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Leg Up: Getting Taller Through Limb-Lengthening Surgery: W5


Catalogue Number:  CTV932
Producer:  CTV
Producing Agencies:  CTV Television
Subject:  Canadian Social Issues, Documentary, Guidance, Health and Medicine, Psychology, Science, Social Issues
Language:  English
Grade Level:  Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  2023
Running Time:  21:55


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Anne-Marie Mediwake investigates the growing trend of stature-lengthening surgery for Canadian men who are unhappy about their height. Being short in stature comes with a social stigma that some men live with on a daily basis, which drives them towards limb-lengthening.


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