I paid $27,000 for leg-lengthening surgery to change the way I see myself. I used to feel like a child when I wore a suit and I couldn't bear jokes about my height.

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Ibrahim Alğan, in a wheelchair after surgery, right, and sitting outside after one of his surgeries. He paid nearly $30,000 to make his legs longer with surgery.
Ibrahim Alğan, in a wheelchair after surgery, right, and outside after one of his operations. He paid nearly $27,000 for surgery to make his legs longer.

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Surgeon operating on a knee.
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Mahboubian standing with a patient before and after two surgeries.
Mahboubian standing with a patient before and after two surgeries.

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Dr. Shahab Mahboubian at his facility.
Dr. Shahab Mahboubian at his facility.

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