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, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Some short men really struggle with their lack of height, feeling that they are both literally and figuratively looked down upon by others. That's why an increasing number of height-challenged men are ...

Nearly 100 children were harmed by a Great Ormond Street Hospital limb reconstruction surgeon, a review has found. The ...