So, its getting warmer and i want to wear (short) shorts and skirts... but the only thing im worried about are my legs
The knees always stick in...and they umm..cramp together? im not sure how to describe it but people have asked me if they were swollen or something
and because of that i always thought my legs were kinda crooked, especially when i stand with my feet together, the sides of my calfs stick out ..
when i walk, sometimes my knees touch..so is that normal?
im not really a "balanced/coordinated" person so maybe that has soemthing to do with it?..but then again i have flat feet

Images of my legs, the top part is cut off becuase it looks normal =], only the bottom part looks weird
sorry, i dont know how to make the images appear right on the forum

So i have links =]

taken ..downwards?
Feet apart
Feet together

taken...not downwards?
Feet apart
Feet together
i dont think the images show it much but it kind of curves like an oval when my feet touch.

back of legs

sorry its confusing

[edit]
I decided that it doesn't matter if my legs are liek this lol, it is just way too hot not to wear shorts in the summertime
no idea this thread was still alive after a year, but it'll be here for anyone thats curious =]
thanks for all the replies =]

My friend is like that, its quite normal.

I notice its more common with girls who start wearing heels at an early age.

when you put your knees together, are your feet touching as well?

if they're not, then you're knock-kneed. nothing you can really do about it except do exercises to stretch the muscle on the outer sides of your knees (tie feet together, stick a light cushion between knees and do squats).

legs are straight if your knees and feet touch each other when standing comfortably.

Pogichinoy: i dont wear heels lol but ive tried them on before, they actually felt comfortable o_O

deportedkorean: um when i put my knees together my feet touch =] but when im standing comfortable my knees dont touch but my feet do.. so that means my legs are crooked? lol =/

it seems you have the O-Shape legs, but not severe (just like 1st 2 pics), your toes are not facing each other

bowl legged ?

i guess its an Asian thing

Yeah, I guess. My mom told me that babies are usually carried on the mom's back, tied up and everything so often the legs get messed up-- so when I was a baby my mom said she didn't do that and massaged my legs so they would come out straight.

i think some ppl call it bow-legged....
i sorta have that, not as much as you, but when i put my knees together my knees-down dont touch, like they kinda curve away from eachother, just slightly.
its very normal, usual hereditary

I have 'em too... but I got over the fear and started embracing my asian legs. XD
Lmao. Not all asians have it... but still. Sometimes, I wish I had straight legs but yeah...

Live with what we've got. :/

EDIT: My theory is that asian food doesn't contain enough dairy products... therefore we have the most bone problems. ._.

I don't think lacking dairy products leads to this though.
I always had to have ALOT of dairy food and i stilll have these legs.
Not severe though. Yours isn't that bad, i've seen a lot worst.

my mom told me about how she was so careful when she was carrying me cuz' of that.

It's not really Asian legs o.o, but I guess most Asian have them.

Your legs looks normal to me.

I have that and it's crushing my selfesteem more than anything!

I dont know what to do about it beside worrying about it.



Edit:
I want to wear shorts, skirts, dresses etc
but I feel ashamed of them...

well
in korea...
they call that "O" shaped legs..

like go ara has it.. my other korean friend has it..

i dont' know what causes it..its just how the legs are formed

:/

your legs don't look bow legged to me.
it's kind of like your knee caps are inward, as if you were meant to be pigeon toe'd.
i knew a girl with this same issue.
she went to some sort of physical therapy and her knees are normal now.

I got that.

Seriously sucks.

i have that but you cant really tell because my calves arent very 'big.' people tend to assume that the 'gap' is from having skinny legs (my thighs are HUGE though)

hey i have the same thing as you.
i dont think that we can do anything about it, its just the way were shaped. >.<

I totally understand you. I'm the same way. I always wear jeans & sometimes skinny jean (but they show)...Uggh I wish we can get the surgery but those hurt like h***.

they arent that bad...my legs arent perfectly straight either though

i know some people with legs like your's its actually really normal.
my knee sticks out on the inner sides of my legs a lot more than the outer part of me legs.

actually u can. and not surgery.

ppl who are bow legged, your in luck.
my cousin showed me a "secret"

i will share on soompi.

ok, so she had when she was a kid. bad enough to see through jeans. ne way, what she did was, she got the clear plastic wraps and wrapped them around her legs really tight till when she stood up, he legs would be straight. she got her parents to help, easier i guess.
well she did this for about 1-2 hours a day for about 5 months, and they became straight, i saw them. its pretty crazy.
im trying it now too.
she said her leg fell asleep some times, but she was careful. so if your going to do this, BE CAREFUL. your legs need blood. so there is a limit. you need to find a happy medium.

That is O legs! I see many, even almost every Japanese girl has that kind of Legs....

I dont really agree to say that this kinds of legs is asian thing ....becoz I dont have it....

they look fine to me. my legs sorta go out too. not as much, tho. but yeah. they don't look abnormal

O I'm going to try that!!!
I hate my legss
What kind of plastic wrap is it?

hmm I don't have that but your legs look normal

She did this when she was a kid so basically that's
when she was developing.
Well then shouldn't that be different for teenagers to carry out with this plan?
Anyway, I'll try it.
What kind of plastic wrap?

In times when people rode horses, it caused them to have crooked legs, because then person was holding stronger on a horse. Eventually, genetic selection happened. Today people can still ride a horse, for sports or entertainment, if even to prove the point, to have explenation for their crooked legs.
Other reasons can be malnutrition in childhood, and also when mothers wrap an infant too tightly, without letting her to move legs around. Moving legs around promotes correct, balanced muscle development, and legs grow straight. Sickness in infancy, in early childhood, which keeps a child bad ridden, will also affect legs curve, if they are not moving.
My mom has crooked legs, and with age the curve increases.. I wonder what fashion tricks are there for women to hide their crooked legs, if they feel insecure about it.

Your legs are normal, just , may be, somewhat short. Then again, there are tricks to looking taller. Person in a sitting position looks taller, because top part of us is usually almost the same. Before you get up, no one will see how tall you are. Person, walking down the stairs, or from the hill, looks taller. Person sitting on a bike, on a horse can hardly be characterized as short, the hight becomes hardly identifiable. Person in a laying position looks longer as well. People can really use those tricks when it matters most, and if they think that hight matters.

My mom says you get those when you sit on your knees (I don't know how to describe it but you know, the traditional way of sitting on the floor with your legs tucked underneath you). I'm not sure though, because I don't see many people with that condition around me.

There was famous female ballet dancer with crooked legs! There is third position in dancing, legs in this position do not look that crooked. Perfect tip to use in life. Legs have to be with toes somewhat outward, one leg closely in front of another, right in the middle. Look like a dancer.
Another trick, take it from actors. Ladies can wear knee high socks, tights, leggings, or tight pants with the secret. Their inner part has extra lining in strategic places, adding where there is not enough shape, sculpting the leg to look straighter.
Wearing tall boots helps as well, make sure they stay straight, instead of fallowing the shape of the leg. If anything, add a layer of felt where it counts! Comfy, warm and camouflaged.

I'd assume that anything that clings to crooked legs, will give them away. Thus wearing wide pants, long skirts, long tranch, coat, will hide them.
Avoid anything that attracts attention to crooked legs area, like rich textures, contrasting colors, sudden change from one item of cloths to another. Keep whatever is on your legs colored neutrally, it rather be one uninterrupted peace of cloths, or shoose.
If you are mostly in one surrounding, know its colors, and dress you legs accordingly, in a way that makes them blend with surroundings. Dress them, as if they were a spy: unnoticeable, none attention grabbing color, texture, sound. Yes, sound can also give them away! Those knocking hills will make people stare at your legs. Stumping loudly will do the same. No ancle jewlery, no tattoos on your legs.
Instead draw attention to the upper body. Tingling earings, jewlery. Speak to people, this way they will look all the time at your face. Get attractive hair cut, etc.

heyi sort of have that!
like when i put my legs together, my
thighs are fine and touch
but the knee and down, it makes the 0 shape a
little, so weird >:(
what do you call that?

oh most skinny people have it.
but ya, some ppl are just born with it.
it's also called 'chicken' legs.

I have that too D: It's not that bad though aha..I've seen people a lot worse then you. It's kind of nasty o_o

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genu_varum

Brief explanation of it. A few of my friends have it and they all are fine, healthy folk.

oh my gosh .. my parents make fun of
me and call me bowl legged or w/e too
i don't think it's that bad .. but when they
mention it .. i feel like it's bad .. haha
aww i wish i could get rid of it too

Lol I would get the surgery for sure. Then I would feel confident about my legs for the rest of my life.
But I have notised that because of these bowlegs of mine makes me walk in a different weird way and when I run, my hips, thights and knees hurts. Like the bone is going to fall off. NOt fun thought and imagine that you have to live with this for the rest of your life.....

when i went to japan i noticed ALOT of bow-legged girls..

you're bow-legged. it's common.

I think it's normal. Some of my friends have that, they still wear the shorts and such

Your legs look fine
my legs are like that too.. and i have this little knob of bone that sticks out from the side of my knees. It doesn't really bother me though. Strangely enough, some people have told me that I have nice legs.
I don't think it should prevent you from wearing shorts or skirts. It's really not that noticeable and as long as you have confidence, you can rock anything!

not bad..

i have diamond shaped legs, according to my sis..
my sister hates me.haha

i think it's bcos i really have skinnylegs.

Hopefully this will get rid of your insecurities.

http://www.ucsfhealth.org/childrens/medica...nock/signs.html

I also have a slight knock knee.


But I'm a guy.

We wear shorts past our knees, how lucky ^__^

I rather have yours, mines are worse any theirs nothing I can do about it

mine are kinda like urs too...i think it's pretty common/normal...ur lucky tho...i think my calves r weird so it makes my legs look worseee =(

Man, being bow-legged is awesome. We never have to deal with the discomfort of our thighs rubbing together and we can instantly make them look skinnier than ever by wearing heels.

I love my bowed legs.

Maybe I should move to Japan then ehh ???