Height Lengthening Operations
Height Lengthening Operations
Height lengthening operations due to health problems or for cosmetic purposes are successfully performed in Liv Hospital Ulus Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic. Those whose stature is short due to childhood diseases, malnutrition and most frequently dwarfism, can gain 10-12 cm increase in their height depending on the bone the procedure is performed on, with the height lengthening operations that can be generally carried out on patients starting from adolescence period. In the operation that begins with the cutting half of the bone that is planned to be extended from an appropriate point; an external or internal fixator is used to expand the space between the ends that are split in half. After the operation, new bone is formed in very little amounts in the area that is expanded.