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Should I look into this? (leg shortening)
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Hi there
I've always been uncomfortable with my height, or more specifically my legs. At about 5'9" I'm not strictly speaking all that tall but my legs are around 36" and getting trousers is a pain. Really getting any clothes to look good on me is a pain since everything seems to have been designed for someone a bit shorter than me.
I saw online that you can get your legs shortened, where they take out sections of bone from your thighs and then let the bone heal back over the cut away section making it shorter. Since my legs are healthy other than being just too damn long for the rest of me this would probably be classed as plastic surgery so would be expensive and I'm not sure that my family would agree to it so I was wondering if there's a way to go about it where I could get some kind of loan or grant and if this is worth looking into.
I've always been uncomfortable with my height, or more specifically my legs. At about 5'9" I'm not strictly speaking all that tall but my legs are around 36" and getting trousers is a pain. Really getting any clothes to look good on me is a pain since everything seems to have been designed for someone a bit shorter than me.
I saw online that you can get your legs shortened, where they take out sections of bone from your thighs and then let the bone heal back over the cut away section making it shorter. Since my legs are healthy other than being just too damn long for the rest of me this would probably be classed as plastic surgery so would be expensive and I'm not sure that my family would agree to it so I was wondering if there's a way to go about it where I could get some kind of loan or grant and if this is worth looking into.
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I am sorry that you are feeling uncomfortable about your height, it can be quite distressing and affect your self esteem if you are feeling self concious about the way you look. I'm sure your more aware of it than people around you as when you are very conscious about something this is often the case, have you spoken to anyone about this ? I know you say that you are interested in a procedure that could potentially shorten your legs ?, It may be worth having a good chat to your G.P and or research this further as this does sound like quite a complicated and drastic operation.
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I'm also 5'9" but the other way around. Find shops that sell tall ranges, and look online.