Limb Lengthening Forum

Limb Lengthening Surgery => Height & Proportions => Topic started by: koreanhandsomeguy on October 09, 2021, 11:39:00 AM

Title: tibia or femur 5cm
Post by: koreanhandsomeguy on October 09, 2021, 11:39:00 AM

I'm Korean I'm 168 cm tall and I'm trying to get around 5cm, where should I do it? Thighs are 10cm longer than calves... I want to do thighs because of my athletic ability, but I am worried that if I do thighs, my thighs will be 15cm

https://ibb.co/0Qt0STV
https://ibb.co/rtJsHzH

Title: Re: tibia or femur 5cm
Post by: LL2022 on October 10, 2021, 12:05:29 AM

I have a similar height and proportions as you. I would defintely do tibias.

Title: Re: tibia or femur 5cm
Post by: Elhemioe on October 11, 2021, 10:10:12 PM

First, are you really sure you want to get the surgery ? You're not much smaller than the country average
Second, check that your ratio would be alright for optimal recovery (I dont remember the exact ratio tho)

Title: Re: tibia or femur 5cm
Post by: LLprime3 on October 11, 2021, 11:18:33 PM

I would go for Tibias.
Have you considered that longer Tibias - as opposed to longer Femurs - have certain advantages when it comes to biomechanics such as running?
Don't know if you care about squatting, but even squatting in everyday life is more comfortable with longer tibias than femurs.