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http://news.yahoo.com/york-man-grows-six-inches-surgery-184123767--abc-news.html (http://news.yahoo.com/york-man-grows-six-inches-surgery-184123767--abc-news.html)
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At five foot, six inches, Apotheosis was shorter than the average American male and very unhappy about it.
So he did something other men who feel short might consider unthinkable: he opted for costly, painful surgeries to make himself "grow" a total of six inches.
"I realized that the world looked at me a certain way that I didn't look at myself in that certain way," said the 37-year-old New Yorker, who goes by the pseudonym "Apotheosis" in online forums and asked that "20/20" not use his real name. "I wanted the way I felt about myself and the way the world felt about me to be similar."
Apotheosis is one of a "growing" number of men pursuing limb-lengthening procedures for cosmetic reasons.
Dr. Dror Paley, a renowned osteopathic surgeon at the Paley Institute at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., performed 650 leg-lengthening surgeries last year.
Most of Paley's patients have severe deformities or dwarfism, but he also sees cosmetic patients.
"The majority who come for cosmetic limb lengthening have what we call, height dysphoria. They're unhappy with their height," said Paley, adding that therapy has little effect on changing a patient's views. "It's one of the few psychologic-psychiatric disorders that you can actually cure with the knife."
That is precisely the reason why Akash Shukla, 25, decided to undergo the procedure. At age 18, the New Jersey man was devastated to find out that his final height would be 4'11 ½.
"I felt like my short stature was kind of causing a void inside me- an emptiness in my heart, if you will," he said.
And not everyone was encouraging.
"There are people that have said, 'just accept what God gave you. But, in some way, shape or form everybody is trying to alter what god gave them. If God gave kids crooked teeth, they get braces," said Shukla, who is now almost 5'2" thanks to the surgery.
But limb lengthening is certainly not like straightening teeth.
Only a few doctors, including Paley, perform the procedure in the United States.
Surgeons break the leg bone in two and implant a state-of-the-art telescopic rod into the middle of the broken bones which then pulls the bone apart very slowly, about one millimeter a day.
New bone grows around it and tissues like the muscle, the nerves, the arteries, and the skin, regenerate as well.
At about $85,000, the procedure is expensive and the process lengthy. It takes at least three months to complete it and it requires demanding and excruciating physical therapy.
Apotheosis is still in recovery and he does not want to go public even though this is his second surgery. "I am still lengthening right now and there could be further complications and I don't want to talk about it successfully until it's been successful."
But he is candid about his leg lengthening journey on www.makemetaller.org, an online forum for people interested in the procedure.
"I am not telling anyone they should do this surgery, but I am laying out my experiences and the risks that I have taken and the successes that I have had and let people make their own decision," he said.
Many go to the site looking for advice on doctors, often foreign, as the cost for the surgery could be less than half as much overseas.
Apotheosis traveled to Germany to have internal rods implanted and now he is the one responsible for controlling the lengthening, twisting his legs back and forth to extend the rod inside.
Despite the pain and financial burden, patients like Apotheosis say those few more inches of height can make a big difference.
"When I walk down the street a different person perceived differently by the world for the rest of my life, you know, I am who I want to be now," he said.
He chose the moniker Apotheosis, he said, because "it means to become godlike -- become the best you can be. It's a Greek word."
"And that's kind of what I want? And I am not trying to be godlike; I am trying to be the best me that I can be."
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Swede start saving up bud and be the viking you always wanted to be
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Imagined walking around with a 13 inch penis, then opened thread. :(
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Swede start saving up bud and be the viking you always wanted to be
;D
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idiot
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what a FILTY and moron!!
who the fuk wants to gain height ??? Fukin idiot won't ever be a bb or world leader because of this.
Nicely played, brain-wolf ::)
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pretty cool stuff. but how does he lengthens the arms and back? if he is striving to becoming "godlike" he should adhere to certain proportional standards or he's going to be all legs
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Swede start saving up bud and be the viking you always wanted to be
Came for the Swede reference. Leaving satisfied. ;D
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6 inches is quite alot!
14.200 dollars per inch! :)
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insecure bastard.
..I knew a joke about me would be posted Very soon ;D
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Props to him. Life is a lot easier when you are tall in USA, especially with women. And don't post the "insecure guy bullshit", insecure or not a lot of women would pass him up b/c he was 5'6.
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Don't they snap all of the bones and then add rods so they heal longer?
Being 6'4" is great all except for a few things. Sitting in an airplane or theater.
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he is now a negro from the Knees down... should have spent the extra cash where it mattered
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Don't they snap all of the bones and then add rods so they heal longer?
Being 6'4" is great all except for a few things. Sitting in an airplane or theater.
And riding in small cars, hotel/motel beds where your legs hang off, restaurant booths, ball game seats but would rather have that issue than not being able to reach car pedals. ;D
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This hurts to watch.
http://news.yahoo.com/york-man-grows-six-inches-surgery-184123767--abc-news.html (http://news.yahoo.com/york-man-grows-six-inches-surgery-184123767--abc-news.html)
These guys obviously havent been reading up on GB
or they might be privvy to the fact all women cared about
was how much money you have!! Dummies ::)
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::)
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=416589.0
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Lee Priest was rumored to have the same surgery many years ago. He too gained 6 inches from 4'5 to his now height of 4'11. 5'2 with his 3'inch lifts in his shoes ;)
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holy fuckshit that must HURT
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beta male.
Imagine what Jefferon, Adams and Napolean could have acomplished if they had been taller and the world had given them "respect". ::)
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holy fuckshit that must HURT
And that apparently ONLY affects your height...
If I am going to gain 6 inches, that ish better be proportionate all around.
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::)
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=416589.0
Well you don't have any excuses now do you? ;)
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beta male.
Imagine what Jefferon, Adams and Napolean could have acomplished if they had been taller and the world had given them "respect". ::)
You make a good point! However he claims his dating life has improved tremendously ::)
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beta male.
Imagine what Jefferon, Adams and Napolean could have acomplished if they had been taller and the world had given them "respect". ::)
THAT DOESN'T END IN FUKIN' THAT !
I'M GEttin' tired of this fukin' balonie. This must be finished. Shorts dominate the globe, guys. This must be exposed.
Here from other thread I posted the following:
The giants of world politics are assembled in Toyako, Japan, for the G-8 summit this weekend, but while they may be big-time players, most of them wouldn't stand out in a crowd.
Just one, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, breaks the 6-foot barrier. Five of the world leaders aren't even 5'6" tall.
Russia's little big man, President Dmitry Medvedev, brings up the rear at only 5'2".
Japan's Yasuo Fukuda is only 5'6", and Germany's female Chancellor Angela Merkel measures in at only 5'5".
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France does all he can to disguise the four inches his former supermodel wife has over him. She wears flat shoes and he wears the heels, since he's only 5'5".
President Bush can count himself among the more imposing of the heads of government: He's 5'11"
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=5314996&page=1#.T0fuKvFmK90
Billionaires height are not so easy to find.
I found that both Gates and Buffett - the top dogs - appear to be 5' 10
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I am 5'6" and I wouldn't even consider having surgery like this. So stupid.
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Lee Priest was rumored to have the same surgery many years ago. He too gained 6 inches from 4'5 to his now height of 4'11. 5'2 with his 3'inch lifts in his shoes ;)
Hahahaha - just thinking about that makes me laugh!
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You make a good point! However he claims his dating life has improved tremendously ::)
until they notice the stupid lenght of his legs and then hes back to being insecure ;D
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ur legs would be so fucked up though... pob could never lift again, and u would have an abnormlly long leg to torso ratio
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Props to him. Life is a lot easier when you are tall in USA, especially with women. And don't post the "insecure guy bullshit", insecure or not a lot of women would pass him up b/c he was 5'6.
my cousin is 5'6" and has so many women i lost count. ::) plus he's fat. ::) and most of his women are 8 or better. ::)
the extra inches aren't going to help this dude.
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Props to him. Life is a lot easier when you are tall in USA, especially with women. And don't post the "insecure guy bullshit", insecure or not a lot of women would pass him up b/c he was 5'6.
my cousin is 5'6" and has so many women i lost count. ::) plus he's fat. ::) and most of his women are 8 or better. ::)
the extra inches aren't going to help this dude.
Especially if his face looks like smashed shit.
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Props to him. Life is a lot easier when you are tall in USA, especially with women. And don't post the "insecure guy bullshit", insecure or not a lot of women would pass him up b/c he was 5'6.
So because woman would pass him up, he should spend 85K to get 6 inches taller? I am 5'6" and Ive never had a problem landing a woman. Sure, there are woman that won't date a short guy. Even if I grew 6 inches, how much of a difference would it really make?Okay, maybe Id get an extra 10 numbers or something. Is it really worth it?
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Props to him. Life is a lot easier when you are tall in USA, especially with women. And don't post the "insecure guy bullshit", insecure or not a lot of women would pass him up b/c he was 5'6.
my cousin is 5'6" and has so many women i lost count. ::) plus he's fat. ::) and most of his women are 8 or better. ::)
the extra inches aren't going to help this dude.
herpderp my "cousin brother, sisters brother bla bla bla". Fuck off, I have science behind me while you have your "cousin who is 5'6 and supposedly fucked ten trillion bitches". At the end of the day lots of women will sleep with a short guy but only few will actually marry one.
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Props to him. Life is a lot easier when you are tall in USA, especially with women. And don't post the "insecure guy bullshit", insecure or not a lot of women would pass him up b/c he was 5'6.
my cousin is 5'6" and has so many women i lost count. ::) plus he's fat. ::) and most of his women are 8 or better. ::)
the extra inches aren't going to help this dude.
is he into the harcore tranny scene like yourself ::)
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i bet your limbs would become weakened by this surgery. no benching, etc.
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Not a wise decision, but if it really makes him a happier man then more power to him.
The Swede reference was ;D ;D ;D
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Which Getbigger is this anyway?
Meanwhile, in some shitty african country......
They keep having kids they cannot afford to feed
finished it for you
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is he into the harcore tranny scene like yourself ::)
no, he's up in your mom ::)
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herpderp my "cousin brother, sisters brother bla bla bla". Fuck off, I have science behind me while you have your "cousin who is 5'6 and supposedly fucked ten trillion bitches". At the end of the day lots of women will sleep with a short guy but only few will actually marry one.
And who'd marry those chicks?
I'm willing to bet, women would marry Go4it (5'7), Rich Jones (5'7), and Shawn Ray (5'6)...
At the end of the day, it's how you carry yourself, all things being equal, ain't no female gonna marry a dude with no self confidence, and allows him being 5'6 to hinder him.
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THAT DOESN'T END IN FUKIN' THAT !
I'M GEttin' tired of this fukin' balonie. This must be finished. Shorts dominate the globe, guys. This must be exposed.
Here from other thread I posted the following:
The giants of world politics are assembled in Toyako, Japan, for the G-8 summit this weekend, but while they may be big-time players, most of them wouldn't stand out in a crowd.
Just one, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, breaks the 6-foot barrier. Five of the world leaders aren't even 5'6" tall.
Russia's little big man, President Dmitry Medvedev, brings up the rear at only 5'2".
Japan's Yasuo Fukuda is only 5'6", and Germany's female Chancellor Angela Merkel measures in at only 5'5".
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France does all he can to disguise the four inches his former supermodel wife has over him. She wears flat shoes and he wears the heels, since he's only 5'5".
President Bush can count himself among the more imposing of the heads of government: He's 5'11"
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=5314996&page=1#.T0fuKvFmK90
Billionaires height are not so easy to find.
I found that both Gates and Buffett - the top dogs - appear to be 5' 10
I was surprised by this, but Churchill was 5' 7", Stalin was 5' 6" so there's a few more. Average height for a U.S. President is right around 5' 11" - 6' .
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It's like that movie, Gattaca, from 1997
prophetic in so many ways.
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It's like that movie, Gattaca, from 1997
prophetic in so many ways.
haha that's the first thing i always think of when i hear about these height-gaining procedures
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It's like that movie, Gattaca, from 1997
prophetic in so many ways.
'Cept for the space thingy, the death race, and the DNA. But yeah, I can totally see it. ;D
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Dating life has improved exponential.
1^10 is still 1.
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If you gain near 6 inches from this surgery, it is all leg so unless you have proportionally short legs prior to the surgery, it may look odd.
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guess the color
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Should've spent it on plastic surgery.
Regardless of what they say face is prob most important to a woman.
Most don't give a fuck about muscle if a guy is handsome and at least taller than them.
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i though we were going somewhere else with this thread.
was about to make $42,500
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I know plenty of short guys that get laid, once again it comes down to your attitude or how much cash you have,
nothing else is really that important to women.
That being said, I'm 5'9.5'', if I could pick I would want to be 6 ft. I doubt I would get more pussy, I just think 6ft is
a good height.
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Wow
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You can get alot of pussy for 85K
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here in canada its free just have to
1-get in touch with the hells angels
2-owe them money
3-get your legs broken
4-go to hospital for free
5-repeat
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such an imbecile. You can look great at 5'6.
He could have spent those 85k in hgh+primo+tren apotatoe+a great car... the girls would lick his bart simpson's little balls at any time, weekends along.
Now he's just a disgusting white fella at 6'0...
dumb
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sounds like the title of a mens escourt advertisement
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sounds like the title of a mens escourt advertisement
I'm a copywriter, what do you expect?