We spoke to the surgeon behind hundreds of these procedures to learn what it actually takes to add inches to your frame.

If you were surprised to learn that the height-increasing surgery in Materialists was real, you’re not the only one. After the movie-which saw Pedro Pascal‘s character confess to getting ...

Surgery only takes a couple hours and patients stay in the hospital for one to two days after, but it's the weeks and months after that that are spent lengthening the bone. SEE MORE: Social media ...

An increasing number of height-challenged men are turning to limb-lengthening surgery -- an expensive, potentially painful, months-long procedure that will add a few extra inches to their frame.

One man who underwent limb-lengthening surgery in 2015 feared he wouldn't be able to find a wife unless he became taller. The surgery added 3 inches to his 5-foot-4 frame.

Doctors say they can typically add three inches of height during limb lengthening surgery, which is a months-long process. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.