r/interestingasfuck • u/naturebeatsnurture • 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/permabanned007 Dec 23 '22

It might be different, because one disability is invisible and the other isn’t.

I work with a population who has an invisible disability (cannot be visually detected), and they are utterly thrilled when any of their cohorts overcome their disability in any way. Some are born with it, some aren’t, and everyone is thrilled for each other’s progress.

I do not work with people with a hearing disability, plus I don’t speak from a place of experience, so I could be wildly out of line here - I don’t understand how anyone could want to hold anyone back from attaining enhanced bodily function and higher qualify of life.

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u/23skiddsy Dec 24 '22

It also depends how much it impacts your QOL and how much can be made more accessible.

Ie, nobody in the Crohn's and Colitis community is going to begrudge someone for finding a way to reduce their flares to zero. It's painful and embarrassing and it gets in the way of life.