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Beijing, September 16 (Xinhua) in recent years, plastic surgery has gradually become a way for male science and technology workers to achieve their external image goals in Silicon Valley. Debbie Parsard, a cosmetic surgeon who specializes in heightening surgery in Las Vegas, said at least 20 software engineers came to his clinic and spent a lot of money to grow a few inches, most of them from Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft.

▲ patients undergoing heightening surgery

Debbie Parsard founded the LimbplastX Clinic in 2016, and the heightening surgery business boomed during COVID-19 's popularity. Most of his clients were not cheap, including the company's CEO and actors, as well as more and more high-income male science and technology workers. " I joked that I could start a technology company, and I now have 20 software engineer clients doing the surgery, from Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, many of them from Microsoft.

The operation costs between $70,000 and $150000 (a Tesla costs about $60,000-$120000 in the United States), depending on how many inches the patient wants to grow, and there are three, four, five and six sizes to choose from. During the operation, the doctor breaks the patient's femur or thigh bone and inserts a metal nail to adjust it. For three months, the nails were extended a little bit every day through a magnetic remote control. This may take several months to slowly lengthen the bones and allow the legs to heal.

A software engineer interviewed told him that he spent three months alone in his apartment after the operation, ordered takeout for a living, and that after the operation, he could grow 3 inches (about 7.62cm).

As for why he chose to undergo this operation, it has something to do with the "hidden rules" of foreign society. According to research, short people earn less than their taller peers (a difference of about $500 per inch per year) and are less likely to be at the top of the company (the average CEO of Fortune 500 men is 6 feet tall, according to one survey). In addition, this also greatly affects the possibility of dating and romantic relationships.

Now the stigma surrounding plastic surgery for men in the United States is beginning to fade away. From 1997 to 2015, the number of plastic surgeries performed by men increased by 325%, according to the American Association of Aesthetic plastic Surgeons. The Washington Post reported that men are turning to Botox, fillers, laser therapy and techniques designed to stimulate collagen in order to move forward in their careers.

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