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Leg lengthening surgery gone wrong.

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Thunderandlightningisfrightening · 17/07/2024 13:35

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13642509/High-flying-5ft-2in-banker-grew-5ft-6in-car-crash-leg-lengthening-surgery-left-one-limb-six-inches-longer-wins-payout-settles-1m-court-case-against-surgeon.html

Why would anyone do this?!?!?

5ft 2in banker settles £1m case against her leg-lengthening surgeon

Elaine Foo, (pictured with her legal team), sued her leg surgeon Dr Jean-Marc Guichet (pictured inset) over his alleged botched operation. She worked in London for Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13642509/High-flying-5ft-2in-banker-grew-5ft-6in-car-crash-leg-lengthening-surgery-left-one-limb-six-inches-longer-wins-payout-settles-1m-court-case-against-surgeon.html

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Helloworld56 · 17/07/2024 14:02

I'm 5'0"" and getting any clothes to fit is a nightmare. Petite sizes are just not petite enough.
I wouldn't have surgery to make me taller (is that even a thing in the UK?) but I can understand why some people would.

Epicaricacy · 17/07/2024 14:02

Thunderandlightningisfrightening · 17/07/2024 14:01

Just buy the short leg?

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are you on a wind up 🙄

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Thunderandlightningisfrightening · 17/07/2024 14:01

Primefungus · 17/07/2024 13:59

I'm 5 ft 2 and it's a real pain having to take trousers up all the time. Maybe that's why?!

Just buy the short leg?

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Primefungus · 17/07/2024 13:59

I'm 5 ft 2 and it's a real pain having to take trousers up all the time. Maybe that's why?!

SonicTheHodgeheg · 17/07/2024 13:55

Why does anyone have cosmetic surgery ? Wanting to be taller is more understandable than some of the other procedures out there.

cupcaske123 · 17/07/2024 13:54

Thunderandlightningisfrightening · 17/07/2024 13:52

Both the patient and the doctor! 5 foot 2 isn't small for a woman anyway

Could be body dysmorphia and it said in the article that she was being bullied.

BIWI · 17/07/2024 13:53

5ft 2in is shorter than average. The average height for women is 5ft 4in.

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Thunderandlightningisfrightening · 17/07/2024 13:52

Both the patient and the doctor! 5 foot 2 isn't small for a woman anyway

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Epicaricacy · 17/07/2024 13:49

By 'anyone" do you mean the patient or the doctor?

It's pretty obvious why. I don't think it's worth it, but I can understand what goes into people's mind.

I understand less why healthy women have breast implants and boob jobs, but if they make them happy, why not.