The Extreme Lengths To Grow Taller: Limb-Lengthening Surgery In India | Undercover Asia
The Extreme Lengths To Grow Taller: Limb-Lengthening Surgery In India | Undercover Asia
An investigation into a growing trend in limb lengthening surgery in India, where certain men and women who believe their heights are ruining their lives, are having operations to grow taller.
The film follows the progress of two men who have the procedure, starting inside the operating theatre as their surgeon breaks their legs before attaching rods, frames and bolts for the lengthening process to begin. It charts their recovery over months as they grow a millimetre at a time before struggling to get back onto their feet.
Undercover Asia also tracks down another young man who was left crippled by limb lengthening surgery and examines why height is so important in Indian society, talking to agents who cast models and actors in Bollywood and women who are on a hunt for prospective life partners.
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I am 16 year old boy with just 158cm of low height what should i do everyone makes my fun i feel unconfident every time.
This is sick
This world has so much to be dissatisfied by.
I’m 4’11, dark skinned with nappy hair and I’ve never been more comfortable in my skin.
I think if people don’t respect you, the problem is theirs, not yours. I don’t understand how one can disrespect another just because of their height.
Worked for jack hanma
This is crazy π±
I’m really shocked the doctor approved the sales tech guy for surgery, his wife didn’t even know!
I’m 28 years old and I am only 4’8 . My height is my greatest insecurity and it really affect my self confidence.
If women don’t want u coz ur too short then jus don’t procreate. Why would u simp to this level for women lul, prostitutes don’t have height requirements.
15:14 β οΈ
Hearing that Indian Chick demand the world because she’s 5’8 almost made me throw up in my mouth.
We’re dealing with Women’s inflated and unrealistic standards all across the world right now. Social Media is literally tearing apart society at the seams.
I’m sorry, but having had way too many NON-ELECTIVE SURGERIES, this is not a gamble I would EVER TAKE ON MY LIFE OR ON SOMEONE’S LIFE OF SOMEONE WHO I LOVEπ. IT IS JUST PURE MADNESSπ±!!!
I SHATTERED MY LEG, ANKLE AND FOOT ON MY LEFT LEG 8 YEARS AGO & NOW HAVE A TITANIUM ROD with 12 SCREWS AND PINS in MY LEG!!! IT NEVER HEALED CORRECTLY, AND I HAVE DEVELOPED CHRONIC COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE 2 π (for which there is no cure) I live in SEVERE PAIN CONSTANTLY!!! I also happen to be diabetic and have diabetic neuropathy π. This is also VERY PAINFULπ. I am only 5’3" tall. I am perfectly fine with my height. My husband is 5’5". My oldest son is almost 6′ tall. My youngest son is 5’7.5" Height doesn’t matter where we live… My daughter is only an inch taller than me.
I don’t think, this surgery is NEEDED!!! It’s a mind game!!! (That’s being polite!)
If you go to this, please make sure you go to a qualified orthopedic surgeon!!! And make sure THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING!!! Otherwise you are the one that will end paying for their mistakes!!! Please do whatever research you can BEFORE you do anything this INVASIVE!!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!
insecurity with ur body can literally kill you in this kind of society!
The BBL for males lmao better get the arms to match bc theyβll be checking
I think I see the problem.
So this dudes 5’2" and is living in America ?
I think you can do the imagination yourself lmfao.
This is happening in India where average height is 5 "" π€£π€£π€£
Doctor sahb seat belt to lgga lo, q pddelikhe unpadd banne ghum rahe ho
Everyone says their height is perfectly fine but will refuse to date someone shorter. Just like racism. You will 100% get judged if you decided to date them or have direct involvement.
I was very conscious of my height. I stand 5 feet 7 and now i dom’t give a rats ass.
He says that he denies people and picks and chooses a lot. Why on earth would he approve a man that is successful, has a wife, knows that he hasnβt informed his wife, and works in TECH. Got this surgery just to work from home at a desk and some zoom meetings because of COVID. Thatβs such a clear case that seems like it should be turned down
Being a professional media you must show all the part of INDIA. You missed Arunachal Pradesh, Kashmir and Ladhak.
Shame on you be responsible for what you shows.
Someone help me understand the rice scene at 24:22. What exactly was she looking for & how did she pin point a grain & remove it for what?
20k usd for some centimetres what the hell
Doctor’s daughter is just affected by bad comedy attempts
Lots of people 4" wouldn’t make or break. 5’2"-5’6" doesn’t make a BIG difference believe me, you’ll just be as hard to meet girlfriends. I have heard there are height requirements for some jobs in Southeast Asia so if its your dream to be a Flight Attendant or Nurse than you would be very tempted to do this of course. I would say if you are 5’8" it could be a big deal to become 6′. 6′ just seems to be such a HUGE number for women, the amount of hot women gets immense when they see that magic number 6. Finally, a respectable point is perhaps going from dwarf to just over 5′. If you can make it to 5’2" it can get you into the ballpark for many women. Maybe 5’1" to 5’5" is tempting, you’d be above the US average height for women.
Anything else would be absolutely absurd, that’s my 2 cents on the whole issue.
why do you want to do all this man why ???
Lomba hoa ta na hoi porer jonmer jonnoi rekhe dilm….. Ei jonome ami heels porei kaj chaile nebo
Why is my leg in pain just hearing about the surgery
KARO MARO
He’s 5 ft 2in. I can’t say if I’d say no to this surgery. I’m 6 foot if I take my shoes off. I can’t imagine losing a foot.
Being short myself.
I can tell ya one thing , it doesn’t seem that bad at first but the interactions drip a sour taste of judgment that keeps dripping like acid day in and day out , until your pride exists no more.
gain more respect? did they ever think about working out hard and liftin these weights
6’3
Seems a psychologist would be a better bet π³
35:00 imagine going under anesthesia and just before you drift off you see a bunch of surgeons hovering over a quick reference guide π
lmao manlet
This is stupid lol
If my husband had major surgery that will cripple him for weeks and not only didnβt tell me but also lied about it, might be grounds for divorce. Not might be, would be probably.
***LOVE YOURSELF***
height = gender = age = skin color
you can’t magically change them, be happy who you are, don’t let your self esteem get lowered, accept it that this is how you are. please love yourself first before loving other person/things.
See how they blurred his eyes when he came to…
π Heard that Amit got fired due to covid staff downsizing…he is now back to India.
By the way…all superstar of bollywood are below 5’8.
And all freedom fighters are below 5’8.
And girls…if we see a tall avg girl and a short smoking hot girl…who do you think we will choose?. Go to gym lazyass.
Dude why would you make your legs weaker
Good Christ. I don’t understand it. But beyond us, when we all die… This will be a common thing. It’s … Weird
"Pain is limited , Height is eternal"
– That guy probably
I just watched a documentary a week ago about a man who did this and the surgery went wrong. Now he can’t work out and will need crutches to get around permanently or till he has a corrective surgery.
As a Indian who stands at 6’1 this made me feel good about myself..
9:17 i thought he said "a person who is 5’6 and wants to go to 6’9" i was like: oh my god o.o xD
I’m 5.5 happy . Why not be happy how u are . So ungrateful when there people dying to live. And fools do this .
min 29:12 omg that machine is soo dirty omg
39:26 βwhat the f did we doβ look
Quackery.