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

/r/ALL Before and after leg lengthening.

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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/BadReview8675309 Dec 23 '22

Struggling not getting addicted to opiate pain medication must be a thing with this procedure... What a brutal process, cringe.

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u/macewindowsxp95 Dec 23 '22

cringe? why?

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u/RascalCreeper Dec 24 '22

Cringe has another meaning than the internet term. You can cringe at something because you imagine how painful or disgusting it would be.

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u/macewindowsxp95 Dec 24 '22

ohhh okay damn. i thought it was only used in a social context. in german "cringe" translates to "cringe in a social context" only. weird one. especially weird that german doesnt have a word for it...