Patients are increasingly asking surgeons for leg-lengthening surgery for non-medical reasons. Surgery is safer now, but it still carries risks and should be avoided if possible, said surgeons. People ...

Ibrahim Alğan, in a wheelchair after surgery, right, and outside after one of his operations. He paid nearly $27,000 for surgery to make his legs longer.Courtesy of Wannabetaller Ibrahim Alğan paid ...

At 5’7”, Alex considered himself short. The 26-year-old, who asked that his real name not be used to maintain his privacy, said he was sick of insults and jeering comments about his height. Shorter ...

Some men with the desire to be taller are turning to limb-lengthening surgeries to gain a few inches and escape the feeling of being judged by their physical statures. But the procedures are expensive ...

Doctors say they can typically add three inches of height during limb lengthening surgery, which is a months-long process. More people are inquiring about limb lengthening surgeries to become taller, ...

Gaining a few extra centimeters in height has become the dream of many young adults, to the point that some are now taking the plunge into surgery. Leg lengthening is no longer reserved for medical ...

Edmond’s Kristin Ketch became the first patient to receive the first implantable limb-lengthening device, named PRECICE in December. Born with a condition that caused one leg to be 2 inches shorter ...

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has named Austin T. Fragomen, MD, as Chief of the Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service. Dr. Fragomen, who has devoted his entire medical career to HSS ...

More people than ever before are making themselves taller with surgery. But while this can improve lives, some are left with ...

A man who borrowed $75,000 for surgery faces monthly $1,200 payments for the next five years. John Lovedale told GQ that "the world seems to bend" for taller men. He decided to take out a loan to pay ...