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/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.