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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. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Limb lengthening surgery makes patients taller - AOL

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    Would you get this surgery to make yourself taller?

  6. Tissue expansion - Wikipedia

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    Other techniques and external devices have been studied and have shown some success, such as in the fitbone surgery. [13] This technique was pioneered in 1951 by the Russian physician Ilizarov, and is called the Ilizarov apparatus. It is capable of lengthening limbs in cases of pathological loss of bone, asymmetry of limbs, dwarfism, short ...

  7. Female body shape - Wikipedia

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    New research suggests that apple-shaped women have the highest risk of developing heart disease, while hourglass-shaped women have the lowest. [52] Diabetes professionals advise that a waist measurement for a woman of over 80 cm (31 in) increases the risk of heart disease, but that ethnic background also plays a factor. [53]

  8. 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 ...

  9. Crown lengthening - Wikipedia

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    Crown lengthening is a surgical ... minimum height of 4 mm for molars and 3 mm for other teeth, 3) a height:width ratio of 0.4 or greater, and 4) proximal line angles ...