[Faline]

Cosmetic Leg Lengthening or Symmetric Extended Limb Lengthening, were traditionally performed on children to correct disproportional leg lengths or people with dwarfism to gain additional height. The maximum amount of height increase is about 3 inches. Most of the procedures performed today are variations on the Ilizarov method, and have four phases: preparation, surgery, lengthening and strengthening.

[LadyCPlum]

I've seen them try things like this on people with Osteogenesis Imperfecta....

[Spiffyfable]

Go Go Gadget Legs

[GlassToTheArson]

Originally Posted by Spiffyfable ↗

Go Go Gadget Legs

We can rebuild him, we have the technology

[Faline]

Originally Posted by Spiffyfable ↗

Go Go Gadget Legs

[Pyramid_Head]

Looks rather painful.

[Sharon]

That's an amazing procedure

[LadyCPlum]

If they run can will they make that cool echoey noise?

[AmericanIllusions]

Originally Posted by Pyramid_Head ↗

Looks rather painful.

Its is! And all for the sake of being taller. How about blood clots from the lack of movement.

[HmnTrch]

Rivers cuomo had this done on his left leg at one point. Not sure if it was for cosmetic purposes.

I can't find an actual news article, but this page mentions it: http://www.inspire.com/groups/neurof...b-lengthening/