I've been following leg lengthening for some time now. From watching doctors explain how it works on YouTube, testimonials and Vlogs from people who actually had the procedure done, to dedicated leg lengthening forums where people do everything from plan their lives around the procedure to to lurkers who are on the fence about getting it. 

One thing is clear though, the price of the surgery has plummeted internationally from where it was ten years ago and the operations are becoming more frequent. This could mean that if international relations stabilize, the technology used to achieve safe LL will continue to enter the market and prices will continue to fall. In the beginning, it could only be achieved with external fixators. Then Precise was introduced, and now there is Precise 2.0.

There was a video that I watched of a young Indian man getting the procedure in New York and spending $200K. Now in many places, you can have this done for $75K-$100K. In some parts of Europe, you can get this done for $50K. I am not advocating that anyone who is interested in this surgery gets it on the cheap, that would be a fool's game. With that though, the next generation of people who are interested in Leg Lengthening will have it much easier. Who knows what tech will be introduced in the short term. Maybe doctors will even get to a point where they can reopen the growth plates.

All in all, it means that shorter guys who are really struggling out there, or men who are not happy with their height will have a bit more leverage if they have the money.

Let's talk about it. There is this guy at my job, he's a supervisor. He's 6'2 and eats like a damn slob. Every day, this guy scarfs down two whole pizza boxes and drinks two bottles of diet coke and wash it off. The guy looks pregnant. He wears a t-shirt and wrinkled jeans. Anyway, with all of that, he is banging one of the cashiers. He sometimes brings her to the office in the morning to get a quickie in. Oh, and by the way, he's cheating on his wife of two years. He is in his late 30s, the cashier is 22 and smoking hot.

Now I'm not salty that he's with the cashier, but want to point out that for a short guy to be considered attractive, he has to be in shape, no exceptions. You have all of these women saying they love "dad bods". I don't necessarily believe that because I see even overweight women clown fat guys. But if you're a tall guy, you will get way more leeway and can still be considered a catch even if you let yourself go. You can't be a Jonah Hill or DJ Academics type. If you were, it would be clear that they are there strictly for the dinero. 

Famous Sex Therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer who wrote books, appeared on television shows and gave advice for decades passed at 96 yesterday.

Her husband of 37 years, Fred Westheimer, an engineer, was 5'5.

She once said, "His height of 5’5” perfectly complimented mine of 4’7”.".

You can read her passing in this ABC article here.

You can read her life reflection given to Moment in 2020 here. 

This fight was more of a draw, but the short guy really held his own.

Data from a study conducted by Ok Cupid in  2014, revisited from 2009.

You can see that white women are rated highest by all men (slight negative expression from Black Men). 

Black women take the back seat from all men (the least negative expression is from Black Men, though it's still in the negative).

From all women, white men are preferred by far with the exception of black women. Black women give a slight nod to Asian men.

White women prefer their own with Latinos getting some grace. I would bet that is because there are many white passing Latinos.

Some conjecture online from Asian men is that they believe that their perceived lack of height (older stereotype) might be the culprit, but it wouldn't explain why Black men are rated lower when they don't hold that same stereotype. Here is an example of this conjecture on a reddit post.

I would be great to see a 2024 update, especially with all of the political shake-ups which have taken place since then which might have an effect on opinions and perceptions. 

You can find an overview of the data in this OkCupid article here. 

Self-Improvement will always give better results than staying where you are. This guy is what a lot of ladies would call "average-looking", but his dedication to his physique and success gives him a major edge. I absolutely believe that most of these reactions are genuine.

2012 study suggests that height preferences in humans may not be universal due to cultures where extreme sexual dimorphism in stature is preferred.

You can read the full study from Elsevier via PubMed here. 

Couldn't make this up if you tried. Both articles written by the same woman almost a week apart. 

You can find the Medium articles here and here.