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Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: jayes on February 28, 2019, 02:49:11 AM
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Hey all,
I'm 5 ft 8 in. Depending on where you live that's just below average to maybe average. I'm seriously considering doing CLL and have already consulted a surgeon. Sometimes I wonder how much difference this will make in my life and if it's worth the pain and money. Not to mention basically 3 months of your life on hold. Sometimes I stand on my tiptoes and try to imagine being close to 5' 11''. I don't know what the incremental change will be like. It doesn't feel that much different in a way.
So hoping to hear from people in a similar situation. Has it made a meaningful difference? More attractive to women and confident? Would you do it again?
Thanks in advance.
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Hey all,
I'm 5 ft 8 in. Depending on where you live that's just below average to maybe average. I'm seriously considering doing CLL and have already consulted a surgeon. Sometimes I wonder how much difference this will make in my life and if it's worth the pain and money. Not to mention basically 3 months of your life on hold. Sometimes I stand on my tiptoes and try to imagine being close to 5' 11''. I don't know what the incremental change will be like. It doesn't feel that much different in a way.
So hoping to hear from people in a similar situation. Has it made a meaningful difference? More attractive to women and confident? Would you do it again?
Thanks in advance.
Hi Jayes! Have you thought about wearing some slick 3 inch height increasing shoes? Truth is; that you can't barely tell that the shoes are height increasing with some of the models being made today. This would be a good way for you to demo the new height prior to committing to the surgery.
Timeline for CLL is most likely:
3 Months of Lengthening
2-3 Months of Bone Consolidation and regaining your ability to walk normally again.
Reserve 7-8 months, just in case.
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It obviously makes a difference, but you have to be pickier the more height you have. Lots of CLL vets have said things such as "don't do CLL if you're at least X height".
Paco1 said 5'7 (http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=4720.msg74239#msg74239). Catagni implied he wouldn't agree to operate his 5'7 son (http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=2397.msg50997#msg50997). Dr. Birkholtz had an upper limit of 170cm on males, and he abandoned cosmetic LL for thinking the risk-profile of the surgery is too much. This is something you need to have in mind the closer you are to average.
By the way, you can personally ask (http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=5272.0) some vets like short2tall for their experiences. He went from 5'8 to 5'11. However, he went with a US doctor and a good nail. This is the way I think it should be handled. Many close-to-average men here have incredible delusions, thinking their lives will turn 180º once they're taller, and then they get desperate for it. I think short2tall said it himself: if you had no luck with things such as dating at 5'8, it is not CLL that is going to change that. Don't cripple yourself with bad decisions taken upon a bad, delusional state of mind.
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It obviously makes a difference, but you have to be pickier the more height you have. Lots of CLL vets have said things such as "don't do CLL if you're at least X height".
Paco1 said 5'7 (http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=4720.msg74239#msg74239). Catagni implied he wouldn't agree to operate his 5'7 son (http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=2397.msg50997#msg50997). Dr. Birkholtz had an upper limit of 170cm on males, and he abandoned cosmetic LL for thinking the risk-profile of the surgery is too much. This is something you need to have in mind the closer you are to average.
By the way, you can personally ask (http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=5272.0) some vets like short2tall for their experiences. He went from 5'8 to 5'11. However, he went with a US doctor and a good nail. This is the way I think it should be handled. Many close-to-average men here have incredible delusions, thinking their lives will turn 180º once they're taller, and then they get desperate for it. I think short2tall said it himself: if you had no luck with things such as dating at 5'8, it is not CLL that is going to change that. Don't cripple yourself with bad decisions taken upon a bad, delusional state of mind.
I personally prefer dr. Ghassan Salameh (mostly because I live very close to Germany). I wonder if he hasn't changed his earlier policies (such as having no height limit)? I would like to go from 5'9 to 5'11 or 6'.
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I would pay an extra 100k for LL if I could wake up tomorrow and be 3 inches taller, instead of having to go through all of the recovery process and pain. The mental strength needed to watch a whole year go by while you're practically crippled must be scary.
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I think ProgramDude also wen't from 5'9" to 6'. Theres a user named Brb6FootTall who also was average height before.
And like InFullStryde said, try wearing 3 inch lifts and see how you feel. My personal hunch is that 5'9" - 5'11" won't make that big of a difference as improving other aspects of your life. But the best way to find out is to ask as many people who went from average to above average.
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Thanks for your input everyone. I'll get lifts to see what it's like. I'll probably end up going through with the surgery to be honest.
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I dont agree to that. For low to average guyz like in the range of 5'6-5'9 cll is a gamechanger. Dont listen to all tht noise. For very short ppl it isnt as good tbvh all it is a dignity saver. Ul still be short but with some lesser manletism. Period.
The most effected by it is the group that " almost made it " and i dont think the " very short " group likes that very much.