Comparison of femurs vs tibias(pros and cons)

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Quote from: kamaruusman on November 09, 2022, 09:26:31 PMYou missed the most important pro for tibia and con for femur:

Long tibias will always look better and natural compared to long femurs.

I do agree with that aesthetically it looks better. However, 2 important things to consider:
1) Long tibias with short femurs are impossible to hide and easier to spot as something being off.
 8cm in femur is basically “hideable” for everyone except women who wear tight strips or bikini maybe at the beach. For males; normal underwear hides it. Short pants hide it 100%. Long pants hide it very well unless maybe super skinny pants (?) i will try that out later.

2) Wearing higher shoes is impossible. Solely for that reason I wouldn’t start with tibia, lengthen less than femur and then still be unhappy because I am just like with elevator boots before, yet I can’t wear them bc I would look like on stilts.

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Quote from: RealLostSoul on November 09, 2022, 09:37:59 PMEvery responsible doctor does an inch incision to preemptively vent the muscles to avoid this with tibia LL.

Do you have a source on that?  Whenever I hear "every responsible doctor does x" it's usually false.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on November 09, 2022, 10:05:55 PMDo you have a source on that?  Whenever I hear "every responsible doctor does x" it's usually false.

What kind of source do you want me to share? I know Paley does it because I once asked him in person about scars. Betz also said it is necessary and that they try to keep the cut smaller in women (to try to minimize permanent muscle widening). You can ask the doctors if you want.

Here is a source about it in general; http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?pid=S2011-75822011000200006&script=sci_abstract
Tibia LL generally has a high risk for compartment syndrome.

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Quote from: RealLostSoul on November 09, 2022, 09:44:41 PMI do agree with that aesthetically it looks better. However, 2 important things to consider:
1) Long tibias with short femurs are impossible to hide and easier to spot as something being off.
 8cm in femur is basically “hideable” for everyone except women who wear tight strips or bikini maybe at the beach. For males; normal underwear hides it. Short pants hide it 100%. Long pants hide it very well unless maybe super skinny pants (?) i will try that out later.

If it looks better, then it looks better. There's no reason to hide it.

Quote from: RealLostSoul on November 09, 2022, 09:44:41 PM2) Wearing higher shoes is impossible. Solely for that reason I wouldn’t start with tibia, lengthen less than femur and then still be unhappy because I am just like with elevator boots before, yet I can’t wear them bc I would look like on stilts.

We shouldn't be wearing elevator shoes in the first place. We never know when we need to run or do physically demanding tasks. There are non-elevator shoes like Nike Air Max that give about 1.5" boost. That's probably the highest we can wear without losing much functions or sacrificing comfort.

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Quote from: RealLostSoul on November 10, 2022, 12:00:18 AMWhat kind of source do you want me to share? I know Paley does it because I once asked him in person about scars. Betz also said it is necessary and that they try to keep the cut smaller in women (to try to minimize permanent muscle widening). You can ask the doctors if you want.

Here is a source about it in general; http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?pid=S2011-75822011000200006&script=sci_abstract
Tibia LL generally has a high risk for compartment syndrome.

I'm sure it exists, but that's a sweeping generalization and condemnation you made without anything to back it up other than talking to two doctors, who I'm sure didn't use that terminology.

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Quote from: kamaruusman on November 10, 2022, 02:14:54 AMIf it looks better, then it looks better. There's no reason to hide it.

We shouldn't be wearing elevator shoes in the first place. We never know when we need to run or do physically demanding tasks. There are non-elevator shoes like Nike Air Max that give about 1.5" boost. That's probably the highest we can wear without losing much functions or sacrificing comfort.

Long tibias look better. But long tibias with short femurs look bad. That looks comical like stilts.

Well I have been doing the most physical tasks with up to 2 inch insoles , so no I totally disagree with that argument. It never hindered me.

Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on November 10, 2022, 04:03:52 AMI'm sure it exists, but that's a sweeping generalization and condemnation you made without anything to back it up other than talking to two doctors, who I'm sure didn't use that terminology.

Go out and ask them yourself. That‘s pretty standard for tibia LL, let me rephrase that; I haven’t heard of somebody who hasn’t had it done in one shape or form.
And yes they did explain the reason behind it lol.

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It's up to the person talking out his ass to prove what he's saying, not to everyone else to disprove it.

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on November 10, 2022, 07:13:06 PMIt's up to the person talking out his ass to prove what he's saying, not to everyone else to disprove it.

With all due respect bro I don‘t really care if you believe it or not. That‘s not my issue. I know what I have been told and learned and that‘s it. If you feel the need to proof it ask a doctor yourself. I am not going to message them to repeat what they said in text form just to “proof” for some stranger person on a forum.
I could literally take any information out of the echo chamber and questioned it without anyone being able to really finitely proof it

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