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Leg-Lengthening Surgery

Manny Pacquiao

A friend of mine sprang a surprise on me last week when he told me he's off to New Delhi to "make himself taller". I was completely caught off guard by this after he explained what it was.

Basically he's having a height-increasing procedure done where they break the bone in both of his limbs (one at a time) and pull it apart slowly in a process called "distraction", then the bone and muscle will eventually grow back.

I didn't think this act of playing God was possible but I checked the website out he showed me and I was astonished.

Here's the website if you're interested in this subject:

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Just a few questions for you guys:

1. What is your opinion of this extreme cosmetic surgery?

2. Would you ever get this done if you were small?

3. What height are you and are you secure/insecure about your height? (I'm 5' 11" for the record and I wish I was a neat-and-tidy 6' foot but I'm content with being over the average)

By the way, according to Wikipedia, the average height of an Irishman is: 1.775 m (5 ft 10 in) and the average height of an Irishwoman is: 1.635 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in).

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PizzamanIRL

You're made the way you are for a reason. Getting surgery on your legs can go very wrong. I'd never do it.

I'm 6 foot 4 though.

KTRIC

Is that the same place that does the Negroplasty ? I really fancy being black

girl in the striped socks

It's a bit extreme but if it's something he feels he needs to do to boost his self confidence then I wish him all the best.
It's really no different to a boob job or hair transplant. You just don't hear of it too often so that's why it seems a bit strange.

BrokenArrows

How short is your friend and how tall is he going to be.

aujopimur

I'd chance if they threw in penis lenghtening.

Manny Pacquiao

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

You're made the way you are for a reason. Getting surgery on your legs can go very wrong. I'd never do it.

I'm 6 foot 4 though.

What reason is that?

Your ancestors' diets determine your height. Evolution can be a b!tch.

Princess Peach

My opinion is that your friend is a dope.

[Deleted User]

Leg lengthening?

That's a bit of a tall order.

[Deleted User]

girl in the striped socks wrote: »

It's really no different to a boob job or hair transplant. You just don't hear of it too often so that's why it seems a bit strange.

Yes it is. It's much more invasive and dangerous.

PizzamanIRL

Manny Pacquiao wrote: »

What reason is that?

Your ancestors' diets determine your height. Evolution can be a b!tch.

Who am I, God?

PizzamanIRL

Deleted User wrote: »

Leg lengthening?

That's a bit of a tall order.

Literally.

Real Life

girl in the striped socks wrote: »

It's a bit extreme but if it's something he feels he needs to do to boost his self confidence then I wish him all the best.
It's really no different to a boob job or hair transplant. You just don't hear of it too often so that's why it seems a bit strange.

i would say its a lot different, nothing is being broken and expected to just grow back to normal in different positions with those 2

El Weirdo

Deleted User wrote: »

Leg lengthening?

That's a bit of a tall order.

The long and the short of it is that was a poor effort.

girl in the striped socks

JamesL85 wrote: »

Yes it is. It's much more invasive and dangerous.

I meant the reasoning behind it. It's a confidence issue.
Which is why I said its a bit extreme, as in the surgery itself, not the idea of cosmetic surgery.

Manny Pacquiao

Princess Peach wrote: »

My opinion is that your friend is a dope.

No he isn't but Jocelyn Wildenstein, however...

[Deleted User]

El Weirdo wrote: »

The long and the short of it is that was a poor effort.

I know, it was a knee jerk pun, sorry

Manny Pacquiao

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

Who am I, God?

No because gods don't exist but you said "for a reason" so why don't you enlighten us what this reason is?

wyndham

This comes to mind:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTz8rKJk-Vw

holystungun9

Leg-lengthening? Pull the other one.

MJ23

What height is your mate? how much does it cost and how does it take to recover?

Kylo Ren

He's just pulling your leg.

keith16

While he's over there he might as well get ballarms.

Manny Pacquiao

BrokenArrows wrote: »

How short is your friend and how tall is he going to be.

Completely irrelevant to the nature of this post but for the record, he's 5' 4" and he'll be around 5' 8" after it's done.

Shryke

If someone thinks surgically altering their legs, which are normal in the first place, is going to make them a new person then they are pretty thick and in for a surprise when they see that nothing changes and their confidence will be the same. He should have bought a nice pair of boots with a good heel, more stylish than leg braces and surgical scars and physio. What a ****ing stupid thing to read actually. Jesus. Anyone giving this lad the nod is an eejit.

Kimia

I know someone who did this. Awful, long recovery time, horrific pain and extensive physiotherapy required afterwards. I think the result was an extra inch or two.

Plazaman

Pffftttt, the lenghts people will go to (no pun intended)

Although I do value the BMI index regarding weight/height ratio and I'm glad to say I'm now at my ideal weight. I just need to be 9 foot 4....... leg extensions here I come.....

jill_valentine

Deleted User wrote: »

Yes it is. It's much more invasive and dangerous.

It's got a much more gruelling recovery process, as near as I can tell, but is it actually more dangerous?

frozenfrozen

he should have bought a convertible instead

aujopimur

If he's a 28" leg, can I have his old trousers.

Larianne

Was this the same guy who was on the Late Late show last year?? Costs a fortune. Felt sorry for the guy, good looking lad but I guess he feels his short stature keeps him back in life?

Would his gait, posture and balance be way off coz his lower limbs wouldn't be in proportion to his upper limbs and trunk??