Posted on 06/15/2023 10:03:29 AM PDT by C19fan
With his slicked back hair and carefully practised smile, he might look your ordinary Los Angeles surgeon.
However Dr Shahab Mahboubian does not specialise in age-defying face lifts, boob jobs or any other Hollywood-loved op.
Instead, he focuses solely on lengthening limbs — an eye-watering procedure which can make someone six inches taller. Yet it can cost up to $170,000 (£134,000).
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC has a collection of armor and helmets from 15th Century BC Greece, all of which look like they would fit a modern 6th grader. Assuming the women of the time were even smaller, Helen of Troy must have been around 4 foot 6.
They did this in the film Gattaca (1997). Ethan Hawke’s character was trying to pretend to be Jude Law’s character but needed to be taller. It’s a little more involved of a plot but that type of surgery was part of it. He cut his legs, pulled them apart, bolted them and then waited months to let the bone grow the two cut ends back together.
Well, they’re getting more experienced creating “lenghtened parts” where none previously existed, so why not?
Toward a Conan O’Brienesque physiognamy.
Yep, it’s quite popular I hear with Silicon Valley millionaires once they find out that despite their wealth and success, most attractive women still aren’t interested in them if they are 5’8”.
What was the point of your post?
“Bill was only 5’5” tall ... “
“Bill was only 5’5” tall...”
You ever heard the television adds 15 pounds? Well, wielding political power adds at least 6 inches.
Why?
He may be doing an unnecessary procedure, but at least he can deliver what he promises. So he’s no different than docs doing liposuction, etc.
I think it dates back further than that...this procedure was done on those who had one leg that was different length.
To paraphrase Office Space: “Chicks dig dudes with lots of money and if I got 170,000 I figure I can hook one up.”
So the doctor wants thousands of dollars to break your legs, and Vito wants thousands not to break them. A guy just can’t win.
“Well they all say 6’ on the internet but I’m 5’ 11’’ and height has never been an issue.”
Yeah, women don’t take out a tape measure on the first date. Really they just want a man who is taller than them and very few women are 5’11” or above.
Size of bank account trumps height.
That’s a lot to pay, but if you need to add 6 inches, it might be worth it.
There were occasional outliers. They have his mummy, and Ramases II was over 6 foot 4. I think Edward I, Longshanks, was about that height too.
Gen Z American women are utter trash. You’ll get the surgery and they hoe-out or leave you for a black dude anyway. Move overseas and find a woman of virtue.
Considering the cranial capacity of THOSE women, all is well anyway.
That is a different procedure and it requires a ‘pen is mightier’ to work.
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