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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

A Georgia native is feeling “like a new man” after spending more than $80,000 on a limb lengthening surgery in order to become half a foot taller. Dynzell Sigers — a 27-year-old former Navy medic from ...

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 ...

Surgery still is needed to correct malformed legs, and another procedure is done to insert the rods, which must be threaded inside the bone without causing new problems. Patients can't walk during the ...

More people are inquiring about limb lengthening surgeries to become taller, according to doctors. "I've been getting more inquiries than in the past, and I think that's because there are more people ...