Leg lengthening surgery gone wrong.

Done that and the clambering. I wouldn't reach into the bottom of a freezer in Iceland though in case I topple in head first and my little legs are waggling in the air 😂.

I often see the 5'2 figure quoted as average height but I'm sure it's well out of date these days. I'm 5'7 and feel average or a smidgen taller than average, young women in particular are usually my height or close. I certainly don't walk around feeling taller than most women.

But you can’t be cabin crew on many airlines.

That's a safety thing I think. Got to be able to reach stuff.

Or a baguette. Baguette are a useful tool!

I'm 5' 1" and I keep a special spatula in the kitchen.
Nobody touches my spatula.

I’m also 5’8” it’s not that tall nowadays for a woman.

The recovery for this surgery is brutal even if it goes well. A much bigger "pain" than any alteration. You'll be bedridden and peeing in a pan for a while.

You can join the police if you’re short- there’s no minimum height to join the police in the UK! But you can’t be cabin crew on many airlines. Also probably not a catwalk model. Not sure if there are any other jobs short people can’t do.

Spot on!

It’s truly baffling. I do not understand.

Much healthier (and cheaper, and less painful) to learn to accept the body we were born into.

I am 5'8" and think the world is made for my height, at least I don't have to fiddle about getting my bones changed adjusting things nor find the standard worktops, cars, chairs etc uncomfortable.

I rarely have problems with clothes (sometimes a bit short in the body, that's all).

Clearly, I am above average for a woman so someone up high (hmm, bad choice of words...) needs to have a think.

She doesn’t come across well in the article. It does sound like she may not have followed instructions properly, and not disclosed things to her medical team that she should have disclosed (medication she was taking). I can’t really see how she won, but obviously I haven’t heard all the evidence.

this made me raise an eyebrow:

In the witness box, Ms Foo told the judge that, when she signed up for the operation, she was shown a document setting out the potential complications which could result from going through with the radical procedure.
'It ran to six pages. It was like studying for your driving licence, except you are signing up for a guaranteed car crash,

Rather sounds like she is admitting she was warned about the potential risks of the surgery.

I'm 5'10 and the shortest in my family now my children are grown up. Everyone under 5'7 looks short to me.

The child I met said her legs would be lengthened by only a small amount at a time a few cms- It was very painful for her.
This banker has no need of leg lengthening- The problem was psychological not physical pain.

What kind of jobs? Like police officer?
I would never have considered my short-arsed-ness might hold me back professionally!

Absolutely!! PP was ridiculous to even suggest that an awful operation was preferable to stitching some trousers up.

Get bloody Wonder Web, PP!

I’m 5ft on the dot, I like my height (or lack there of). Only annoying thing is some jobs I wouldn’t meet the height requirement for.

that said I have other insecurities that I would consider getting surgery on, although this particular surgery seems very drastic to me anyway

It is well known surgery, been around at least since 1997 when I was offered it - but yeah, usually not for cosmetic reasons! It has a long recovery time, strange thing to do to add a bit of height.

Grab something long, like a bumper packet of custard creams, to shuffle it off the shelf.

I’m 5’8 and not especially tall nowadays but STILL have to ask tall men ( usually select men with their partner)to please help reach stuff for me.

They always oblige.

edit “ stack em high “ seems to be a supermarket edict.
very annoying.

I have. I'm 5'1. South Asian mixed with various other asian.It's a jungle and you need a really thick skin.
This woman is a managing director. Whatever she claims , her career hasn't been stymied by her height or any other feature for that matter. Many of us never reach such heights.
As @quantumbutterfly said she's perfectly normal height for her ethnic group.

Not sure how this story even got published it's very embarrassing for her.

What a culture we live in, chop bits off, stitch or stick bits on, inject stuff in. No wonder so many people aren't comfortable in their skin.

5ft 2 although shorter than average on absolute terms is still well within an the bracket of normal female heights.

True @Thunderandlightningisfrightening but she must have really wanted to have the height. I wouldn’t put myself through it, it’s not going to be quick to grow 4” of leg bone!

My daughter is 4’10” and she won’t be getting any taller unless something bizarre happens. We have worked very hard to instill body positivity from birth and I am very glad we did.

I'm just under 5ft and I know I'm short but it only bothers me when something on the top shelf in the supermarket is just out of my reach.

Also why do they display small shoe sizes at the top of the display rack and petite trousers drag on the floor? We don't all want to wear heels with jeans.

Surgery is extreme though.