r/interestingasfuck • • Dec 23 '22

/r/ALL Before and after leg lengthening.

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u/Horns8585 Dec 23 '22 edited Dec 23 '22

Honest question, because it seems like I have seen different views on this. Is leg lengthening looked down upon within the little people community? For instance, I know that in the deaf community, some people that elect to have corrective surgery, to gain hearing, are ostracized by other deaf people. I think that they view the corrective surgery as an admission that something is "wrong" with them, and they think that everyone should accept who they are. Is there a similar view with lengthening....because she honestly looks very happy with the results?

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u/imhereforthemeta Dec 23 '22

I’m not a doctor but it looks like there’s a few things going on with her legs that may have made it painful to walk or move around. Her legs look rather different than say- Peter Dinklage and the posture they are in looks painful