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  2. Distraction osteogenesis - Wikipedia

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    In India, cosmetic limb-lengthening surgery is a high demand but also unregulated industry. [12] [13] Height is highly attractive in India and cosmetic limb-lengthening has been used by some young Indians to improve marriage and career prospects. [14] Others have used it in preparation for a new job in another country such as the United States ...

  3. Leg-lengthening surgery is gaining popularity among men ... - AOL

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    Leg lengthening is an intense and expensive process but one that has become more popular and accepted in the last five years, according to Dr. Shahab Mahboubian, a surgeon at the Height ...

  4. Anthropometric cosmetology - Wikipedia

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    Operations for leg lengthening and other cosmetic corrections are recommended professionally for patients who are at least 17 years in age, after the complete growth zone closure occurs in the organism's body, thus minimizing future growth related problems. Anthropometric cosmetology can be used when the patient has: [2] X-shaped curvature of ...

  5. Growth hormone therapy - Wikipedia

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    The products are nearly identical in composition, efficacy, and cost, varying primarily in the formulations and delivery devices. [citation needed] Somapacitan-beco (Sogroya) is the first once-per week subcutaneous human growth hormone (hGH) therapy that was approved in the United States. [35]

  6. Medical tourism in India - Wikipedia

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    Apollo Hospitals in Chennai Wockhardt towers HQ of Wockhardt hospitals Fortis Hospital in Noida Max Healthcare in Gurgaon Medical tourism in India is a growing sector within the country's economy. In 2022, India's medical tourism sector was estimated to be worth US$9 billion. Approximately 2 million patients visit India each year from 78 countries for medical, wellness and IVF treatments ...

  7. Leg-lengthening surgery is gaining popularity among men ... - AOL

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    Leg lengthening surgery has become increasingly popular in the last five years, bringing one man from 5’7” to 5'10". Leg-lengthening surgery is gaining popularity among men seeking to be ...

  8. Metoidioplasty - Wikipedia

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    Metoidioplasty, metaoidioplasty, or metaidoioplasty [2] (informally called a meto or meta) is a female-to-male gender-affirming surgery. [ 3 ] Testosterone replacement therapy gradually enlarges the clitoris to a mean maximum size of 4.6 cm (1.8 in) [ 4 ] (as the clitoris and the penis are developmentally homologous ).

  9. Gigantism - Wikipedia

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    The term is typically applied to those whose height is not just in the upper 1% of the population but several standard deviations above mean for persons of the same sex, age, and ethnic ancestry. The term is seldom applied to those who are simply "tall" or "above average" whose heights appear to be the result of normal genetics and nutrition.