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arm lengthening
« on: September 29, 2021, 04:13:40 AM »



this guy in the video did a 6cm humerus and look proportioned and in the comments the doctor says that the forearm can be lengthened too
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Re: arm lengthening
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2021, 04:38:36 AM »

Ok cool, but this is madness as an add-on for Cosmetic lengthening. Like how many people on a regular basis would even notice the difference. Also, unless you have dwarfism, what would be the benefit of a longer arm span?
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Re: arm lengthening
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2021, 06:03:27 AM »

If you need arm lengthening you have already lengthened too much.
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Re: arm lengthening
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2021, 07:10:14 AM »

Ok cool, but this is madness as an add-on for Cosmetic lengthening. Like how many people on a regular basis would even notice the difference. Also, unless you have dwarfism, what would be the benefit of a longer arm span?

It's generally not recommended. I know Paley discourages it and so does Betz when I asked him about it.

The only reason you would do it is if your arms are so short that you have trouble maintaining hygiene or have another detrimental functional deficit. Doing it for cosmetic reasons will in most cases be futile. The reason we notice an inch or two difference in stature is mostly our elevation of stature to a status symbol. People aren't fixated enough on arms lengths to notice a difference on as minuscule a scale.
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Re: arm lengthening
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2021, 07:55:36 AM »

I heard it just fully messes with your biomechanics and you won't be able to pick up a box properly afterwards. Don't worry about proportions too much, tbh I never really cared about it until this forum so regular people in your everyday life will not notice it unless you have like a 15cm difference between wingspan and height.
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Re: arm lengthening
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2021, 05:26:01 PM »

If you did limb lenghening, and your arm's length doesn't look proportional to your legs, shouldn't arm lenghening be considered!?
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Re: arm lengthening
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2021, 06:17:15 PM »

If you did limb lenghening, and your arm's length doesn't look proportional to your legs, shouldn't arm lenghening be considered!?

Only if it’s a big difference like 4+ inches.
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Re: arm lengthening
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2021, 02:31:12 AM »

If you did limb lenghening, and your arm's length doesn't look proportional to your legs, shouldn't arm lenghening be considered!?

does it matter?

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Re: arm lengthening
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2021, 04:57:20 AM »

it dont matter - read more, the data is in, women care about leg/body ratio , not arm/body ratio, check my posts plz.
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Re: arm lengthening
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2021, 02:37:36 PM »

does it matter?

If you are doing specific jobs like modeling, it probably does. You've to be on the stage walking and wearing new dresses.
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Re: arm lengthening
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2021, 02:58:02 PM »

If you are doing specific jobs like modeling, it probably does. You've to be on the stage walking and wearing new dresses.

Most of us will not become models fortunately but yeah you've got a point.
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Re: arm lengthening
« Reply #11 on: October 01, 2021, 03:16:45 PM »

Majority of the people doing LL tend to have disproportionaley larger wingspan. The difference between my height and wingspan is 11cms.

Unless you do crazy amounts of lengthening, nobody will notice.
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Re: arm lengthening
« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2021, 03:21:46 PM »

Most of us will not become models fortunately but yeah you've got a point.
Or, if you want to be a movie actor or someone representing commercial, some directors do care about it.
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Re: arm lengthening
« Reply #13 on: October 01, 2021, 03:36:25 PM »

Or, if you want to be a movie actor or someone representing commercial, some directors do care about it.
Martha Hunt, VS super model, has a 2 feet long scar along her back from scoliosis. Nobody cares!
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