The Leg Lengthening procedure is dangerous and painful but some short people opt for it to gain a few more inches. See also Health: Leg Lengthening.

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1. Want to be taller?
   Khaleej Times, By Asma Ali Zain, 7 May 2010

2. Logan councillor gets a leg-up
   Brisbane Times, By Marissa Calligeros, 9 November 2009

3. The Russian Clinic That Can Make You Taller
   Sky News, By Amanda Walker, 28 July 2009

4. Australian woman goes to great lengths for success
   Google News (source: AFP), By Amy Coopes, 31 May 2009

5. Aussie politician stands tall after bone-breaking surgery
   Reuters India, 29 April 2009

6. Hajnal Ban has legs broken to be 8cm taller
   ONE of Queensland's youngest pollies has admitted spending nine months in Russia for bone-breaking growth surgery because of insecurities about her size.
   Courier Mail, By Alison Sandy, 29 April 2009

7. Singapore is First in Asia to Use Limb-lengthening Technology for Those Wanting to be Taller
   Singapore was the first in Asia to carry out the high-tech cosmetic leg lengthening procedure in 2001. Fitbone surgery is presently available in only selected medical centers in Europe and Asia and costs around US $42,000 per telescope nail in Singapore.
   PRWeb, 29 December 2008

8. Growing Pains
   For Caitlin Schroeder, achieving near-average height would require no small act of courage
   Washington Post, By Caitlin Gibson, 30 November 2008

9. Lengthening Limbs
   Inside Edition, 29 October 2008

10. Tall order! The bizarre Russian clinic that offers leg-lengthening surgery 'if you can STAND the pain'
    MailOnline, 29 July 2008

11. Talk About A Napoleon Complex
    The Huffington Post, By Leslie Goldman, 6 June 2008

12. How Far Would You Go to Get Taller?
    Why an increasing number of vertically challenged men are subjecting themselves to excruciatingly painful leg-lengthening surgery.
    Men.Style.Com, By Elisa Ludwig, June 2008

13. Tibial Lengthening Over an Intramedullary Nail with Use of the Ilizarov External Fixator for Idiopathic Short Stature
    The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, By Hui Wan Park, et. al., 1 January 2008

14. Controversial and Grueling Procedure Lengthens Limbs, Risks Lives
    Leg-Lengthening Procedure Can Cost Upwards of $120,000
    ABC News, By Anne Marie Dorning, 7 December 2007

15. Courting Controversy: Cosmetic Limb Lengthening Surgery
    The Huffington Post, By Dr. Rock Positano, 30 November 2007

16. Painful bid for a break with past
    The Sydney Morning Herald, By Daniel Dasey, 15 July 2007

17. Limb Lengthening A Rare Wonder
    New York Post, By Dr. Rock Positano, 3 April 2007

18. Tall Order
    My Painful, Expensive Quest For 3 More Inches
    New York Post, By Wendy Straker, 3 April 2007

19. The height of hubris?
    Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, By Simon Smith, 30 January 2007

20. Stretching it a bit
    iafrica.com, By Francisco Little, 20 November 2006

21. Many In China Go To Extreme Lengths To Measure Up
    CW13, 20 November 2006

22. China bans leg-lengthening surgery
    The New Zealand Herald, By Clifford Coonan, 6 November 2006

23. China agonises over leg-stretching-by-rack surgery
    Reuters, 11 October 2006

24. Small, but increasing number of Singaporeans go under the knife to be taller
    Channel NewsAsia, By Pearl Forss, 29 January 2006

25. Attempts to Be Taller
    A growing number of young people in China are turning to extreme measures to add centimeters to their height.
    Radio CRI, By Lin Lin, 30 June 2005

26. Patients are stretched to the limit
    Times Online, By Clifford Coonan, 25 April 2005

27. Stature of Limitations in China
    In a newly competitive society, being short can mean being passed over. To some people, the answer lies in a painful surgery that adds inches.
    Los Angeles Times, By Ching-Ching Ni, 31 March 2005

28. Implants Shorten Time For Bone-Stretching Procedure
    The WBAL channel, 3 September 2004

29. One Clinic's Tall Order
    A Respected Orthopedic Center Is Tapping Into a New Market
    Russia Profile, By Svetlana Kolchik, 10 July 2004

30. Operation's somewhat of a stretch
    Growth in leg-lengthening surgery for cosmetic purposes dividing doctors
    Ottawa Sun, By Jenn Gearey, 16 May 2004

31. Limb lengthening tests human willpower
    Patients endure unimaginable pain
    MSNBC (source: The Associated Press), By Gretchen Parker, 18 February 2004

32. All to be Tall
    Vertically challenged men are paying up to $80,000 to have their legs broken, caged, and then lengthened.
    Men's Health, By Joe Kita, January 2004

33. A tall order
    It's painful and slow, but can make you five inches taller. Jonathan Watts on the surgical trend sweeping China - leg-lengthening
    The Guardian, By Jonathan Watts, 15 December 2003

34. Walking tall worth all the pain and cost
    The Advertiser, By Frances Whiting, 3 October 2003

35. Warning on leg-lengthening surgery
    News.com.au, 29 September 2003

36. Latest surgery craze sounds like a tall tale
    CTV.ca, 30 March 2003

37. Breaking bones to change your height
    Channel 4, By Jenny Bryan, January 2003

38. Growing demand racks up good business in leg stretching
    Asian Economic News, 26 August 2002

39. The 'height' of fashion
    ChennaiOnline, 29 July 2002

40. Risking Limbs for Height, and Success, in China
    New York Times, By Craig S. Smith, 5 May 2002

41. How tall do you want to be?
    inq7.net (source: Inquirer News Service), 8 February 2002

42. High Hopes
    In the race to get ahead some Chinese women are going to drastic lengths
    Time Asia, By Hannah Beech, 17 December 2001

43. Long-legged at last
    SURGERY: Radical procedure to make dwarfs taller by breaking and lengthening their limbs is lauded as life-enhancing, but there are critics.
    The Press-Enterprise (source: Associated Press), By Paul Payne, 11 September 2001

44. Limb-lengthening using IM nails has satisfactory outcomes
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 18 March 2000

45. Limb lengthening by gradual elongation intramedullary nail
    American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, By Soo Bong Hahn, MD, et. al., 16 March 2000

46. Is limb lengthening for the little?
    You might expect that limb lengthening would be a clear boon to a person of exceedingly short stature yearning for a few extra inches of height. The reality is murky, however.
    Stanford Medicine, 21 June 1999

47. Uncommon Procedure Enables Patients With Dwarfism To Do "Simple Things" That Most People Take For Granted
    EurekAlert!, 4 February 1999

48. Should Achondroplastic Dwarfs Undergo Leg Lengthening?
    Physician's Weekly, By Dror Paley, M.D., Charles I. Scott Jr., 4 May 1996

49. A man grows by one millimetre a day
    Moscow News, 30 July 1993