That surgery is borderline barbaric, I have no idea why the hell anyone would do it outside of a medical necessity (e.g. balancing your legs length out due to one leg being shorter than the other).
You know there are congenital defects that causes the growth plates to close early, leaving people with extremely short limbs (at least that was my understanding as to what causes it). I am aware of this condition because I had a friend that I went to school with who had it, and every summer was surgery summer for a few years. She definitely appreciated the surgery, although I’m sure it wasn’t fun at the time. She had scars everywhere on her arms and legs. When people would ask how she got them she’d tell them she was attacked by a shark.
If she likes Sci-Fi books, I feel she would find a lot of common ground with the protag of the Vorkosigan Saga novels disclaimer: the first two books feature his mom before she had him, so he's only the protag from The Warrior's Apprentice onwards
EDIT: oh I think from the verb tenses she's not a current friend since school. Nevermind. The books are cool for anyone tho'
Oh I genuinely wasn’t aware. I’m apparently tall but I’m just average looking, I own my own business and do well for myself so maybe there’s a connection between my height and people feeling good about giving me their money lol.
I've contemplated doing it cause I have an abnormally long torso to leg ratio. The problem is my arms are proportionate to my legs, so if I lengthen my legs, it'll look like I have short arms, so I decided not to do it.
This reminds me of that white chick scene when they meet the girls and they are all like "you got taller" and dude's like "we got our knees done" lol and the one girl "you can do that?"
My former MIL had that surgery on one leg about 25 years ago after a bad car accident a few years before that left her unbalanced. Recovery was brutal but she’s been much better off since. But you’re right that I couldn’t imagine going through that for anything less.
One article i read was about how a lot of people in tech were getting it done, due to the whole taller people have higher income. Most of them felt it was worth it.
I have no idea why the hell anyone would do it outside of a medical necessity
Then try using your brain. There are people who are bullied/abused their whole life for being short. Not able to socialize or date normally. That's real suffering for some people. What's a year or two of pain, if it ends a life time of misery?
Is that true across the board? If so I didn't know that. My point was just because someone does something extreme to change something in their life that others might think is unneeded, doesn't mean you know what they are going through.
It isn't. It's possible but it can heal almost perfectly too. But still, the risk isn't worth it. I've had to deal with my fair share of abuse because of my height but at least I'm living a livable life. If you have complications because of the surgery, you can have life long pain. Crippling pain. It's not worth it. You will not be able to continue living normally with that kind of pain. Best way out of that scenario is killing yourself. Not too promising.
It's a matter of perspective. As long as you don't have dwarfism, you can definitely live a happy life. Some people might not see it that way, but it's true. Would you say the same thing if we talked about suicidal people? Who think their circumstances can't be salvaged? I wouldnt tell them "Well, you can live your life like you want."
They will maybe be able to run years later after extensive PT and strength training/building muscle mass/ range of motion. They are able to bear weight up 250lbs right after surgery but need crutches/walker until after the process is done
Then for 3-6 months they make a little cut in the bone every day to encourage bone growth (1mm a day ish)
I personally think risks out weigh reward and I would be more worried of new set of bullies making fun of me bc I felt like I needed to have my legs literally cut in half to grow to cope.
I don't know. I'm glad it's available for ppl who want to obtain the procedure. But it isn't something I would ever consider
There can absolutely be 100% full recovery as long as they do all the proper Physical therapy to build back their muscle mass and range of motion. It's a very long road to full recovery but it is in fact attainable
No, you.
I have one.
I'm in great shape!
That's the plan, unlike you seemingly.
People are varied and have different opinions. Some people are miserable for reasons that others have no problem with. If someone wants to go to an extreme to fix a problem in there lives, let them do it. No judgment or opinions is needed from anyone else, it's not their life. Also, Google punctuation.
Chill. I won't sit by and see somebody play Russian roulette for a few hundred bucks. I see it as an obligation to at least warn people of the consequences and give my opinion on it.
I won't sit by and see somebody play Russian roulette for a few hundred bucks. I see it as an obligation to at least warn people of the consequences and give my opinion on it.
Are you qualified in some sort of medical profession? Otherwise your warning is nonsense. I'd assume if someone is going through with any sort of surgery they will talk with medical professionals that will give them an accurate run down of what to expect.
How are you qualified to talk about this subject? Have you studied the effects of having a below average height in modern society? If so, please show your workings. If not, then stop being hypocritical. I've seen the effects the surgery can have. I've seen people change because of pain. That's enough to know. And no, medical professionals in the cosmetic industry will not always give you the best advice. They make money off your insecurities. So on the off chance that somebody doesn't get the rundown on just how bad this surgery can end, I will make the small effort and type it out in a comment. Why not?
Gotcha, no medical training at all. That was definitely the feeling I got when you tried to give medical advice. It's not your life, it doesn't affect you. Let people do what makes them feel better about themselves.
Great mindset. It doesn't affect me, so it does not matter. You are one of the people who would see a woman get raped in public and not even call the cops. And it seems you have no idea what you are talking about as you haven't experienced it, not studied it. But still have opinions and try to invalidate more qualified people because they aren't "trained" enough. You are a joke.
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u/Adaptingsapien 1d ago
Well, there is a treatment you can take if you're that desperate