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 

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

Move to the Netherlands. Cheaper, easier and less painful!

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....