A Minnesota man reportedly spent over $170,000 on two leg-lengthening surgeries to help him grow 5 inches taller and help him build more confidence in the dating scene.
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Moses Gibson,41, says he’s struggled to get a girlfriend because of his height. Before undergoing lengthening leg surgery, he stood at the height of 5-foot-5 inches and even took pills that falsely advertised that they would help him grow. He also spoke with a spiritual healer who reportedly told him it could happen if he focused on his height with his mind. However, Gibson researched more and learned he could grow by undergoing surgery. He saved over $75,000 for the surgery over three years by working his day job as a software engineer and at night as an Uber driver.
He underwent surgery in 2016, which added three inches to his height, leaving him at 5ft 8 inches. “After the first procedure, I was happy with it to some extent, but it was always in my mind that I wanted to do a second one to complete it. I’m a high achiever. I’ve got the money, and I can finish the journey,” he explained.
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Gibson saved up $98,000 to undergo a second procedure in March of this year and hopes to add another two inches to his height. During the surgery, doctors broke his tibia and fibula bones in order to screw in magnetic, Iimb-lengthening nails into them. Additionally, it allows the body to grow new bone tissue to fill in the gaps for its new height.
“They give you powerful pain medication as there are times when it’s really painful and you have to work through it. You go home and you have a week or two for some healing to happen before you get the device to start lengthening.”
Gibson hopes the surgery will help him grow to at least 5 feet and 11 inches as he uses a height-lengthening device to help him grow by millimeters. He says the procedures have helped him talk to women and he’s currently in a relationship.
Leg lengthening surgery is a medical procedure that increases the length of a person’s legs. This surgery is typically done on people with a significant height difference between their legs or a limb length discrepancy due to a medical condition, such as dwarfism or a previous injury.
The procedure involves making a small incision in the leg bone and inserting an external fixator device. The fixator consists of metal pins placed into the bone and connected to a metal frame outside the leg. Over several months, the pins are gradually adjusted to stretch the bone and create new bone growth.
This process can be uncomfortable and requires a lot of physical therapy, but it can significantly increase leg length. Leg lengthening surgery is a major medical procedure with risks and potential complications, so it should only be considered after careful consultation with a qualified medical professional.