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 ...

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

So, is leg-lengthening a real thing? Surprisingly yes. But while it's not a procedure made up for the A24 universe, it's also not the magical makeover the movie might make it out to be (sorry to ...

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.

A self-confessed 'short king' endured three months of gruelling bone stretching to increase his height - but he says the excruciating procedure was all worth it for the extra three inches ...

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.