Height Increase Surgery - Frequently Asked Question
Height increase surgery is a surgical procedure used to increase height in people of extremely short stature. The gains from this surgery can be anything from 1-6 inches. You will be confined to the hospital throughout the duration of the treatment, which can last anything from 2 to 12 months.The bone is made up of living, active tissues. When it is stretched, micro-fractures build up in the bone. These micro-fractures, if kept under consistent pressure, will fill up with time leading to an increased height.
There are two methods to increase height through surgery. The first one involves sawing off the thigh (femur) or the shin (tibia) bone and keeping the bones stretched apart. The space between the bones gradually fills up with bone tissue, leading to height increase.
The other method involves gently stretching the bone every day by 1mm to induce micro-fractures. These micro-fractures heal up over time, leading to permanent height increase.
The time frame can be anything from 2 months to a year, depending on the amount of increase you desire.
Surgery is one of the most dangerous and difficult methods to increase height. There are the regular complications associated with an invasive surgery. Additionally, there have been several cases in which the patient has developed a serious infection post surgery that has required amputation.
More importantly, the flexibility, mobility, strength and endurance of the legs is greatly reduced post surgery, and most patients never regain full use of their legs.
The costs associated with this surgery depend on the duration of your hospital stay (which, in turn, depends on how many inches you want to gain) and can be anything from $50,000 to $200,000.
Since only a handful of countries offer height increase surgery facilities, you will have to add the cost of travel, visa applications, etc. The procedure is lengthy (2-12 months) during which you will be required to stay within the hospital, away from your job.
At present, only a handful of countries like Japan, South Korea, and Russia offer this treatment facility. It is still not approved by the FDA and a host of other regulatory bodies in different countries.
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