> I would think that a treatment as extreme as this should require at least attempted psychiatric treatment before going to full on broken femurs.
Isn't this true of any cosmetic surgery? They all carry some amount of expense, pain, and risk.
> I do agree that being a little bit taller would be an advantage in many ways.
I suspect that most people who get this surgery are thinking mostly about their ability to date women. That single issue can definitely be make-or-break for some people's happiness.
Yes, probably for a lot of cosmetic surgery. But even something as invasive as a facelift or breast augmentation doesn't seem nearly as extreme and chiseling through the femur bone and inserting expanding metal pistons.
Most other cosmetic surgeries don't have the risk of making you unable to walk.
Isn't this true of any cosmetic surgery? They all carry some amount of expense, pain, and risk.
> I do agree that being a little bit taller would be an advantage in many ways.
I suspect that most people who get this surgery are thinking mostly about their ability to date women. That single issue can definitely be make-or-break for some people's happiness.