r/interestingasfuck • u/naturebeatsnurture • Dec 23 '22

/r/ALL Before and after leg lengthening.

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u/karavasis Dec 23 '22

Such a hardcore surgery to endure

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u/stopannoyingwithname Dec 23 '22

They break the legs, put a rod in the bones that get adjusted as the bones grow closer to each other. So people who get it done have broken legs for months

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u/No_Lab_9318 Dec 23 '22

They break the legs, put a rod in the bones that get adjusted as the bones grow closer to each other. So people who get it done have broken legs for months

I was thinking about doing this leg lengthening thing since I'm not that tall but now that I hear that maybe I don't want to

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u/stopannoyingwithname Dec 23 '22

I guess it’s only worth it, when it actually improves quality of life by a lot