Leg lengthening is a complex surgery to add a few inches to your legs. In some cases, it’s medically necessary. But now, some are doing it to be taller.

A patient recovering from leg-lengthening surgery, pictured on January 16, 2012 in Beijing, China. Leg-lengthening technology has progressed over the past decade, but there are still risks involved.

Brian Sanchez, a 33-year-old mortgage broker from Georgia, spent more than $100,000 on a Turkish leg-lengthening surgery to add 7 inches to his height — despite already being 6 feet tall.

In the new romantic drama "Materialists," a character has leg-lengthening surgery, a procedure that gradually lengthens the bones in the arms or legs over the course of several months. The surgery ...

CENTENNIAL, Colorado — A Colorado boy is now recovering from his seventh surgery.Over eight years ago, his father tried to kill both of them by crashing a car in Centennial. Isaiah Weitzel was ...

CENTENNIAL, Colorado (KCNC) — A Colorado boy is now recovering from his seventh surgery. Over eight years ago, his father tried to kill both of them by crashing a car in Centennial. Isaiah ...

Lopez said the most recent surgery was the hardest to see her son go through. “Just watching him every day, it’s almost like he’s not in pain because of his demeanor, but I know he’s in pain.