"Limb Lengthening" surgery is becoming more popular worldwide. The surgery involves having your bones extended and enables you to increase your height by as much as 5 inches.
As recently as the late 1980s, individuals in the United States who had limb length discrepancies – the result of a poorly healed fracture, disease, or a congenital defect – had few treatment options.
Today, thanks to an innovative surgical technique originally developed more than half a century ago in Russia, these individuals may be candidates for treatment that can not only correct the discrepancy, but also address any associated deformity.
Limb Lengthening is achieved using the body's own capacity to regenerate new bone as well as the soft tissues, ligaments, blood vessels, and nerves that surround and support it.
The process begins with an operation called an osteotomy, in which the orthopedic surgeon cuts the bone to be lengthened. The limb (usually the upper or lower leg) is then stabilized using one of several different external and/or internal fixation devices or frames.
Source: hss.edu
