i didn't even know this was possible actually. idk anything about it, my first thought was it seems dangerous but damn, kinda impressive though.

  • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    A Cosmetic fusion? Jesus Christ are these people fucked or something? They're literally cutting both his shin bones and femurs in half, joining them again with a titanium rod in between them, and using bone graft to grow new bone around the metal rod in the gap between the bones, to become one bone again. This is insanely painful, a full recovery takes a whole year, and it will always feel different.

    I had my entire thoracic spine fused, and that was horrifying, can't imagine getting a fusion purely for cosmetic reasons.

    • Oso_Rojo [he/him, they/them]
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      3 years ago

      Yeah this seems insanely invasive for a cosmetic surgery. I do feel bad for men who feel less valued for being shorter than average, but I can’t imagine going through something like this.

      • LoudMuffin [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        It's honestly probably worth it if you're like less than 5'2 or so. Being a genuinely short male in the United States seems like pure hell lol

        • Catherine_Steward [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          This is some incel-adjacent shit. Being a short guy sucks in some ways but the amount it sucks is like a 3 and the amount this crazy invasive surgery sucks is like a 1000.

        • FidelCashflow [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          Nah, I am not that short but where I live you get people that short. It's fine.

          You ever seen a 4'8" guy that is jacked? It'll change your goddamn life. I used to work with that guy and it was great

        • TheDeed [he/him, comrade/them]
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          3 years ago

          It’s not too bad tbh. Just keep fit and women don’t mind that much. Can suck at times but it’s not “pure hell” I hardly think about it.

        • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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          3 years ago

          I mean it can definitely suck. But not enough to break both of your legs on purpose and try grow more bone. If you have body image issues about height, you'll definitely have body image issues after the surgery, with all the scaring, your legs being out of proportion to your body, stretch marks, gaps in your bones until it heals, the intense pain and disruption of breaking both legs, etc.

    • jabrd [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      So wait this only lengthens the shins? Everything else is still proportional to his height as a short dude? That just sounds like the end results are guaranteed to look goofy

      • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        It lengthens either the shins, femurs/upper leg, or both depending on the operation. And yes, if you add too much height in the operation you will look goofy. Like

        :long-corbyn: