Limb Lengthening Forum
Limb Lengthening Surgery => Height & Proportions => Topic started by: Highest on December 04, 2021, 02:35:15 AM
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https://heightlengthening.com/picture-gallery/
It's impossible to get a good idea of proportions without a comparison to those with natural proportions which is why the Mahoubian and Buldu galleries are great. If you look through the pics in the link one key thing stands out. You go over your wingspan by enough cm and it looks very weird.
As this surgery gains more popularity best to keep this in mind as you can see in that gallery the LL look of way too short arms is very obvious in some patients while those with longer wingspan get away with it better.
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https://heightlengthening.com/picture-gallery/
It's impossible to get a good idea of proportions without a comparison to those with natural proportions which is why the Mahoubian and Buldu galleries are great. If you look through the pics in the link one key thing stands out. You go over your wingspan by enough cm and it looks very weird.
As this surgery gains more popularity best to keep this in mind as you can see in that gallery the LL look of way too short arms is very obvious in some patients while those with longer wingspan get away with it better.
you can be more correct. I used to hate my long arms because it sucks when it comes to bench press but it turns out to be super fine later on with LL :D
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you can be more correct. I used to hate my long arms because it sucks when it comes to bench press but it turns out to be super fine later on with LL :D
Definately helps to avoid the awkward looking LL body that people who over lengthen can get. I didn't notice the short torso so much in those pictures because it can be more easily hidden with clothing but you can't hide short arms.
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you can see in that gallery the LL look of way too short arms is very obvious in some patients while those with longer wingspan get away with it better.
I don't see anyone in the gallery who looks noticeably off (except maybe the 6"er) lol. Don't overthink it tho. Proportions vary wildly across the population
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Proportions are relative by nature. Diferent populations differ greatly, there are astonishing contrast for example between Zulu''s long thin legs, and Mongols, with incredibly short legs for example.
But since there msy be not many Zulus (maybe more Mongols! no offense) here, it is important to highlight that also in the same population fenotypes vary a lot. And also almost allways short people have relatively, additionally, shorter legs, specially tibias. This is an advantage in terms of cosmetic proportions.
Wingspan is an ideal theoretical reference taken from the mistic mathematical "golden number", discovered by ancient Greeks and "revived" by famous people like Da Vinci. It really doesn't matter in real life except if lenghtening is exaggerated specially on femurs only. That's why mock up good computational simulations are the best judge. But they should be performed for more than the simple standing position. Some doctors have resources to do it or it can be "ordered" to graphical specialists. But generally only after final lenghtening people really "feel" the change. Again, if the amount of lengthening is reasonable, unknown people don't notice except the scars if those are not eliminated for example with laser.
So, to sum up, my opinion is that except if we do unreasonable lenghtening or depart from already extreme fenotypes, there's no great need to worry with proportions. The really remaining important issue is safety.
Proportions "works" by Mahoubian and Buldu are as good as others more used to diferent fenotypes.
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I dont know man, I'm 63.8in tall with a 67 wingspan and I'm concerned my shoulders and clavicles are too small for someone at 68 - 69 at my goal height.
It's not all wingspan that can make you look off
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I dont know man, I'm 63.8in tall with a 67 wingspan and I'm concerned my shoulders and clavicles are too small for someone at 68 - 69 at my goal height.
It's not all wingspan that can make you look off
Time to start doing shoulder press ;). Large shoulders give the illusion of long clavicles