What is your personal view on limb lengthening surgery?

[jfisher23]

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Aside from the medical aspect of it, what's your philosophical/cultural view on it?

It could be considered a taboo operation due to the simple fact that your breaking fully functional legs, succumbing yourself in a wheelchair/bed for potentially up to one year, voluntarily to undergo pain, risk of severe infection, and the high cost for only a mere inch or two of height. In addition, the physiotherapy is highly exhausted with crucial pain.

Many have stated that you should accept yourself for who you are. However, some may beg to differ. Usually, the common phase goes "play the cards you are dealt with," but I truly believe that "there is no problem with changing the cards you are dealt with in life."

Whatever the reason for undergoing this operation: boost of confidence or being taken seriously in terms of dating and in your occupation. I could understand that there are two arguments for and against this surgical procedure. Of course, this is entirely a cosmetic operation and for only an inch or two of height increase, I wouldn't think its worth the time, pain, patience, and money. However, if the surgery were to increase your height by 3-6 inches, I still wouldn't advocate for this procedure because it would not make you very proportioned with your torso.

So, what are your thoughts on this?

 

[taylormade2006]

Personally, I'm not a fan of any elective procedure, but only the patient can understand the emotional benefits derived from it, so to them it may be worth the risks.

 

[ProtossCarrier]

compare limb lengthening vs. breast enlargement.

Which one has more comorbidity?

Which one are less likely to yield cosmetic result? (1 inch on a male is a drop in the bucket)

Being a male at 6 feet, I can tell you everywhere you go you will find people taller than you (Bell curve), and if you are tall, a little less. But if someone have issue with being shorter than others, that person will still be unsatisfied after a one or two inch growth.

 

[99redballoons]

Aside from the medical aspect of it, what's your philosophical/cultural view on it?

It could be considered a taboo operation due to the simple fact that your breaking fully functional legs, succumbing yourself in a wheelchair/bed for potentially up to one year, voluntarily to undergo pain, risk of severe infection, and the high cost for only a mere inch or two of height. In addition, the physiotherapy is highly exhausted with crucial pain.

Many have stated that you should accept yourself for who you are. However, some may beg to differ. Usually, the common phase goes "play the cards you are dealt with," but I truly believe that "there is no problem with changing the cards you are dealt with in life."

Whatever the reason for undergoing this operation: boost of confidence or being taken seriously in terms of dating and in your occupation. I could understand that there are two arguments for and against this surgical procedure. Of course, this is entirely a cosmetic operation and for only an inch or two of height increase, I wouldn't think its worth the time, pain, patience, and money. However, if the surgery were to increase your height by 3-6 inches, I still wouldn't advocate for this procedure because it would not make you very proportioned with your torso.

So, what are your thoughts on this?

I can only think of one limb that I would like to lengthen.......🙄

 

[patel2]

Aside from the medical aspect of it, what's your philosophical/cultural view on it?

It could be considered a taboo operation due to the simple fact that your breaking fully functional legs, succumbing yourself in a wheelchair/bed for potentially up to one year, voluntarily to undergo pain, risk of severe infection, and the high cost for only a mere inch or two of height. In addition, the physiotherapy is highly exhausted with crucial pain.

Many have stated that you should accept yourself for who you are. However, some may beg to differ. Usually, the common phase goes "play the cards you are dealt with," but I truly believe that "there is no problem with changing the cards you are dealt with in life."

Whatever the reason for undergoing this operation: boost of confidence or being taken seriously in terms of dating and in your occupation. I could understand that there are two arguments for and against this surgical procedure. Of course, this is entirely a cosmetic operation and for only an inch or two of height increase, I wouldn't think its worth the time, pain, patience, and money. However, if the surgery were to increase your height by 3-6 inches, I still wouldn't advocate for this procedure because it would not make you very proportioned with your torso.

So, what are your thoughts on this?

I think the argument to "accept yourself as you are" is above the pay grade of a physician. People have every right to get nose jobs, boob jobs, penile enlargements or whatever they want, and it's their responsibility to measure risks/rewards and decide whether it is for them. As a doctor, you can recommend the risks/benefits and provide one's professional opinion of the effectiveness of the surgery, but who is a doctor to tell someone to be happy and "play the cards given to you?"

I sort of understand the motivation for surgery if one is a manlet, and it could improve height by like 3 inches (can you imagine going through life as a 5'2 guy lol). Also I don't think adding 3-4 (maybe not 6) inches will inherently make you look unproportioned to your torso: it really depends on what your body looks like as it is pre-op. In fact, in some ways having a small torso and longer legs is advantageous aesthetically, if you lift, but if you are really thin it may look off). Part of the reason Arnold was able to have legendary aesthetics was his long legs and shorter torso, which helps the upper body look thick and more robust.

That said, right now limb lengthening doesn't look like the most promising procedure considering all the recovery time and efforts needed to complete it. But who knows what the future holds?