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Because [[heightcel|shortcels]] can only add 2 to 3 inches to their height through wearing heels and hidden lifts, which is not enough to overcome their [[Subhumanity|subhumanity]], the only solution left is leg lengthening surgery. This surgery consists in breaking the tibia or femur and pulling the two broken parts apart with the help of metallic rods so the bone can reform in the empty space in between and produce a longer tibia or femur. The process of pulling the broken bone parts apart takes at least 1 or 2 months depending on the desired length with a progress of maximum 1mm a day. The process of healing takes a few months more. It is possible to add up to 4 inches (10cm) to the tibia or to the femur although most surgeons advice not to go past 2 inches (5cm) in each bone. Both tibias and femurs can be lengthened although at different times. This is a dangerous surgery that can produce complications including the inability to run depending on how much the bones were lengthened, but this is rare. Most of times people recovers well. It's very important to do stretching and clean the pin sites to avoid infection (external methods).

*Externals: In these methods the support of the bone is placed outside the skin, so the skin remains pierced until the procedure is done, so there is a greater risk of infection (pins must be cleaned), but they are also safer for the bone and allow simultaneous corrections for curved bones:

*Internal: There are different devices which differs between them, but all of them consists in a rod which are placed inside the bone and holds it from inside, and the lengthening phase begins. When the bone consolidates, the nail is removed. They are very expensive, but improves the comfortability and don't have risk of infection (only at surgery). The lengthening process is done through magnetic turnover of an internal nut, or done twisting the foot. Some devices are not reversible (this is a problem if the bone doesn't make a callus). Another problem is that dome devices are not weight bearing, so the user must be careful when walking. These methods offers a shorter period of consolidation, because the bone is stimulated when moving. When done tibia lengthening, the rod must be inserted very near the joint, so there is a small risk of long therm pain (which usually heals). There is an interesting option with certain devices, when the bone is consolidated the nail is not removed, instead of that, the bone is broken again, so it allows to add more inches or centimetres to the previous lengthening, with this method 16 cm (6' ¼) can be gained with two pair of 8 cm nails. This option is safer than doing 8 cm in a single stage.