Have any of you girls heard about a surgery to reduce your height? I've heard that orthopedic surgeon do it shortening your legs, but I've also heard that there's surgery to change your height is removing part of your spinal cord so your torso could be shorter, I think a neurosurgeon could do it.
Thanks!
I wouldn't do anything to my spine, that doesn't sound safe at all.
Quote from: Lily on November 04, 2011, 08:24:23 PM
I wouldn't do anything to my spine, that doesn't sound safe at all.
+1
How tall are you?
I'm 5'6 and I'm way to tall for a girl where I live =/, I've seen men shorter than I'm so it will be difficult for me to get a boyfriend =( because you know guys like shorter girls.
5'6 way too tall??? Where do you live? Munchkin land?
5'6"?
Girl, your too short to model!
I thought I was tall at about 5'11".
Enjoy life in 4"pumps.
Thanks for your answers! but I'd like to add that where I live many men are the same height as me :( so as I said It will be difficult for me to get a boyfriend!, definetely the best choice is leg shortening.
No it's not, cutting bones like that to change your height is dangerous and has a lot of complications, especially your spine. There's lots of men who like tall girls (My dad's one of them >.<)
Otherwise you could move or something, Idk where you live but there are several women over here that would dwarf the men over there.
Quote from: Michelle. on November 04, 2011, 08:58:14 PM
I thought I was tall at about 5'11".
5'11" isn't that tall, I would know. ;) Now if I was 6'2" wtf that would be tall.
Ok I'm just trying not to think about it by telling myself "I won't think about it, I won't think about it" but unfurtunately I failed at that :( I think I'll move to another country to see if there are more tall men
wow, im a genetic girl and im 5'7. Ive had a few short boyfriend's and most people usually compliment me on my height. I dont think doing something radical such as surgery is good at all. Plus there are many tall guys out there to date ive met plenty. It makes me wonder where u live?
lol 5'6" is tall?
You're pretty short for a girl compared to other parts of the world.
Btw there's nothing wrong with being the tall girl in the relationship.
"HAHAHAH LOOK AT THAT COUPLE THE GIRL IS TALLER LOLOLOLOL"
tell them to shut the ->-bleeped-<- up, lonely asses prolly dont even got a boyfriend.
... I don't think you're gonna gain as much sympathy from these boards as you will envy.. 5'6" is definitely far shorter than average for these forums I would guess.
Height reduction surgery is completely insane. One thing is injecting stuff just under your skin, but opening up your legs, crushing your bones and refitting them back is another. There can be a myriad of complications not to mention extremely long recovery times and rendering the broken bone weaker since, as I'm sure you know, once it's broken it'll break faster again.
I'm not going to even start on the spine reduction, which can disable you for life.
I'm 6 feet tall and I don't mind it.
- Maja
There is no way to shorten the torso, ever. Impossible. You just can't reduce the length of the spine. I mean it. It's just after brain transfer surgery on the "definitely impossible" list. I mean it. No chance in hell.
The only surgery that can shorten you is cutting part of the femurs off. It can maybe take 5-10 centimeters off your height. Though that surgery is expensive, has super long recovery times, doesn't guarantee you'll be able to run or jump again, and makes you look awkward because your proportions are broken.
I see no valid reason for that surgery. If you're REALLY SUPER disturbed by your height, I suggest moving to Norway or another place with tall people. But even if you were 7' high, I'd never recommend the surgery. It's almost like cutting your hands off 'cause they're manly.
PS: 5'6 may be pretty tall for a girl, but it's still below male average (so you're lucky to even be that small, statistically), and not THAT rare to encounter.
I think the average height for genetic women is 5'5-5'6 so wdf? ???
I would luv to be your height, i'm 5'9 :eusa_whistle:
Quote from: Sirenia on November 05, 2011, 12:54:33 AM
...once it's broken it'll break faster again.
Source? I agree that the OP shouldn't do this, but I've never seen anything out there suggesting bones are weakened once a fracture has fully healed.
Why would you shorten your legs? Girls with short legs who flaunt them with skirts look ridiculous. You'd end up wearing heels.
And 5ft6 for a guy is tiny, I see loads of men from China/India much taller than that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height#Average_height_around_the_world (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height#Average_height_around_the_world)
Move to the Netherlands. Cheaper, easier and less painful! ;D
Quote from: Cori on November 05, 2011, 02:59:50 AM
Source? I agree that the OP shouldn't do this, but I've never seen anything out there suggesting bones are weakened once a fracture has fully healed.
Well it breaking easier is partially correct. See when a bone breaks it is weak until fully healed and for a short time after that, but a young body will heal and put an extra build up where the break was as to avoid and similar injuries (adaptation to wounds)
As you get older that build up may cause some extra stress on other areas of that bone (depends on build up size) and when stress is applied to where stress is it's easier to break.
Though generally the build up has no ill side effects but it simply depends on the condition of the body.
Though I say this I will concede I may be partially incorrect medical fields is not my fort'e
and as for height? damn I wish I was your height, I'm 5'8 and I'm taller then most girls here but shorter then most guys so win some lose some....
Hi I think moving would be A preferable solution for you when you compare the risks of the procedures...
I am 6 foot tall and while some times I feel uncomfortable with my height lots of my girlfriends are well envious of it OK I would probably be happier at 5'10 especially with the heels factor.
I have also read A couple of accounts of people shrinking A little once they have been on HRT at A consistent level and amount of time some times by as much as two inches which doesn't sound much but I think it has more to do with where you lose the height from. I seem to remember people saying that it's mostly lost from the torso with the shrinking of cartilage.
Please please bring this up with Your therapist if you have on.
Jess xXx
No there is no surgery even if it were possible no ethical surgeion would do it as it would probably cripple or paralyse you.
My first post here :-)
@Mimpi: I'm Dutch, actually half Indonesian/half Dutch and I'm 5"9.
Yes, true, I see lots and lots of tall girls and women here, some even taller than me in high heels!
I think it depends on the type of woman why she's considered tall; I see very tall, very thin girls but I see very tall (very) big girls too.
The first is usually considered elegant and feminine, if straight up walking; the latter 'une femme cathedrale', a woman as big as a cathedral, as the french say.
But still......I'm also generally considered tall when in flat shoes.
I think everyone has fairly well covered this but I appear to be the only one reading this who is over 6 foot. I'm 6 2 and let me tell you anywhere outside of Scandinavia that is tall, regardless of gender. Don't worry about height scaring men away, if theyre that hung up on you being taller than them how do you think they would react to you being transgender?
Also spinal surgery is not for cosmetic purposes, that stuff is very dangerous and as people have said reducing height by hacking away bones puts you all out of proportion.
that isnt tall lol.......well, maybe depending on where you live
Quote from: Katylilgirl on November 04, 2011, 08:43:10 PM
I'm 5'6 and I'm way to tall for a girl where I live =/, I've seen men shorter than I'm so it will be difficult for me to get a boyfriend =( because you know guys like shorter girls.
Yeah... I'm 5'7" and even with 2 inch heel boots I still manage to be a shorty. Running into men smaller than me is a rarity.
I think you should move out of the Shire if it's bothering you... XD
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Is it just me or does this thread scream troll?
Katylilgirl has made 3 threads talking about height reduction, making your feet smaller by foot binding, and surgically reducing the size of your hands. They complain about being 5' 6" and having size 9 shoes. Either this person is a Kebler elf, or they are here to cause trouble.
Quote from: Dahlia on November 05, 2011, 12:24:29 PM
My first post here :-)
@Mimpi: I'm Dutch, actually half Indonesian/half Dutch and I'm 5"9.
Yes, true, I see lots and lots of tall girls and women here, some even taller than me in high heels!
I think it depends on the type of woman why she's considered tall; I see very tall, very thin girls but I see very tall (very) big girls too.
The first is usually considered elegant and feminine, if straight up walking; the latter 'une femme cathedrale', a woman as big as a cathedral, as the french say.
But still......I'm also generally considered tall when in flat shoes.
Hi, that is exceptionally tall by Indonesian standards :) My second wife was 5'3" and known as the tall girl back in Java. However I do know a girl of Indonesian parentage from Singapore who is a couple of inches taller than me and I'm 5'10".
Height isn't a big deal, the only time it freaks me out is when you see one of those male basketball players in real life. Now that is truly something!
Quote from: Katylilgirl on November 04, 2011, 08:43:10 PM
I'm 5'6 and I'm way to tall
When i first read your thread I thought you were probably like 6'11 or something.
You're 5'6. Your fine. Even in chinese height standards you are fine.
Quote from: Gingertrap on November 05, 2011, 08:37:14 PM
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Is it just me or does this thread scream troll?
Katylilgirl has made 3 threads talking about height reduction, making your feet smaller by foot binding, and surgically reducing the size of your hands. They complain about being 5' 6" and having size 9 shoes. Either this person is a Kebler elf, or they are here to cause trouble.
ive thought of that many times...i thought i was the only one.
The fact that her name is "katy
LILgirl" and she wants to have an operation because she feels she is too big makes utterly no sense.
I think what she is doing is using these drastic measures by having people give her positive reinforcements and affirmations because she feels better if someone says "oh, honey you aren't tall...you are perfect!" or "oh honey your feet are perfect" and so forth and so on.
You never seem to trust anyone Annah. :P
Quote from: ~RoadToTrista~ on November 05, 2011, 09:31:36 PM
You never seem to trust anyone Annah. :P
Be a pastor in a church. You'll learn quickly about the art of BSing for attention from within the congregation. :)
Quote from: mimpi on November 05, 2011, 08:52:43 PM
Hi, that is exceptionally tall by Indonesian standards :) My second wife was 5'3" and known as the tall girl back in Java. However I do know a girl of Indonesian parentage from Singapore who is a couple of inches taller than me and I'm 5'10".
Height isn't a big deal, the only time it freaks me out is when you see one of those male basketball players in real life. Now that is truly something!
qft
height really isn't a huge deal in my personal opinion(generally) tall girls are sexy short girls are cute. Though it also depends on proportion unfortunately I have short legs and a tall middle
Quote from: Sam(my)I am on November 05, 2011, 09:49:04 PM
qft
height really isn't a huge deal in my personal opinion(generally) tall girls are sexy short girls are cute. Though it also depends on proportion unfortunately I have short legs and a tall middle
Yes, proportion is something to mention. Even short TS's usually have a bigger head, wider shoulders etc than most GG's.
@Mimpi: my dutch father is very tall my indonesian mother shortish. I wound up in between ;-)
The funniest thing is........I was considered a 'shorty' when living as a (very feminine) male (in Holland that is) and considered tall when I started living as a woman.
Good grief.......I'm only used to metrical scale....I'm 1.74= 5.7..........lol!
I was watching the series "Taboo" on the history channel..needless to say in russia this woman wanted to be taller, and they did make her taller! But only by a inch..not worth it. ??? Ya know crushed bones and metal put inside you. :o
I'm interested in this surgery. Sybil said that she had it done but I couldn't contact her. I'd like to ask, Is it possible to shorten the length of the torso (thus decreasing overall height) without any severe complications and consequences? I´ve read that it´s possible to remove a part of the spine but i don´t know for sure so that´s why i´m asking. And i´m specifically asking about torso shortening NOT leg shortening. I know that leg shortening is relatively easy but i want to have a shorter torso NOT shorter legs. I would like to shorten my legs since it's easier but unfortunately I don't have long legs(5'9 height 32" inseam)
Quote from: keityp on September 25, 2014, 05:10:51 PM
I'm interested in this surgery. Sybil said that she had it done but I couldn't contact her. I'd like to ask, Is it possible to shorten the length of the torso (thus decreasing overall height) without any severe complications and consequences? I´ve read that it´s possible to remove a part of the spine but i don´t know for sure so that´s why i´m asking. And i´m specifically asking about torso shortening NOT leg shortening. I know that leg shortening is relatively easy but i want to have a shorter torso NOT shorter legs. I would like to shorten my legs since it's easier but unfortunately I don't have long legs(5'9 height 32" inseam)
You asked this elsewhere and the answer there was no. It still is no. Sorry.
God. Do ya'll know what shortening your legs would be like. It's not like going in and cutting the bones and then healing right up. Oh you would have pins sticking out of your legs which would cause scars on otherwise beautiful flawless legs. then you would have physical therapy to learn how to walk again. Not really a good thing. Like someone else said, you would never be a supermodel at 5'6". I don't know where you live but I am 5'9" and yeah I am taller than a lot of women but also shorter than a lot too and even in height to more than enough without them wearing heels. Women come in different heights and weights and most guys that aren't too conceited don't mind dating taller women. The ones that would, hell it would probably take them longer to do their hair than it does to do yours. And "That Don't Impress Me Much."
Quote from: keityp on September 25, 2014, 05:10:51 PM
I'm interested in this surgery. Sybil said that she had it done but I couldn't contact her. I'd like to ask, Is it possible to shorten the length of the torso (thus decreasing overall height) without any severe complications and consequences? I´ve read that it´s possible to remove a part of the spine but i don´t know for sure so that´s why i´m asking. And i´m specifically asking about torso shortening NOT leg shortening. I know that leg shortening is relatively easy but i want to have a shorter torso NOT shorter legs. I would like to shorten my legs since it's easier but unfortunately I don't have long legs(5'9 height 32" inseam)
No ethical surgeon is going to shorten your torso, there's no safe way to do it.
Quote from: keityp on September 25, 2014, 05:10:51 PM
I'm interested in this surgery. Sybil said that she had it done but I couldn't contact her. I'd like to ask, Is it possible to shorten the length of the torso (thus decreasing overall height) without any severe complications and consequences? I´ve read that it´s possible to remove a part of the spine but i don´t know for sure so that´s why i´m asking. And i´m specifically asking about torso shortening NOT leg shortening. I know that leg shortening is relatively easy but i want to have a shorter torso NOT shorter legs. I would like to shorten my legs since it's easier but unfortunately I don't have long legs(5'9 height 32" inseam)
If anyone watches Family Guy on adult swim or anywhere else. The torso shortening reminds me of the show that Peter Griffin was talking about his aunt, All Legs So and So. When she took the dress off all it was, was her head on her hips and butt and no torso at all. Sorry couldn't resist because I have a twisted sense of humor. ???
But anything to do with the spine is extremely dangerous. Not just the spine they would have to remove but probably part of the spinal chord and that is bad MOJO to mess with unless absolutely nessicary.
This is one of those instances where a good therapist will step in and give you a good reality check. Be thankful that there are things we can change and accept the things that we can not change. I feel like I'm way too tall but I accept the fact that I'm a 5'11" tall amazon and you know what, despite my height I still get gendered correctly even though I'm in the 1% for women in my area when it comes to height.
Quote from: Megumi on September 25, 2014, 05:51:17 PM
This is one of those instances where a good therapist will step in and give you a good reality check. Be thankful that there are things we can change and accept the things that we can not change. I feel like I'm way too tall but I accept the fact that I'm a 5'11" tall amazon and you know what, despite my height I still get gendered correctly even though I'm in the 1% for women in my area when it comes to height.
When I was still pretending or at least masquerading, I met and dated a bartender, female, that was over 6'. I was still in the army and out of about 10 guys from my unit I was the lucky one. She was taller than all but one of the guys. Just goes to show that guys for the most part don't care if a woman is taller unless he has some kind of inferiority complex. Everyone was jealous of me so... I have dated guys shorter than me and their attitude more than made up for their height and they never had a problem. I think a lot of times it is more or less our problem. I would date a guy 5'0" as long as he had the right attitude and never think twice about it.
I'm 6'2" and have had a few shorter guys try to pick up on me 8) I'm okay with it
Unfortunately, no dates have come from it though :P
Quote from: V M on September 25, 2014, 06:16:46 PM
I'm 6'2" and have had a few shorter guys try to pick up on me 8) I'm okay with it
Unfortunately, no dates have come from it though :P
Ya' gotta let 'em at least think they are picking you up, even if later. At least act interested V M and flirt a little. Tease them with the flirting and then give them your number and see if they call.
Quote from: V M on September 25, 2014, 06:16:46 PM
I'm 6'2" and have had a few shorter guys try to pick up on me 8) I'm okay with it
Unfortunately, no dates have come from it though :P
Who wants to be the Sonny to my Cher or the Boris to my Natasha?
I wouldn't care if a guy was shorter than me, as long as he was a great guy, that's all that would matter.
Ve must kill moose and squirrel! (No, not you, Laura... :D)
Quote from: Jill F on September 25, 2014, 06:20:59 PM
(No, not you, Laura... :D)
I hope not. That would break Portia's heart and no one needs to do that.
Quote from: Jess42 on September 25, 2014, 06:20:03 PM
Ya' gotta let 'em at least think they are picking you up, even if later. At least act interested V M and flirt a little. Tease them with the flirting and then give them your number and see if they call.
I've done all that a few times but for some reason they suddenly get nervous or just don't call, I just figure that maybe they've clocked me at some point during the interaction
You're 5'6 and you think that's short? -_-
I'm 5'11 and I wish so often I could be around you're height. The only thing that keeps it from actually bothering me is that models are around my height and I often see guys and even some girls, taller than I am. And they make me feel really small which I love
Quote from: Annah on November 05, 2011, 09:28:53 PM
ive thought of that many times...i thought i was the only one.
The fact that her name is "katyLILgirl" and she wants to have an operation because she feels she is too big makes utterly no sense.
I think what she is doing is using these drastic measures by having people give her positive reinforcements and affirmations because she feels better if someone says "oh, honey you aren't tall...you are perfect!" or "oh honey your feet are perfect" and so forth and so on.
^^___^^ Bingo!! I'm 5-5 inches tall and wear a size 8 women's narrow shoe, and I'm about average in height maybe even a lil shorter if not wearing heels for where I live here in the US. KatyLilGirl your only 1 inch taller than me, and only 1 size bigger in shoes, and everyone considers me tiny!!
Any surgery to shorten your legs or worse, remove bones and/or cartilage is highly unethical if not impossible, and no self respecting surgeon would perform such a procedure.
Ally ;)
Quote from: V M on September 25, 2014, 06:30:02 PM
I've done all that a few times but for some reason they suddenly get nervous or just don't call, I just figure that maybe they've clocked me at some point during the interaction
The female Clint Eastwood in your sig. You might have scared the crap out of 'em if your that tough. ;) I've had the same thing happen and I figure it is because they are married except for that one night or they have girlfriends except for that one night.
Quote from: JenJen2011 on November 04, 2011, 08:45:46 PM
5'6 way too tall??? Where do you live? Munchkin land?
Lmfao
I am 172 cm long. And most transgirl wished that they were just as short as me. But my own preference is that I want to be at least 180 cm long. And also I want a girlfriend that is taller than me!
I'm 5'9" (174cm) tall, and I'd love to lose a couple of inches.
That being said there is no way I'd let a surgeon anywhere near my spine! :laugh:
I'm 5'5 2/3 (167 cm) and sometimes and I'd love to be shorter. But I already feel lucky for this being this height :) but most girls here are shorter than that, and yet most guys are taller. So I'm really in the middle. There aren't many tall girls, people here are on average short compared to Northern Europe countries. To be honest, I don't think height is as much of an issue. I am short and I've never dated >.< perhaps because I still present as guy, but I have a feminine voice and face, and I think guys don't wanna date me ughhh.
Guys actually like tall women with long legs, it's considered attractive. And any sweet guy will see much more beyond your exterior appearance too. So don't worry. :)
Just never take calcium, wait 20 years and shrink just like your grandmother did. Same results >:-)
Sometimes :facepalm:
I think way too many of you girls are way too fixated on height. Over 6' is sexy. Under 6' is sexy. It really don't matter. I'm 5'9" and in 4" inch heels I stand 6'1" and have had guys that were 4 inches shorter than me in heels take me home and they had 10' tall attitudes. I've had guys try to take me home that were 6' 5" with 3' tall attitudes that just couldn't hold my attention. So don't feel bad about your height. When the heels come off then they will seem a little taller but really though. Who cares? I would rather have a 5' 0" guy with extreme confidence than a 7'0" guy that towered over me with the confidence of a mouse. Give me a real man anytime no matter how tall he is.
I'm 6'1"... if I knew how to get shorter I'd be saving money for it right now. If I ever put on heels I'll look like an Amazon woman. lol
Yeah? So? Tall women are in. So you would be 6'5" in 4" heels. I would be 6'1". I end up obsessing sometimes over things especially over the freaking finger ratio thing, Now it is the height thing. I am 5' 91/4", even measured myself. I have noticed more women as tall or taller than me. Yeah some are shorter but they are way more petite than normal size. Some are a tad bit shorter, most are about the same height and some even taller than me even. I have heard that Paris Hilton wears size 13 and I ain't nowhere near that shoe size. I can get away with 9 sometimes but usually 9 1/2. I would say as long as you are proportioned the height shouldn't matter too much.
I'm about 5'9. I can live with my height, it's not my most pressing concern by any means.
It's more about build than height. You could be 5'6 but stocky but 6'1 and skinny and busty beats it every time. I don't know I'm 5'5.5 or so and have 13 inch shoulders, size7/8 women's shoes, and am a 32D but still fear clocking. Everyone calls me tiny, but I think I'm average. 5'10 is not bad at all. It's dress more than anything....dress.
Quote from: Joanna Dark on September 28, 2014, 05:06:19 AM
It's more about build than height. You could be 5'6 but stocky but 6'1 and skinny and busty beats it every time. I don't know I'm 5'5.5 or so and have 13 inch shoulders, size7/8 women's shoes, and am a 32D but still fear clocking. Everyone calls me tiny, but I think I'm average. 5'10 is not bad at all. It's dress more than anything....dress.
I'm about the same size you are Joanna with the exception of the D cups. I'm 5-5, I wear a 32B and fill it nicely. Long legs, short torso and 13 & 1/2 inch shoulders. I'm about 5-8 in 4" heels and I too wear a size 7-8 inch woman's shoes. I get being thought of as tiny as I too am looked upon as Tiny by most everyone.
It's the complete package that shows femininity. hairstyle, outfit, shoes, manurisms, and confidence. Just overall presentation whether your 5-2 or 6-4.
Ally ;)
I'm also 5'6. I guess I'm really lucky, because I'm shorter than lotsa people out there.
5'6 is probably pretty feminine. So I should be really thankful.
But I'd like to be shorter and more petite, though. I'd really really really like to be shorter.
I hope so so so much that there's a safe surgery someday to make us shorter. And I'd like to have smaller feet and shoulders, too.
Maybe technology will improve and we can do that someday. I sure hope so!
Funny, no MTF claiming to have shrunken in height miracously, including their feet shrunken a few sizes here in this thread.
Quote from: Dahlia on October 04, 2014, 11:02:12 AM
Funny, no MTF claiming to have shrunken in height miracously, including their feet shrunken a few sizes here in this thread.
How is this relevant to the thread or discussion? ???
I'm 6'4" and no way I'd consider anything like that. I want to live more than I want to be shorter.
I'm also 6'4 and it is keeping me away from transitioning:( How are you doing ashley_thomas?
Quote from: EchelonHunt on October 04, 2014, 11:16:39 AM
How is this relevant to the thread or discussion? ???
There are several threads on Susan's in which MTF claim they've shrunken several inches in height/their feet have shrunken several sizes while on HRT.
According to them sometimes even in a few months to a year.
Quote from: ryuuji218 on October 04, 2014, 11:44:14 AM
I'm also 6'4 and it is keeping me away from transitioning:( How are you doing ashley_thomas?
Don't let you height keep you from transitioning. I'm 6'7" and pass. Yes I get looks at being seen as a tall woman, but no one has ever clocked me for being tall. I know two cis-women that are tall. One is my height and another is 6'9".
MOVE!!! If that sounds too difficult or drastic, think about your alternative......JUST MOVE ANYWAY. If you're in an area where the men are too short for your gigantic height, 5'-6", I'd move. The leg surgeries are only going to make you look deformed because your legs will look too short, and the spinal surgery isn't even an option, because I don't think it's even medically possible yet. But if for nothing else, that it's an incredibly sensitive area with virtually all of your nerves from your lower body going to your brain through your spinal cord. You can't be that desperate. There are definitely men, maybe not that many, but there are guys everywhere, including Central America, Southeast Asia, the Philippines and wherever else there are short men, that are taller than 5' 8" tall. MOVE!!!
Quote from: ryuuji218 on October 04, 2014, 11:44:14 AM
I'm also 6'4 and it is keeping me away from transitioning:( How are you doing ashley_thomas?
Lots of emotional work. Height like ours doesn't have to be an issue. People looked at me when I was presenting as a guy, they look at me now. Tall is tall. Looks are because I'm tall not because I'm trans. People defer to taller people, they assume taller people are in charge and so I simply take it and own it. Like I did when I presented as a guy. I don't get misgendered and I'm still in the middle of transition. Height simply doesn't have to be an issue.
Now, I work really hard in everything else and accentuate everything I can that works to my advantage. I also don't wear heels much. Others say no big deal but I don't need them and I don't want more height, but that's just me.
If you have a cluster of passing traits follow those and walk tall and confident and you'll be fine.
Believe me, I was frozen scared for years over my height. You can do it.
Quote from: Miranda Catherine on October 04, 2014, 04:05:18 PM
MOVE!!! If that sounds too difficult or drastic, think about your alternative......JUST MOVE ANYWAY. If you're in an area where the men are too short for your gigantic height, 5'-6", I'd move. The leg surgeries are only going to make you look deformed because your legs will look too short, and the spinal surgery isn't even an option, because I don't think it's even medically possible yet. But if for nothing else, that it's an incredibly sensitive area with virtually all of your nerves from your lower body going to your brain through your spinal cord. You can't be that desperate. There are definitely men, maybe not that many, but there are guys everywhere, including Central America, Southeast Asia, the Philippines and wherever else there are short men, that are taller than 5' 8" tall. MOVE!!!
I second this^^___^^. 5-6 is really not that tall for a woman. So I must agree -MOVE!!
Best Wishes!
Ally :icon_flower: