In a bizarre trend, many young people across the world are now spending lots of money on painful limb-lengthening surgeries – in which surgeons break the bones in their legs and stretch them apart.

Would you willingly have your legs broken, the bone stretched apart millimeter by millimeter and then spend months in recovery—all to be a few centimeters taller? This is the promise of ...

BALTIMORE — Have you ever wished you were a little taller? More people are now choosing surgery to make their legs longer. A procedure performed here in Baltimore can add several inches to your height ...

Some men with the desire to be taller are turning to limb-lengthening surgeries to gain a few inches and escape the feeling of being judged by their physical statures. But the procedures are expensive ...

Limb-lengthening can add inches to a person’s stature. But its risks have made it controversial. Credit... Supported by By Isabella Kwai Photographs by Matthew Leifheit Isabella Kwai spoke to ...