Frenchman to walk taller after surgery in India
Frenchman to walk taller after surgery in India: "Frenchman to walk taller after surgery in India
GG2.NET NEWS [12/01/2006]
A SURGERY for cosmetic lengthening of legs was carried out for the first time ever in India when a French national visited New Delhi.
The patient, who was discharged on Wednesday, will add 2.8 inches to his 5 feet 4 inch frame by the end of April.
'We did the surgery last week. The patient will gain seven centimetres (2.8 inches) in height by April`s end,' said orthopaedic surgeon ON Nagi, Ganga Ram Hospital.
Nagi said the procedure, which cost Rs300,000, would have been three times more expensive in Europe.
The process involves cutting a layer of the bone of the two legs and attaching a metal frame with screws to the limbs. The rods of the frame can be lengthened, so that they pull the bone apart, creating a gap.
New bone cells form in this gap, increasing the length of the limb gradually, Nagi said. The doctor said the procedure was safe and had no side-effects. "
GG2.NET NEWS [12/01/2006]
A SURGERY for cosmetic lengthening of legs was carried out for the first time ever in India when a French national visited New Delhi.
The patient, who was discharged on Wednesday, will add 2.8 inches to his 5 feet 4 inch frame by the end of April.
'We did the surgery last week. The patient will gain seven centimetres (2.8 inches) in height by April`s end,' said orthopaedic surgeon ON Nagi, Ganga Ram Hospital.
Nagi said the procedure, which cost Rs300,000, would have been three times more expensive in Europe.
The process involves cutting a layer of the bone of the two legs and attaching a metal frame with screws to the limbs. The rods of the frame can be lengthened, so that they pull the bone apart, creating a gap.
New bone cells form in this gap, increasing the length of the limb gradually, Nagi said. The doctor said the procedure was safe and had no side-effects. "
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