Los Angeles Times28d
The world of leg lengthening surgery
When people want to get taller, they wind up on Dr. Kevin Debiparshad’s operating table for limb lengthening surgery. What might seem crazy to many — cosmetic limb lengthening — is a growing ...
Los Angeles Times28d
Noses can be made smaller, breasts bigger — and legs longer. Here’s the brutal procedure
Cost: Around $100,000. Surgery. Pain. Months of recovery. What might seem crazy to some — cosmetic leg lengthening — is a growing business for Debiparshad, Dr. D to patients and staff ...
Colorado boy undergoes limb-lengthening surgery after his father tried to kill him in car crash
A Colorado boy is now recovering from his seventh surgery. Over eight years ago, his father tried to kill both of them by ...
Nature17y
Bowel-lengthening procedures for patients with short bowel syndrome
The authors conclude that bowel-lengthening surgery using either procedure improves enteral nutrition and reverses TPN-related complications. Intestinal transplantation was avoided in most cases ...