Hey guys
The time for my LL experience is getting closer and I wanted to update you about my plans.
As promised, I'm also going to write a diary in due time, which I think will become quite interesting to follow for various reasons
I will go to the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre (ISIC) on Dec 12th, where I will have an appointment with Dr. Deepak Raina.
My goals:
My goal is to lengthen my legs by 8 centimeters, which is quite a lot for a very short man like me who is only 161cm.
The 8cm will be spread across tibia and femur, but I'm not sure whether it will be 4+4 or 5+3, it depends on some personal questions I have no answers to yet.
I'm planning to do all-external quadrilateral lengthening over nail and I will definitely lengthen at home (told you this would become interesting
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I want to lengthen my tibiae using the Ilizarov apparatus (LON) and my femurs using the monorail fixator (LON), because it will be much more convenient and less risky this way.
I hope Dr. Deepak will be willing to do everything in just one go (one surgery). I talked to my doctors at home and they told me that it's not recommended but absolutely feasible.
Having only one larger surgery instead of two could reduce the time and cost even further.
Regarding lengthening at home:
I have full family support - although they think I'm nuts
Without my family's help, which we all planned together on a grand round table, it wouldn't be possible.
I will have my weekly checkups at a clinic nearby where I live.
Talking about LL:
I have also told my friends and even my enemies beforehand what I'm going to do, I'm not making a secret out of it.
And I must admit, it has worked out pretty well so far.
If the girls think you're handsome, but short, they will support it.
Two different girls even said they find it very brave of me (in terms of character) to break my legs
My guys think I'm crazy, but they also find it very interesting and can't wait so see my Deus-Ex-like results.
It has been a lot of work to talk to most of them separately, but it makes everyone react/behave differently than they probably would have in front of the others.
Regarding my proportions:
I'm short and I'm leggy.
My current leg-to-height ratio is 0.481 which is the absolute max of the average ratio (46-48).
My final ratio will be 0.506 of 0.5, which is at the recommended maximum before the average human eye begins to see it. Note: This applies only to male proportions.
My current wingspan equals exactly my current evening height.
Tibia and femur will be lengthened equally.
This is what I should look like after my LL experience (tibia 4cm + femur 4cm @169cm):
I will start my journey with maximum average values and I will end my journey with maximum recommended values.
Proportion-wise, this is the worst look a man can have after LL, as long as he stays within the boundaries.
If you could live with the proportions you see in my mockup, then LL is for you *lol*