Leg Lengthening Surgery: Is It Worth It?

By G. Tan


Forget diet, forget HGH, exercise, increase height programs, massage, or other doubtful or marginal grow taller methods out there. The only surefire technique to becoming taller is leg lengthening surgery. This is the only method that will guarantee you'll get taller. However, the process is long, arduous, very painful, expensive, and the risk of possible complications is high.

What exactly is leg lengthening surgery?

Leg lengthening surgery is an operation where the doctor breaks your shin bones (yes, he really breaks your bones in half) and inserts a telescoping rod. The rods then slowly pulls the bones apart as new bone, nerves, blood vessels, skin, and muscle grow and fills out the space.

The rods pull the bones about one mm per day. It is pulled apart slow enough so that brand-new bone continues to grow, but quickly enough that it does not heal entirely. The whole lengthening process takes about 3 months followed by three to six months of demanding physical therapy.

Recovery and pain management

The entire leg lengthening surgery procedure is extremely painful so proper pain management is crucial. Anti-inflammatory drugs slow bone development so the kind of pain medication you can take is limited. This means that you have to withstand the entire process with minimum pain medicine.

Because of minimal pain medication, physical therapy is extremely painful, to the point where patients may quit. However, omitting it could lengthen recovery by two or three times the typical duration of 3 to 6 months. It could also prevent the bone from strengthening enough so it may break shortly after.

Getting sufficient sleep is important to bone development and recovery but will be an issue because of the pain and discomfort. Sleeping pills may work initially but they are not safe and eventually will stop working.

Risks and complications

As with any surgical procedure, there are substantial risks. This risk is relatively high for a leg lengthening surgery at about 25 %. Potential risks include: bone infection, injury to nerves/blood vessels, injury to muscles/tendons, poor bone healing, and unequal lengthening.

But contrary to a lot of the hype, major long term issues are not common. Some medical clinics claim 0 % long term negative effects and insist the treatment is safe.

So should I get leg lengthening surgery or what?

Leg lengthening costs around $85,000 in the US but significantly less abroad. You can get it for around $15,000 ~$30,000 in China, Russia, Egypt, or Brazil. India is a bargain at $10,000. But would you ever go to India or Egypt, and even China for a major, life altering procedure such as this? Also, you will probably need 1 year of expenses since you will most likely be unproductive and be unable to work during this time.

Even if you have the cash, you are talking one year of bed and wheelchair ridden, tremendously painful, unproductive time. However, 3 inches to a short person is a dream come true.

So if you have $100,000, can waste a year, are prepared to brave severe pain and discomfort, can handle excruciating physical therapy and recovery, are willing to risk the complications and possible long term damage, then go for leg lengthening surgery! 3 inches really is a lot and will do wonders for your appearance and self-confidence.




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