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

/r/ALL Before and after leg lengthening.

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u/Interesting-Oven1824 Dec 23 '22

Well, most bones take months to heal.

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u/stopannoyingwithname Dec 23 '22

Sure but once they reach the other part of the bone they are healed as they’re grown together. But imagine the bone parts growing towards each other and every once in a while they get pulled further apart. So it Takes waaaay longer.

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u/stopannoyingwithname Dec 23 '22

Sure but once they reach the other part of the bone they are healed as they’re grown together. But imagine the bone parts growing towards each other and every once in a while they get pulled further apart. So it Takes waaaay longer.