A 41-year-old American man has spent over $170,000 on two leg-lengthening s¥rgeries in a bid to make himself more attractive to women.
According to the New York Post, Moses Gibson, originally 5 foot 5 inches, struggled to find a girlfriend because of his height. “I just didn’t feel good about myself. I was unhappy about it most of the time,” the Minnesota resident said.
“It was my self-confidence in general, and with the ladies. It affected my dating life. I used to put things in my shoes to gain a little bit of height, but it wasn’t very much,” he was quoted as saying by the US daily.
After initially turning to medication and a spiritual healer, which both failed, he started saving for the leg lengthening s¥rgery.
Gibson saved $75,000 by working as a software engineer during the day and as a cabbie by night. He underwent the first s¥rgery in 2016, where he gained 3 inches, making him 5 foot and 8 inches. He said, while he was happy, he was not content.
“After the first procedure, I was happy with it to some extent, but it was always in my mind that I wanted to do a second one to complete it. I’m a high achiever. I’ve got the money and I can finish the journey,” he said.
In March 2023, he gathered $98,000 and paid it toward another lengthening s¥rgery. He hopes to add two more inches to his height.
However, Gibson has to use a height-lengthening device three times a day in order to pull the cut bone apart a millimeter at a time. Used correctly, he will be 5 foot 10 inches by June, his doctors reportedly said. Despite the p@in and the prices of the procedures, he said he has no regrets.
“After the first surgery, I became less hesitant and less worried about the result when talking to women. I now have a girlfriend,” he “proudly proclaimed,” according to the New York Post. “I also started wearing shorts and taking full-body pictures, which I never used to.”
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