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Images of a person said to have reached 175cm (about 5’9″) in height after undergoing “bone-lengthening surgery” — a procedure in which bones are deliberately cut and surgically stretched — went viral on 5ch’s “Nanidemo Jikkyo G” board. The thread mixed worries about the risks of the surgery and its long recovery period with skepticism about why anyone would go to such lengths over height, with sharp comments like “Going that far just to end up at 175cm? Sounds like a failure.” At the same time, posters with height complexes chimed in with envy, and the thread quickly filled with personal theories about the relationship between height, dating, and age.
What people said
I'm genuinely grateful to my parents and God that I at least grew tall.
Don't bring up hair, though.
I'm 173cm (5'8") too, and man, I'm glad I am.
Any shorter than this and there's no way you're getting a girlfriend.
Feels like you're throwing away the best years of your life.
I mean, those "best years" wouldn't be much fun at 160cm (5'3") either.
You're seriously underestimating how brutal the height game is.
I mean, you're forcibly stretching your bones so it's understandable, but that sounds rough.
Health's the number one thing no matter how you slice it.
Between a 175cm (5'9") average-looking 42-year-old
and a 165cm (5'5") handsome 22-year-old,
the fact is half of them would pick the former.
Height's just a genetics game after all.
Can't tell if that's a joke or you're being dead serious.
Once you're past 30, no height means you're done.
Guys under 170cm (5'7") genuinely have zero demand from anyone.
Nothing beats youth.
Most people don't want an old guy around even if he's rich.
Lose weight first.
You're putting effort into the wrong area entirely.
Is there something off-putting about how I look?
Apologize to me, I'm 160cm (5'3").
I was always in the front row, baldy.
Still no word from him after about a year and a half.
Thanks.
Hope he's still alive out there.
I've got a height complex too.
I'm 179cm (5'10") but I wanted to be 185cm (6'1").
179cm is basically the perfect height.
Once you hit 185cm, the downsides start outweighing the upsides.
No way that's true.
If it were all about the face, why are all the short, good-looking older guys single? lol
Height's the bare minimum requirement.
Guess you just have zero contact with women.
For short guys, spending their one and only life stuck at a low height really feels like some cruel joke from God.
And what's worse, it curses their own kids too.
Doesn't that make you sad?
Nobody's posted the video, huh.
Seriously, how old is this guy?
Totally ageless face.
Looks like pro wrestler Shinjiro Otani with a Manjimaru-style haircut (both are Japanese pro wrestling references).
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Decent-looking face, outgoing personality, a record-holding athlete in track and field, body chiseled from serious training — and this is what you get at 164cm (5'4").
I'm telling you, that 170cm (5'7") line is seriously a matter of life and death.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Bone-lengthening surgery is an orthopedic procedure in which the shin or thigh bone is cut and then gradually stretched using an external fixator or an internal rod while the bone regenerates. It’s said to add anywhere from a few centimeters to around 10cm of height, but it also reportedly comes with intense pain, strain on the nerves and muscles, and over a year of rehabilitation. As one commenter in the thread pointed out, “bone and skin can be stretched all you want, but muscles and nerves don’t stretch” — a reminder that height isn’t the only thing that changes. The discussion’s focus has shifted away from the surgery itself and toward the more subjective question of how much height actually affects dating and marriage; it’s worth noting that claims like “half of women would pick a 175cm middle-aged guy over a handsome 165cm young guy” aren’t backed by any real data — they’re just gut-feeling opinions.
※This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Nanidemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Images] A Person Who Gained 175cm of Height via Bone-Lengthening Surgery Appears.”
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