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Also, be tall, that doesn't hurt.

bb88 7y ago
Interesting story about China and leg lengthening procedures. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10409409 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&obj...
- hinkley 7y ago
  I have a suspicion that there may be a cultural difference in posture between the West and China. I’ve been practicing a Chinese martial art for half a decade, and in the last few years I’ve gotten incredulous looks a handful of times when I tell someone my height. I do not stand rail straight anymore, I hate shoes with lifts in them because they throw off my balance. I am in effect shorter than I was, which puts me at the high end of average in the eyes of people who are below average height (who do stand up, and don’t mind 1 inch heels).
- selimthegrim 7y ago
  India, too I’ve heard.
- 1996 7y ago
  Not interesting, just light on facts. It says the procedure is now banned for cosmetic reasons after a few patients were "disfigured". How where they disfigured, since the legs are as far apart as can be from the face? If it's the leg that looks ugly afterwards, can't the leg be fixed? Was there a bone problem? An infection ?? I don't think I would go that fact personally, but if there was something possible for the chest, I would seriously consider it. Pumping iron can only take you so far. The bones underneath set the actual limit.
  - bb88 7y ago
    No offense, but one of the weird things about HN in general is that commenters can't find apparently relatively easily google-able facts. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/15/gender.uk https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/15/gender.uk
    - 1996 7y ago
      I read articles, but I don't google. Thanks for the link. > Each leg now bears eight circular scars, each half an inch in diameter, from the screws that were removed. But now, three inches taller than before, Susan says she would not hesitate to recommend the procedure to her friends. That is all I need to know. Patient satisfied, and would recommend the procedure.
anon9001 7y ago
It's also not a bad idea to be rich, and whatever the most desirable gender and ethnicity are for your area, but those things are less actionable than social skills, fitness, and beauty.
- andrewclunn 7y ago
  Are you saying that trans women aren't women?
- hadiz 7y ago
  beauty is not achievable.
  - anon9001 7y ago
    Sure it is! Cosmetics are an enormous industry for this reason. For men, it's more about having a proper haircut, facial hair that suits your bone structure (which is kind of men's makeup), clothes that fit, and good posture. If you don't believe me, consult with some of your more attractive friends, and have yourself a makeover day to try it out. You can look like a million bucks for the cost of a haircut and a new outfit. Even if you're out of shape, you can present yourself just fine. If you're feeling really brave, doll yourself up as nicely as you can, and consult a forum (not HN) on your appearance. Reddit has a few communities that do this sort of thing. You can dial yourself in to what most people would considered "beautiful" pretty quickly if you want to do it.
  - Forbo 7y ago
    There's a lot of money to be made in convincing people otherwise. - Plastic surgery: ~$18B in the US in 2019 - Cosmetics: ~$55B in the US in 2019
    - jelliclesfarm 7y ago
      I started by growing vegetables. Money pit. Then I started growing lavender and aromatics for essential oil distillation. It’s for cosmetic purposes and perfumery. Much higher margin. Go figure..people would spend more for perfume than for their food. Why? Because. Markets. It’s ok. If you work with pigs, you have to roll in pig poop. It’s already established what we do the minute we start selling..it’s only a matter of branding and marketing. I am a little lucky in that I still get to work amidst plants and nature that is my secret pleasure. It’s the selling part that I abhor. But..needs must..etc..
heyheyhey 7y ago
Well, these days, being attractive conflates with being already tall.
jelliclesfarm 7y ago
https://news.yahoo.com/men-paying-76-000-limb-155514396.html https://news.yahoo.com/men-paying-76-000-limb-155514396.html : just read this..what a coincidence! [..] Some men and a few women are getting plastic surgery to lengthen their limbs and grow up to six inches taller. Dr. Kevin Debiparshad, founding surgeon at The LimbplastX Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada, has performed this procedure on more than 30 people since opening his practice in 2018. The two-hour, $76,000 procedure involves minor breaks in the leg bones, nails and screws, and physical therapy. It takes a full year to see the end results. Some patients may lose some athletic ability, and a psychologist previously told Insider "cosmetic procedures don't have a lasting effect on people's positive body images nor their general well-being." [..]
- ukyrgf 7y ago
  Reminded me of https://jezebel.com/stories-about-my-brother-1835651181 https://jezebel.com/stories-about-my-brother-1835651181
  - jelliclesfarm 7y ago
    Very sad. I am going to say something here against my better judgement. I have a genetic condition that puts me at a higher risk for DVT. It’s a not uncommon mutation called Factor V Leiden. I saw it in my 23 and me report that I ordered when 23andMe just got started. We are talking over a decade ago. There were a lot more reports than what’s given out now. I had to stop my doctors from prescribing meds and procedures because of the genetic report. I also took a definitive test that mentions the mutation in my permanent record so it is considered in the future prescriptions and I suspect this would be useful as I get older. This is where genetic tests like 23andMe can be useful. It’s not definitive but it would help to determine how to steer your health future. Having said that, privacy trumps. I do not approve of sharing personal information by companies like 23andMe and esp to drug companies and insurance companies. Also. These reports are not infallible. They keep trying to connect me with fifth cousins with whom I have less in common than I do with fruit flies. They also seem to think that I have Finnish ancestors when I can trace back my ancestry to south India for the past few centuries. It can be an imperfect ‘science’. Circling back, this young man probably could have benefitted from a genetic screening.

bb88 7y ago

Interesting story about China and leg lengthening procedures. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10409409 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&obj...

hinkley 7y ago
I have a suspicion that there may be a cultural difference in posture between the West and China. I’ve been practicing a Chinese martial art for half a decade, and in the last few years I’ve gotten incredulous looks a handful of times when I tell someone my height. I do not stand rail straight anymore, I hate shoes with lifts in them because they throw off my balance. I am in effect shorter than I was, which puts me at the high end of average in the eyes of people who are below average height (who do stand up, and don’t mind 1 inch heels).
selimthegrim 7y ago
India, too I’ve heard.
1996 7y ago
Not interesting, just light on facts. It says the procedure is now banned for cosmetic reasons after a few patients were "disfigured". How where they disfigured, since the legs are as far apart as can be from the face? If it's the leg that looks ugly afterwards, can't the leg be fixed? Was there a bone problem? An infection ?? I don't think I would go that fact personally, but if there was something possible for the chest, I would seriously consider it. Pumping iron can only take you so far. The bones underneath set the actual limit.
- bb88 7y ago
  No offense, but one of the weird things about HN in general is that commenters can't find apparently relatively easily google-able facts. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/15/gender.uk https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/15/gender.uk
  - 1996 7y ago
    I read articles, but I don't google. Thanks for the link. > Each leg now bears eight circular scars, each half an inch in diameter, from the screws that were removed. But now, three inches taller than before, Susan says she would not hesitate to recommend the procedure to her friends. That is all I need to know. Patient satisfied, and would recommend the procedure.

anon9001 7y ago

It's also not a bad idea to be rich, and whatever the most desirable gender and ethnicity are for your area, but those things are less actionable than social skills, fitness, and beauty.

andrewclunn 7y ago
Are you saying that trans women aren't women?
hadiz 7y ago
beauty is not achievable.
- anon9001 7y ago
  Sure it is! Cosmetics are an enormous industry for this reason. For men, it's more about having a proper haircut, facial hair that suits your bone structure (which is kind of men's makeup), clothes that fit, and good posture. If you don't believe me, consult with some of your more attractive friends, and have yourself a makeover day to try it out. You can look like a million bucks for the cost of a haircut and a new outfit. Even if you're out of shape, you can present yourself just fine. If you're feeling really brave, doll yourself up as nicely as you can, and consult a forum (not HN) on your appearance. Reddit has a few communities that do this sort of thing. You can dial yourself in to what most people would considered "beautiful" pretty quickly if you want to do it.
- Forbo 7y ago
  There's a lot of money to be made in convincing people otherwise. - Plastic surgery: ~$18B in the US in 2019 - Cosmetics: ~$55B in the US in 2019
  - jelliclesfarm 7y ago
    I started by growing vegetables. Money pit. Then I started growing lavender and aromatics for essential oil distillation. It’s for cosmetic purposes and perfumery. Much higher margin. Go figure..people would spend more for perfume than for their food. Why? Because. Markets. It’s ok. If you work with pigs, you have to roll in pig poop. It’s already established what we do the minute we start selling..it’s only a matter of branding and marketing. I am a little lucky in that I still get to work amidst plants and nature that is my secret pleasure. It’s the selling part that I abhor. But..needs must..etc..

heyheyhey 7y ago

Well, these days, being attractive conflates with being already tall.

jelliclesfarm 7y ago

https://news.yahoo.com/men-paying-76-000-limb-155514396.html https://news.yahoo.com/men-paying-76-000-limb-155514396.html : just read this..what a coincidence! [..] Some men and a few women are getting plastic surgery to lengthen their limbs and grow up to six inches taller. Dr. Kevin Debiparshad, founding surgeon at The LimbplastX Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada, has performed this procedure on more than 30 people since opening his practice in 2018. The two-hour, $76,000 procedure involves minor breaks in the leg bones, nails and screws, and physical therapy. It takes a full year to see the end results. Some patients may lose some athletic ability, and a psychologist previously told Insider "cosmetic procedures don't have a lasting effect on people's positive body images nor their general well-being." [..]

ukyrgf 7y ago
Reminded me of https://jezebel.com/stories-about-my-brother-1835651181 https://jezebel.com/stories-about-my-brother-1835651181
- jelliclesfarm 7y ago
  Very sad. I am going to say something here against my better judgement. I have a genetic condition that puts me at a higher risk for DVT. It’s a not uncommon mutation called Factor V Leiden. I saw it in my 23 and me report that I ordered when 23andMe just got started. We are talking over a decade ago. There were a lot more reports than what’s given out now. I had to stop my doctors from prescribing meds and procedures because of the genetic report. I also took a definitive test that mentions the mutation in my permanent record so it is considered in the future prescriptions and I suspect this would be useful as I get older. This is where genetic tests like 23andMe can be useful. It’s not definitive but it would help to determine how to steer your health future. Having said that, privacy trumps. I do not approve of sharing personal information by companies like 23andMe and esp to drug companies and insurance companies. Also. These reports are not infallible. They keep trying to connect me with fifth cousins with whom I have less in common than I do with fruit flies. They also seem to think that I have Finnish ancestors when I can trace back my ancestry to south India for the past few centuries. It can be an imperfect ‘science’. Circling back, this young man probably could have benefitted from a genetic screening.