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[way2short]

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i dont care about not being as athletic, why does a grown man need to run or jump anyways?
i want to go from short to tall, im being greedy because i think the pain and money is just too much to not get a height halo after surgery. short to average is just not enough.
should i go for betz?

[1team]

It is possible although no surgeon would recommend it. It's your body though so good luck.

[AnotherLLer]

More than 4 inches will make your arms Henry Cavill tier.

Even if you don't give a fk about your arms, your leg-to-body ratio will also look comical.

And, after all, lengthening past 5 inches is very hard and you might end up severely crippled.

[way2short]

talking about both bones?

[way2short]

More than 4 inches will make your arms Henry Cavill tier.

Even if you don't give a fk about your arms, your leg-to-body ratio will also look comical.

And, after all, lengthening past 5 inches is very hard and you might end up severely crippled.

talking about both bones right?

[AnotherLLer]

Yes, both bones, only 4.5 cm on tibia and 5.5 cm on femur if you wan't the safest LL experience and acceptable post LL proportions and functionality.

[Saviour69]

There is a guy who did 5 inches or almost 5 in one surgery and he’s doing fine. Becker was his surgeon.

[way2short]

There is a guy who did 5 inches or almost 5 in one surgery and he’s doing fine. Becker was his surgeon.

are you talking about the guy here with an instagram page of his journey?

[Saviour69]

Ya, that one. Yikes, I’ve forgotten that he turned his journey into an IG show. This entire CLL thingy could be also nice OF content, am sure that people are willing to pay to see someone’s X-Rays, infection, open pin wounds. Could be an oppy to recoup the $$$.

[heightiseverything]

More than 4 inches will make your arms Henry Cavill tier.

Even if you don't give a fk about your arms, your leg-to-body ratio will also look comical.

And, after all, lengthening past 5 inches is very hard and you might end up severely crippled.

Lengthening past 5 inches might get you crippled? Why this arbitrary number and who says you can’t wait 1.5 years to heal and repeat, it’s basically a new regenerate and the same process. No one here is explicitly saying you should do 8+ inches in one go.

[AnotherLLer]

Well, if you split the procedures in multiple lengthening, you can go up to a feet or even more in that way.

But, in one go, up to 5 cm on tibia and up to 6.5 cm on femur is upper safe limits and it's been stated many times by top docs.

[way2short]

Well, if you split the procedures in multiple lengthening, you can go up to a feet or even more in that way.

But, in one go, up to 5 cm on tibia and up to 6.5 cm on femur is upper safe limits and it's been stated many times by top docs.

i thought it was 8+5

[AnotherLLer]

More like 6.5 cm rather than 8 in femurs. 8 is the red zone, ask Dr. Franz on the forum.

[wes07]

how likely will I recover if I stop at 6.5cm? I want to recover my athleticism 95-99%

[YOUNGandSTRONG]

Becker offers 22 cm/ 9 In. Should you aim for a target like that? Is your decision

[AnotherLLer]

WTF, 22 cm lies in average male head length (22-24 cm). This amount of lengthening is insane, nobody will look proportional after that.

11.5 cm is exactly half a head and is significant height gain already while maintaining more or less acceptable proportions. More than that will make anyone deformed IMO. Maybe full 5 inches will look good on some patients but every cm starting from 12.5 cm will screw the proportions visibly.

[heightiseverything]

WTF, 22 cm lies in average male head length (22-24 cm). This amount of lengthening is insane, nobody will look proportional after that.

11.5 cm is exactly half a head and is significant height gain already while maintaining more or less acceptable proportions. More than that will make anyone deformed IMO. Maybe full 5 inches will look good on some patients but every cm starting from 12.5 cm will screw the proportions visibly.

Not a single person cares about your legs to torso ratio. Get over yourself. There are people who lengthened over 20 cm, they look fine.

[way2short]

Becker offers 22 cm/ 9 In. Should you aim for a target like that? Is your decision

thats exactly my plan

[onedaytall]

Not a single person cares about your legs to torso ratio. Get over yourself. There are people who lengthened over 20 cm, they look fine.

I used to think so too until I saw one of those promotional youtube videos that brag about lengthening results. Dude who did quadrilateral looked goofy AF walking on a treadmill. All legs and a shrimp torso. I literally laughed when I saw him.

Still beats being short tho. And you can always wear a large hoodie or something to hide your shrimp torso lol.

[AnotherLLer]

My torso is so huge compared to my legs that I basically look like Johnny Bravo. I can get away even with 8 inches of lengthening and look just a bit leggy, but my arms will look relatively short then. IMO 6 or 6.5 inches would look fine to me, but it needs about 9 or 10 cm femur and 6 or 7 cm tibia lengthening which are dangerous numbers.

[Ted68]

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i dont care about not being as athletic, why does a grown man need to run or jump anyways?
i want to go from short to tall, im being greedy because i think the pain and money is just too much to not get a height halo after surgery. short to average is just not enough.
should i go for betz?

So, you are 1.70 m and want to be 1.87-1.90 m ?
Are you serious ?... or you are a kind of joker ?

I was 1.71 and I got 12 cm, so 1.83... minus a 1 cm discrepancy, I decreased to 1.82 m !... And that is great, because I was a rational and well balanced person.
But you are badly deviated, man, if you want 1.90 m !

So, be happy if you will gain 12 cm and you will be well proportioned and healthy !

[AnotherLLer]

I hope everyone on this forum agrees that 20 cm is insane amount of lengthening and is unjustifiable. The upper limit is 15 cm from double LL and this is pushing it to the limit. It's more like 13 cm from staged quadrilateral (not simultaneous). 15 cm in 2 surgeries can be done only in very rare instances and depends on many things, most importantly how much can a patient push his tibia.

Only way to lengthen 15 cm is to lengthen tibia above recommended safe amount at 7 cm with external frames, which is considered not safe and only few patients can reach that amount without complications.

[heightiseverything]

I hope everyone on this forum agrees that 20 cm is insane amount of lengthening and is unjustifiable. The upper limit is 15 cm from double LL and this is pushing it to the limit. It's more like 13 cm from staged quadrilateral (not simultaneous). 15 cm in 2 surgeries can be done only in very rare instances and depends on many things, most importantly how much can a patient push his tibia.

Only way to lengthen 15 cm is to lengthen tibia above recommended safe amount at 7 cm with external frames, which is considered not safe and only few patients can reach that amount without complications.

As I said it is a case by case basis, you should not be judged by how much you want to lengthen. We are all here for various reasons. You can do 25+ cm if you wish to repeat those two surgeries 1.5-2 years apart, that's what I've been told.

[heightiseverything]

I used to think so too until I saw one of those promotional youtube videos that brag about lengthening results. Dude who did quadrilateral looked goofy AF walking on a treadmill. All legs and a shrimp torso. I literally laughed when I saw him.

Still beats being short tho. And you can always wear a large hoodie or something to hide your shrimp torso lol.

Out of pure curiosity, can you maybe find the link to the video?

[way2short]

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[reaching_goals]

Why does it have to be 6'2? whats wrong with lengthening 7 cm fems and 5 cm tibs and being 6'1 from 5'7 you can realistically do this. One thing im realizing is the people who have the oddest request are the ones who limb lengthening will not satisfy them nor give them peace.

[KiloKAHN]

Look at lengthening in terms of improvement more than the absolute number. Function is far more important than length, and it would be wise to stick within recommended safe limits and be a couple inches shorter than to go beyond that and never get back to total normal function.

Split between two segments, I'd say 5 inches absolute max if you want to hit the 6'0" mark.

[heightiseverything]

Look at lengthening in terms of improvement more than the absolute number. Function is far more important than length, and it would be wise to stick within recommended safe limits and be a couple inches shorter than to go beyond that and never get back to total normal function.

Split between two segments, I'd say 5 inches absolute max if you want to hit the 6'0" mark.

It heavily depends on what you mean by function and how much is considered acceptable to you. If you define function as having 100% athleticism as before, then everyone loses at least some of it after the surgery. If you mean walking speed or angular deviation, it is not acceptable for most but might be acceptable for really short people where every inch matters.