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Dwarfs choose surgery to alter growth and height
A family chronicles choices about limb-lengthening surgery for dwarfism. Gillian Mueller, 26, supports the procedure while her parents Colleen and James Gioffreda and their two sons weigh the impact. At Sinai Hospital Dr Paley and the International Center for Limb Lengthening perform the operation to extend the tibia with metal rods, casts, and gradual bone growth, aiming to increase height despite parental and societal concerns.
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