I had three surgeries to add 7 inches to my height
I had three surgeries to add 7 inches to my height – I never felt manly before
A man who underwent three leg-lengthening surgeries to appear taller has admitted he didn’t feel “manly” enough before the procedures took place.
Leon, 21, from Germany, increased TikTok to express his opinion on the limb lengthening procedure, in which he gained an incredible seven centimeters.
The unnamed man said it was “bad” to be shorter and shared that his initial height of 5’8 affected his confidence because “there are women who are taller.”
The surgery took place in Istanbul, and a clip outlining the story has been viewed millions of times on TikTok.
In a clip he posted to his TikTok account before the surgeries, he said, “For me, 5’7” is short, honestly it’s affecting my confidence.
Leon, a 21-year-old man from Germany, took to Tiktok to share that he didn’t feel ‘manly’ before his three leg lengthening surgeries
‘I don’t feel manly. There are women who are 1.75m or even taller. You always look up to people who are taller than 1.80m. It sucks and it brought me down a lot.
“Today a lot of people are taller than six feet, and generally this feeling of being short drags me down, so I’m thankful this opportunity exists.
The fitness fanatic continued that the procedure was a long time coming because he had “very, very short” lower legs and that he looked like a “dwarf” in photos.
He added: ‘In general I try to avoid discos, bars and places where there were a lot of people. For example shoes. Best example. I always look for shoes with the highest heels.’
‘I feel very bad with shoes that only have a 2 cm heel. The most important thing for me as a man is that I feel confident, free and content.
The fitness fanatic went from 5’8 to 6’3 and gained a whopping seven inches in height
‘Me as 1.80cm, I can’t even imagine what that feels like. To say that height doesn’t matter is a lie. You can say what you want, but height is very important.
“If you have friends who are taller than you, you think “why am I so short?” You look up all the time, it’s annoying and mentally taxing.’
Just before the video ends, father Leon, who seemed to support his son’s decision, reassures him by saying, “I have every confidence that Leon will achieve his goal.”
Leg lengthening procedures are reportedly on the rise and have become popular with men, even though they can cost thousands of pounds.
The surgery itself is not easy, as it requires deliberate breaking of the leg bone before attaching it to a special frame.
The process begins with an operation called an osteotomy, in which an orthopedic surgeon cuts the bone so that it can be lengthened.
With the support of a frame, the leg is then straightened, allowing new bone to grow between the two broken bone ends.
It doesn’t happen overnight either, because the bones, skin, and nerves take time to stretch over time, until the leg can finally support its new weight.
On the other hand, with leg-shortening surgery, you can expect a doctor to remove some bone from the middle of your leg before inserting metal plates and screws or a rod to hold the bone in place while it heals .