias. Your femurs are clearly shorter, do femurs.
Unless you can't afford internals.

blahblah · « **Reply #7 on:** October 12, 2015, 04:48:20 AM »

thanks Nightwish and Penguinn. I hope uppland (proportion nazi), sweden(truth teller), mdow (trail blazer), yellowspike, programdude (hope your feeling better man), and the rest of the guys would comment on this too

Ozymandias · « **Reply #8 on:** October 12, 2015, 08:59:40 AM »

Femurs all the way.

Taller · « **Reply #9 on:** October 12, 2015, 10:32:53 AM »

I would be careful because your arms do not look very long. Your 188CM wingspan probably comes from shoulder width. I am the same height with a 186CM wingspan and slightly wider shoulders, but a slimmer build. Your shoulders and large frame definitely allow you to pull off lengthening very well. But be aware that it won't take that much for arms to start looking short, if you care about that. For example, when I wear lifts to reach 187, my arms do look a bit shorter than those of people naturally that height. I don't know to what degree people notice that, but it'll be that way for life after LL, so make sure your aware of it.

Penguinn · « **Reply #10 on:** October 12, 2015, 10:35:53 AM »

Your wingspan is 10cm longer than your height? Are you sure?

Taller · « **Reply #11 on:** October 12, 2015, 10:48:36 AM »

You should also post side pictures because sometimes tibia to femur ratio is hard to judge from just one angle.

In some pictures, the same person looks lien they have long femur or tibia. It depends on the angle and to give accurate representation of proportions, you need pics from different angles.

G-Man · « **Reply #12 on:** October 12, 2015, 01:49:47 PM »

Definitely femurs, your limit of 5 and 6.5 is spot on!

Uppland · « **Reply #13 on:** October 12, 2015, 02:09:02 PM »

Is it possible to provide another picture?

This one makes your legs look longer than they should I think.

Regardless, it appears you are a candidate for femur lengthening.

blahblah · « **Reply #14 on:** October 12, 2015, 02:49:33 PM »

Thanks for the reply guys. I will get more pics and from different angles tonight. Currently the camera is on a tripod at waist level. Should the camera be setup differently? its an iphone camera.

Btw anyone know if $65k is enough for a budget for Guichet in Milan? I mean everything including accommodations. I have PM'ed Yellowspike and waiting on his response as well.

Uppland · « **Reply #15 on:** October 12, 2015, 05:07:23 PM »

Quote from: blahblah on October 12, 2015, 02:49:33 PM

Thanks for the reply guys. I will get more pics and from different angles tonight. Currently the camera is on a tripod at waist level. Should the camera be setup differently? its an iphone camera.

Btw anyone know if $65k is enough for a budget for Guichet in Milan? I mean everything including accommodations. I have PM'ed Yellowspike and waiting on his response as well.

An iphone lens is too small, it will make you appear more narrow. The photo should be taling at a horizontal angle and cover your whole body including your head (wear a mask or something if that bothers you).

blahblah · « **Reply #16 on:** October 14, 2015, 04:46:12 AM »

Ok guys, here are new pics. They are both 6.5cm on femurs. I used an dslr camera set on a tripod at waist level. Let me know what you guys think now.

PS: Peng. yes my wingspan is about 9-10cm greater than my height. I believe I have long arms and big frame. Sitting next to 6'2 uncle our knee height is pretty close. His might be .5"-.75" higher but his femurs are much longer than mine.

ORIGINAL Reference:

Side 6.5cm Fem:

Front 6.5cm Fem:

Taller · « **Reply #17 on:** October 14, 2015, 05:36:24 AM »

Looks really good on the side pic. Could you pair the original 178 one for reference? Also, what is your sitting height?

blahblah · « **Reply #18 on:** October 14, 2015, 06:28:35 AM »

Tall here is the original at 178 (up top). sitting against the wall late at night around 11pm my sitting height is ~96-97cm (I have zero ass muscles, flat butt).

blahblah · « **Reply #19 on:** October 15, 2015, 02:29:14 AM »

Uppland I attached new pics as you suggested with a different camera. Do you mind giving me your input on proportions.

Thanks,
-Blah

Alu · « **Reply #20 on:** October 15, 2015, 03:03:04 AM »

If there's any input for ya...you'd easily remind me of this guy;

https://www.facebook.com/LAOrthopedics/posts/930560893673733

https://www.facebook.com/LAOrthopedics/photos/a.328218813907947.79068.309247972471698/912576712138818/?type=3&theater

which is overall pretty damn good considering you're doing less then he did.

Uppland · « **Reply #21 on:** October 15, 2015, 11:22:12 PM »

Quote from: blahblah on October 15, 2015, 02:29:14 AM

Uppland I attached new pics as you suggested with a different camera. Do you mind giving me your input on proportions.

Thanks,
-Blah

I'm afraid the pics don't show for me. Would you mind re-uploading them?

blahblah · « **Reply #22 on:** October 16, 2015, 02:26:30 PM »

Hey Uppland, Can you try now. maybe in a different browser.

Taller · « **Reply #23 on:** October 16, 2015, 03:15:12 PM »

Only the one with 6.5 added shows for me. The original does not display.

Uppland · « **Reply #24 on:** October 16, 2015, 05:25:16 PM »

Quote from: Taller on October 16, 2015, 03:15:12 PM

Only the one with 6.5 added shows for me. The original does not display.

Same here, fix it OP and then I'll be happy to give you my advice.

Pizzagate · « **Reply #25 on:** July 07, 2017, 08:47:28 AM »

Check my new thread

Limb Lengthening Forum

Author Topic: No judging...... Just proportions please (Read 7481 times)