Preface
On the journey of chasing their dreams, some people do not hesitate to spend huge sums of money, and even undergo bone breaking surgery, just to pursue the increase in height. At that time, Li Yanuo spent 160,000 yuan on bone breaking surgery, just to increase his height by 7.2 centimeters, why did he do it at any cost?
A teenager with excellent character and learning, gradually tortured by "height".
In 1994, Li Yanuo was born in a well-off family in Beijing. PARENTS ARE ORDINARY CIVIL SERVANTS, AND THEIR LIVES ARE GOOD. Li Yanuo has been brilliant since he was a child, and his academic performance is among the best. His parents and teachers praised him for his future success. In his childhood, Li Yanuo was in a happy mood and full of longing and expectation for life.
Until junior high and high school, Li Yanuo's growth trajectory was still smooth sailing. At that time, puberty was coming, and many of my classmates began to smoke and grow taller. However, Li Yanuo's height has stagnated, hovering around 167 centimeters throughout. Although his parents are relatively short, all the other boys are over 180cm, and Li Yanuo can't help but feel a little frustrated.
In his sophomore year of high school, there was a monthly exam in the class, and Li Yanuo did not do well in the exam, so he could only choose the back seat. A tall boy sat in front of him, blocking his vision. Li Yanuo was not only annoyed, but also began to worry about his height. He worked hard to exercise and supplement his nutrition, but his bone development had come to an end, and he couldn't grow any taller at all.
is in adolescence, and the seemingly unintentional joke of his classmates is enough to become an indelible pain in Li Yanuo's heart. In his junior year of high school, there was a boy who was 4cm taller than Li Yanuo, and he was nicknamed "Half-Disabled". In addition to Li Yanuo's troubles, he inevitably fell into the abyss of inferiority.
The pilot test failed, and Li Yanuo was obsessed with height
That year, Li Yanuo's class came to the recruitment team of the Civil Aviation Flight College of China. Li Yanuo has always longed for the blue sky and white clouds, dreaming that he can fly the plane to the sky. He immediately applied for the exam, but was rejected because he was not 170cm tall.
When the head teacher learned the news of Li Yanuo's defeat, he couldn't help but casually say "It may be a matter of height". These words became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Li Yanuo was depressed, threw all his interest books on the ground, and cried bitterly. Seeing this, his parents decided to take him to the hospital to measure his bone age – the most accurate way to determine whether he could grow taller.
However, the results disappointed everyone. The doctor clearly informed Li that his skeletal development had been completely closed and that there was no further growth. This result is tantamount to a heavy blow, Li Yanuo lost his soul all day long, and he can no longer raise his interest in learning. All he was thinking about was how to grow taller again.
Looking for various home remedies for growing taller on the Internet, Li Yanuo was excited
Li Yanuo began to frantically search the Internet for all kinds of home remedies for growing taller, looking for any glimmer of hope. Finally, one day, he found the so-called "broken bone augmentation surgery". This was originally a surgical option designed to treat orthopedic diseases, and could theoretically cause the bone to grow longer again. Li Yanuo's eyes lit up suddenly, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
He excitedly took the method to the doctor and asked it. However, the doctors were shocked when they heard that the surgery was extremely risky and carried the risk of serious infection and even lifelong disability. But Li Yanuo has been obsessed with "growing taller" to the point of madness, and he can't listen to the doctor's advice at all.
Li Yanuo found a plastic surgery hospital that could perform the procedure and inquired about the specifics. They explained the surgical plan to Li Yanuo in detail, claiming that the doctors were experienced and had a high success rate. Li Yanuo immediately became excited and eager to try. He even dragged his parents to the hospital for consultation. The hospital's "aesthetic consultants" also instilled a lot of false information in parents, exaggerating the effect of surgery and downplaying the risks. The parents agreed to Li Yanuo's idea.
Broken Bone Augmentation Surgery: Li Yanuo's Crazy Decision
The hospital quickly developed a complete plan for Li Yanuo. In this operation, Li Yanuo's lower limb bones will be severed and implanted with steel plates, and the extension effect of 7.2cm will be finally achieved. Li Yanuo was so excited that he immediately decided to do it on his 20th birthday.
On September 24, 2014, his birthday, Li Yanuo lay on the operating table as he wished. He entered the operating room with a smile on his face, full of anticipation and waiting for a "new life". The doctor first inserted a steel bar under Li Yanuo's knee, and then inserted more than 10 fixing needles to complete the bone cutting work. The operation lasted 4 hours, and Li Yanuo was pushed out of the operating room, and his parents nervously stayed aside.
The surgeon said that the operation was very successful, and as long as the follow-up rehabilitation plan is strictly implemented, and the bones are stretched at 0.5cm per day, I believe that the expected goal can be achieved perfectly. Li Yanuo's mother folded her hands in gratitude to the doctor, and Li Yanuo himself was thrilled - he was about to grow taller!
The long and painful postoperative rehabilitation was unbearable for Li Yanuo
However, the success of broken bone augmentation surgery is only the first step. What is really daunting is the lengthy post-operative rehabilitation process that follows. Since bone growth must be tightly controlled at a controlled speed and direction, the entire rehabilitation process is expected to take up to two years.
Li Yanuo, who had just undergone surgery, was still immersed in joy. But soon, when the pain caused by bone traction hits, he can't bear it at all. Standing and walking alone can be painful, let alone rehabilitation. Li Yanuo was lifeless all day long, completing his schedule like a formality, and he already regretted it in his heart.
What's even more unexpected is that the cost of surgery is far from including a complete post-operative care and rehabilitation plan. Returning to the hospital again and again for re-examination, dressing changes, stitch removal, and day-to-day exercise equipment and aids, all of which need to be paid for by Li Yanuo's family. The cost of 605B surgery is already a big burden for them, and this "bottomless pit" of rehabilitation costs is even worse.
Postoperative complications followed, and Li Yanuo suffered mental and physical injuries
After recuperating at home for more than a year, Li Yanuo was finally able to remove the external fixator. However, the bones did not grow to the expected 7.2 cm, and they could not even walk normally. To make matters worse, serious postoperative complications also began to appear. Li Yanuo's legs were severely deformed, not only in different lengths, but also in his toes.
Faced with his tattered self in the mirror, Li Yanuo's spirit was devastated. He wept bitterly and expressed deep remorse to his parents. The parents also had red eyes, but they couldn't bear to say anything reproachful to their faces. Li Yanuo lost 20 pounds, lying in bed all day, in a trance, and no longer had the heart to learn anything. The once smart and studious boy is gone.
epilogue
It is true that there are too many dreams in life that are difficult to achieve, but there are also too many real-life happiness that we should enjoy. Li Yanuo's experience is a wake-up call for us - when those seemingly unattainable things can be easily obtained, there are too many bad things to think about......