{"id":493644,"date":"2022-09-16T21:52:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T18:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tech-workers-getting-leg-lengthening-surgery-that-costs-up-to-150k-report\/"},"modified":"2022-09-16T21:52:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T18:52:09","slug":"tech-workers-getting-leg-lengthening-surgery-that-costs-up-to-150k-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tech-workers-getting-leg-lengthening-surgery-that-costs-up-to-150k-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tech workers getting leg-lengthening surgery that costs up to $150K: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a737d8ccc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a737d8ccc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tech-workers-getting-leg-lengthening-surgery-that-costs-up-to-150k-report\/#%E2%80%9CTech_workers_getting_leg-lengthening_surgery_that_costs_up_to_150K_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Tech workers getting leg-lengthening surgery that costs up to $150K: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTech_workers_getting_leg-lengthening_surgery_that_costs_up_to_150K_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Tech workers getting leg-lengthening surgery that costs up to $150K: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Self-conscious tech workers are reportedly taking extreme measures to add a few inches to their height by forking over six-figure payments for painful leg-lengthening operations.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Debiparshad, the head of the Nevada-based LimbplastX Institute, said workers from the tech sector comprise a significant chunk of his patients for the cosmetic surgical procedure.<\/p>\n<p>The operation reportedly costs $70,000 to $150,000, depending on how many inches the patient wants to \u201cgrow,\u201d as well as thousands of dollars more in follow-up costs, GQ reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI joke that I could open a tech company,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/leg-lengthening\">Debiparshad told GQ<\/a>. \u201cI got, like, 20 software engineers doing this procedure right now who are here in Vegas. There was a girl yesterday from PayPal. I\u2019ve got patients from Google, Amazon, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, Microsoft. I\u2019ve had multiple patients from Microsoft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The leg-lengthening process requires a painful procedure in which a doctor breaks the femur in each of a patient\u2019s legs and inserts extendable metal nails. The nails are gradually extended over the next three months by one millimeter a day \u2013 eventually making the recovered patient several inches taller.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/femur-illo.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Femurs\" class=\"wp-image-23893759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/femur-illo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/femur-illo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/femur-illo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The procedure involves breaking the femurs and inserting surgical nails.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/tech-workers-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tech workers\" class=\"wp-image-23893763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/tech-workers-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/tech-workers-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/tech-workers-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tech workers reportedly comprise a significant portion of the patients getting leg-lengthening operations at one clinic.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The surgery also carries a lengthy recovery process that includes \u201crelentless\u201d pain that stretches the nerves, muscle and tissue of the legs to an \u201calmost excruciating degree,\u201d according to GQ\u2019s report.<\/p>\n<p>One customer, identified as a 23-year-old, Chicago-based software engineer named Alan, said he underwent the procedure after developing a deep insecurity about his height. A girl who he had a \u201ca super big crush on, like, roasted me for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alan spent three months recovering from the procedure and went from 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-9.<\/p>\n<p>Another patient, a New York-based options trader named Bryan, also indicated he got the operation to improve his romantic life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/microsoft-logo.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Microsoft\" class=\"wp-image-23893760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/microsoft-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/microsoft-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/microsoft-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The doctor, Kevin Debiparshad, said \u201cmultiple patients\u201d of his work at Microsoft.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times I would get rejected,\u201d Bryan told the outlet. \u201cI was, like, swinging 100 and, like, [connecting with] four or five.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The standard operation adds about three inches of height, but patients can add up to six inches if they are willing to have the same surgical nails implanted in their tibias. Cash-str<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed customers are allowed to cover the costs in installments.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its painful physical and financial effects, Debiparshad said his clinic has no shortage of patients.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/tech-workers-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tech workers\" class=\"wp-image-23893762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/tech-workers-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/tech-workers-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/tech-workers-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Kevin Debiparshad is the head of Nevada-based LimbplastX Institute.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Harvard-educated surgeon said patient counts have effectively doubled since remote work came to the fore during the COVID-19 pandemic. Debiparshad claimed up to 50 patients per month visit his offices.<\/p>\n<p>The roster of patients isn\u2019t limited to the tech sector. Debiparshad told GQ he has performed the procedure on CEOs, actors, physicians, a nurse, a YouTube star and even a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> anchor.<\/p>\n<p>The patients are often, but not always, wealthy and share a desire to feel better about themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of patients see it as an investment in themselves, and not necessarily romantically,\u201d Debiparshad said. \u201cStature is such an important part, I think, of who you are and how you perceive the world and how the world perceives you. 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