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Height enhancement surgery: how risky is it ?
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Analyse risk/benefit: The answer to your question begins with the risk of no surgery, staying the way you are. There is not much risk the way you are/without surgery. The surgery to lengthen limbs is a major surgery and carries risks. The bones are cut and outside fixators are applied to lengthen the bone over several months. In some congenital defects, dwarfism, this procedure is used to prevent joint damage.
Answered 4/6/2014
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