5’9 to 6’2

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I’m planning on getting the surgery done by Dr. Debipershard later this year for 3 inches on the femurs.

This would put me at a cm ish over 6 ft tall.

Is it worth going back a year later for another 1.5-2 inches on the tibias?
I feel like if I wait a year for my femurs to recover, doing tibias would be ideal since it would balance out the leg ratio making the tibias less short in comparison to the femurs.

Would it proportionally look insane to be 6’2 with a 5’9 upper body?

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I'm the same height as you at 5'9

Since this is a cold post with no info on the reason.

What's your reason for going 6'2 instead of 6'0 tall?

What is your underlying pain or feeling you want to remove from your mind?

Have you tried shoe lifts at 6'0 or 6'2 before going into this?

Remember, depending on your overall body and how your bones consolidate, there's no guarantee that you'll hit 6'2 due to safety reasons, so keep that in mind.

Have you considered doing 6'0 first via femurs, feel it out, and if not satisfied after 1-2 years, do 6'2 via tibias

It's best to consult with Dr. Debipershard.

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Your torso will probably be alright for a over 6ft guy. The only thing matters is your arm length and shoulders. If your arms are long enough, you won't be laughed. There are MILLIONS of people with short torso either. But short arms is not common, at least at where I live.

Shoulders are important too. If you have a good combination of a slightly long neck, broad shoulders; there is no reason to worry about over 6ft tall. Your starting height is also good. Good luck.

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Quote from: a on September 06, 2020, 12:09:24 PMIf your arms are long enough, you won't be laughed. There are MILLIONS of people with short torso either. But short arms is not common, at least at where I live.

I totally agree! Just make sure your wingspan-to-height ratio isn’t off.

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Not wingspan though. Arm length matters 20x than wingspan. You might be a narrow-shouldered guy. But being the short-armed guy is way more rare than being the narrow-shouldered one.

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Turns out my wingspan is around 5’9 so basically exactly my height. I feel like 3 inches with femurs wouldn’t make it look terribly weird but if I did 2 inches or 1.5 inches more on tibs it may look strange. Any thoughts?

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The thing is, why is your wingspan short (not short tbh, but which factor effects it in a negative way?
Do u have small hands, small fingers + a narrow shoulder? You might have long arms but very narrow shoulder and small hands. If so, you can shoot for 6 ft. Otherwise, you MIGHT look disproportionate.)

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Quote from: growthPlz on September 06, 2020, 07:52:45 PMTurns out my wingspan is around 5’9 so basically exactly my height. I feel like 3 inches with femurs wouldn’t make it look terribly weird but if I did 2 inches or 1.5 inches more on tibs it may look strange. Any thoughts?

if i recall
there was an interview with paley ( it might have been the cyborg4life one)
he mentions that arm length is more important in relation to torso.
so as long as you can fit your hands in your pockets you, you wont look like a freak

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Arm length is literally the most important factor In my opinion. Sitting height, torso length bla bla are not important if not such a bad level. Like If you hit 6ft with 80cm sitting height that would be odd of course.

The importance of arm length = the importance of inseam/height ratio

If your arm length and i/h ratio pull it off, you can definetely go for it. (any height)



edit: No, you are wrong btw. Tibial lengthening makes your short wingspan look less bad than femur lengthening. I mean, if you already have short arms and legnthen your femurs it will perhaps look bad. But if you lengthen your tibias, it wont be bad.Quote from: growthPlz on September 06, 2020, 07:52:45 PMTurns out my wingspan is around 5’9 so basically exactly my height. I feel like 3 inches with femurs wouldn’t make it look terribly weird but if I did 2 inches or 1.5 inches more on tibs it may look strange. Any thoughts?

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Quote from: wannabeidol on September 06, 2020, 08:12:42 PMif i recall
there was an interview with paley ( it might have been the cyborg4life one)
he mentions that arm length is more important in relation to torso.
so as long as you can fit your hands in your pockets you, you wont look like a freak

Hey, what do you mean by fitting your hands in your pocket? The only way the distance between your hands and your shorts’/jeans’ pockets would change is if your torso was lengthened. By lengthening your legs the distance between the two mentioned will never be affected. Therefore, no matter how much you lengthen your legs, you’ll always be able to put your hands in your pockets.

Quote from: a on September 06, 2020, 08:36:50 PMedit: No, you are wrong btw. Tibial lengthening makes your short wingspan look less bad than femur lengthening. I mean, if you already have short arms and legnthen your femurs it will perhaps look bad. But if you lengthen your tibias, it wont be bad.

What he meant was adding 1.5-2 inches more on the tibias after already lengthening 3 inches on femurs, not one or the other, but both combined.