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A growing number of men break their legs to gain height — at any cost

Ellsworth Toohey
Aug 18, 2025
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Inside a Turkish hotel room, Frank winces as he turns a key inserted into the metal bracket on his thigh, forcing apart rods in his surgically broken femurs. Each excruciating turn promises to make him a millimeter taller, as reported in The Guardian.

The 38-year-old is one of a growing number of men traveling to clinics …

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