5'6 38yo male - Goal: 5'11 - Plan: femur -> humerus -> tibia - 1y apart

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Quote from: AnotherLLer on June 18, 2024, 07:04:31 PMOP, take advice from this guy. 3 LL is no joke, especially 6 inches in legs and then 2 inches in humerus.


Start with tibia as it will look better and is cheap and safe if done fully externally. You can go up to 6 cm and straighten the shins at the same time if they are bowed. You can always do femurs later.

5 inches, not 6. More likely 4 and some change. But I appreciate the feedback and I think I'll just do one and see. And no, I don't think I'll do tibia first. Given that I already have an almost 1:1 tiba to femur ratio, that would be silly.

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Quote from: AllinStryde on June 18, 2024, 06:47:49 PMJust of these procedures is extremely difficult.  It's easy to say you want to do 3 separate procedures before you have embarked on even one.  I will advise you to just do one first, and see what it entails.  You may be surprised with the results and be quite satisfied.  Make arms the last thing...as there is no height gain there at all to benefit you.  And like many said before...you are the only one measuring your proportions, nobody is out there trying to analyze that on you in your daily life.  Yes, I've done it, and no...there's no easy CLL.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll take these suggestions under advisement and just do one and see how it turns out. I have a relative who is about 5'10 and he naturally has the proportions I would be after the CLL and it looks good on him. Actually better than other "normal" variants I've seen. So, I'll just see how it turns out. Fortunately for me, most of my height deficit is in my femurs. All other segments, including my tibia and wingspan, seem to be consistent with a person who is 5'9. I'll see if I'll have the appetite to do more later down the road.

What were your gains and procedure, if I may ask?

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So here is a mockup I did of my final proportions for the three possible scenarios:

https://imgur.com/a/UF05VZB
180cm femurs/tibia/humerus | 180cm femurs/tibia | 175cm femurs


(the single barefoot is to equalize the uneven legs)

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Do you really want to do humerus as well? 5'9 wingspan on someone 5'11 isn't even that rare, people like that exists. A single lengthening surgery already takes a toll on you quite heavily and for a minimum of usually 2 years, and you want 3? If you still want it, that's on you, but take into consideration the amount of time and recovery that this is going to take.

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Quote from: markr09 on June 25, 2024, 06:19:17 AMDo you really want to do humerus as well? 5'9 wingspan on someone 5'11 isn't even that rare, people like that exists. A single lengthening surgery already takes a toll on you quite heavily and for a minimum of usually 2 years, and you want 3? If you still want it, that's on you, but take into consideration the amount of time and recovery that this is going to take.

I've decided to play it by ear. I'll do one and see how I feel. I just created the mockups to get a sense of what the different scenarios might look like. I feel like the one with the humerus is the most natural looking one (obviously), but I've looked at them long enough to lose a sense of what's normal now. Maybe others can chime in.

At 5'11 without humerus, I suspect I'm basically in the Chris Benoit territory (who also happened to have been 5'11):
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e6/73/c9/e673c960c5f92eb2f473f4f9835a1608.jpg

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why do you wanna reach 5 ' 11 though ?
5 inch lengthening will make your life miserable when you become old when all pain from all these surgeries flare up.

i do not recommend more than 7 + 5 = 12 cm.
better choice would be 6 + 4 = 10 cm.

also, you are not some teenager. you are almost 40. by the time you do surgery you will probably be 40. 40 years old body recovers significantly slower than young people. 

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Some people have brought it up but being nearly 40 what made you want to do LL? I ask as most people here are in their 20s which makes sense as it's still young enough to enjoy the height. Just not sure how much it is worth it when you are into middle age and your youth is well over. 

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Quote from: 1team on June 25, 2024, 10:31:08 AMSome people have brought it up but being nearly 40 what made you want to do LL? I ask as most people here are in their 20s which makes sense as it's still young enough to enjoy the height. Just not sure how much it is worth it when you are into middle age and your youth is well over.

I take it you're not the type of person who likes to read.

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Quote from: _dearStranger on June 25, 2024, 08:49:55 AMwhy do you wanna reach 5 ' 11 though ?
5 inch lengthening will make your life miserable when you become old when all pain from all these surgeries flare up.

i do not recommend more than 7 + 5 = 12 cm.
better choice would be 6 + 4 = 10 cm.

also, you are not some teenager. you are almost 40. by the time you do surgery you will probably be 40. 40 years old body recovers significantly slower than young people.

Good Lord. Are most people here stupid or just lazy? I'm not debating this topic as nauseam. This has already been discussed. My plan is to do one. My reasons for entertaining more have already been discussed. 40 is not some magical number for being old that 38 isn't. How old are you?

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Quote from: VertiCali on June 25, 2024, 10:55:09 AMI take it you're not the type of person who likes to read.

I read you are emasculated, my point is you are into middle age now. No one really cares about your height at your age as you are now seen by society as some old guy. There isn't really return on investment. Makes more sense if you are 25 for example to do this. Sounds like you are going to do it anyway but it is pointless at your age.