Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Alfie Phillips from Northampton has fibular hemimelia, which caused his right leg to not develop properly, leaving it more ...
Aaron Trinh said his short stature was a constant stress before his procedure ...
Alfie Phillips, who was born with fibular hemimelia, underwent the extramedullary femoral lengthening surgery in March 2025 ...
Some men with the desire to be taller are turning to limb-lengthening surgeries to gain a few inches and escape the feeling of being judged by their physical statures. But the procedures are expensive ...
Northampton schoolboy Alfie Phillips became the first patient in the UK to have leg-lengthening surgery in March last year.
Doctors say they can typically add three inches of height during limb lengthening surgery, which is a months-long process. More people are inquiring about limb lengthening surgeries to become taller, ...
A nine-year-old boy has become the first patient to have pioneering leg-lengthening surgery in the UK.
More people are inquiring about limb lengthening surgeries to become taller, according to doctors. "I've been getting more inquiries than in the past, and I think that's because there are more people ...