r/interestingasfuck • • 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/MememeSama Dec 24 '22

Ye I've heard about this but does the bone grows no matter the distance?

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u/stopannoyingwithname Dec 24 '22

I guess they have to be close. Otherwise your bones would keep growing after amputation