A Georgia man spent over $80,000 to add a few inches to his height after being rejected for his short stature by his crush.
Dynzell Sigers, 27, is chronicling his recovery after the leg-lengthening procedure he spent $81K on to take him from 5'5 to 6'0.
“I was always a very shy and reserved child and was always afraid to be myself for fear of being judged or not accepted,” Sigers said in a recent interview with NeedtoKnow. "And in my teens, I was once rejected by a girl I had a huge crush on and although she found me attractive, her reasoning was that I was too short and too young for her."
“Another big thing that stood out to me was that as much as I loved playing sports and was very good at it, I refused to join any of my school’s teams because of my short stature," he added. Throughout the years, he sought out various procedures in an effort to increase his height. When he found out about limb-lengthening surgery, he booked an appointment "right away."
Sigers continued, "I had no particular inspiration, but I knew that I wanted to recreate my body and my mind."
"They surgically cut the bone and inserted the internal rod between the two halves, which connects to an external fixator via pins that protrude from the legs.”
In total, the procedure was an amalgam of 6 different surgeries that began back in December of last year.
“I feel like a new man… like I could get a second chance at life," SIgers said.
