April 2025

“I asked myself, ‘am I crazy to get this done?’, but the way in which people treat me now makes it value it.” Just a few years ago, Harry* had surgery on his tibia and his femur to go from 5’7” to five’11”. Like many other men who're turning to this increasingly popular cosmetic procedure, he feels liberated from his insecurities after a surgeon broke his leg bones and pulled them apart with clamps every six hours as they tried to fuse back together. Starting from £15,000 to over £100,000 in some cases, it takes months, if not years, to totally recuperate complete mobility, battling infections, nerve damage, and insomnia. Given the risks and costs, why would Harry, or anybody,...