In reconstruction, the question is not whether a limb can be saved. It is whether the life attached to it can be lived. L. Scott Levin, MD, chair emeritus of orthopedic surgery and professor of ...

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 ...

During limb salvage surgery, surgeons try to save as much of your limb as possible instead of removing the entire limb. It’s used to treat tumors in your arms or legs. Limb salvage surgery, also ...

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has appointed Austin Fragomen, MD, as chief of its Limb Lengthening and Complex Reconstruction Service, one of the leading programs of its kind ...

Leg lengthening surgery, once primarily performed to correct leg-length discrepancies in children or assist patients recovering from traumatic injuries, has gradually transformed into a cosmetic ...

Phantom limb pain affects nearly 40 percent of amputees, often persisting despite medications and therapy. Reconstructive surgeon Shaun Mendenhall, MD, outlines why surgical techniques are now ...

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 ...

Limb replantation is a complex microsurgical procedure that reattaches or "replants" your severed limbs. Most patients need limb replantation within hours of experiencing traumatic injuries. Hand and ...

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, ...

*Dynzell Sigers, a 29-year-old from Georgia, went from 5’5″ to 6’1″ through limb lengthening surgery. After being told by a crush that he was “too short,” he decided to change that—literally. By 2025, ...