Is leg-lengthening surgery safe?
Stacey witnesses a shocking surgery in Miami where people have their legs broken to get six inches taller and questions if drinking toxic laundry powder can really cure joint pain.
Stacey explores a growing looksmaxxing trend and travels to Miami to witness a shocking surgery where people have their legs broken to get six inches taller. Dr Dror Paley, a leading US surgeon, explains how limb lengthening has transformed from a cutting-edge reconstructive surgery into a popular cosmetic procedure at his clinic. Stacey meets one of his patients who decided to get the surgery after a divorce and spent over a year in rehabilitation before reaching 6ft 1in.
Stacey returns to the UK to turn her attentions to a laundry powder called Borax, which sparked an international outcry after people claimed on TikTok that drinking it could cure joint pain. Tracing the digital trail leads her to a small village and farm shop in north Yorkshire where the claims bizarrely seem to have originated.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Stacey Dooley |
| Presenter | Nighat Arif |
| Presenter | Alex George |
| Editor | Mac Mackenzie |
| Editor | Joseph Tims |
| Producer | Eloise Millard |
| Executive Producer | Tom Williams |
| Executive Producer | Jane Root |
| Executive Producer | Arif Nurmohamed |
| Executive Producer | Simon Willgoss |
| Director | Joe Myerscough |
| Production Company | Nutopia |
