Article has some interesting pictures.
https://www.gq.com/story/leg-lengthening
Some quotes from the article:
He couldn’t walk for months. “They fill you with enough painkillers that it’s bearable,” John explains, but his biggest fear was becoming addicted to the drugs, so he weaned himself off the regimen earlier than he should have.
But the opportunity to be above average was too good to pass up. “I noticed that taller people just seem to have it easier,” John says, laughing. He shrugs. “The world seems to bend for them.”
I’m five six on a good day, and I’ve found that being short is great for flying economy class—and not much else.
Personal financing is available through SoFi, the online bank. John took out a loan for his femurs—$1,200 a month for the next five years.
and bone, which he calls “the most exciting tissue in the world.” “It repairs itself!” he exclaims. “You die and it’s the only thing that’s around when you’re gone.”
https://www.gq.com/story/leg-lengthening
Some quotes from the article:
He couldn’t walk for months. “They fill you with enough painkillers that it’s bearable,” John explains, but his biggest fear was becoming addicted to the drugs, so he weaned himself off the regimen earlier than he should have.
But the opportunity to be above average was too good to pass up. “I noticed that taller people just seem to have it easier,” John says, laughing. He shrugs. “The world seems to bend for them.”
I’m five six on a good day, and I’ve found that being short is great for flying economy class—and not much else.
Personal financing is available through SoFi, the online bank. John took out a loan for his femurs—$1,200 a month for the next five years.
and bone, which he calls “the most exciting tissue in the world.” “It repairs itself!” he exclaims. “You die and it’s the only thing that’s around when you’re gone.”
