A Brit gave up months of his life and risked it all to be 5'9

A Brit gave up months of his life and risked it all to be 5'9. Seven months of being bedridden and re-learning to walk, an entire life savings, and a mental battle that almost tipped him over the edge. That's what it's cost William to be seven centimetres taller. The engineer is one of the many British men who struggle with their seemingly unfixable height daily. But he is one of the few who has taken the leap - quite literally - into leg lengthening surgery.