{"id":57472,"date":"2023-04-13T10:31:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T10:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/13\/short-man-spends-160000-to-undergo-a-painful-surgical-procedure-to-become-tall\/"},"modified":"2023-04-13T10:31:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T10:31:23","slug":"short-man-spends-160000-to-undergo-a-painful-surgical-procedure-to-become-tall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/13\/short-man-spends-160000-to-undergo-a-painful-surgical-procedure-to-become-tall\/","title":{"rendered":"Short man spends $160,000 to undergo a painful surgical procedure to become tall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-short-american-man-has-gone-to-extreme-lengths-to-increase-his-height-by-five-inches-after-undergoing-excruciating-surgeries\"><strong>A short American man has gone to extreme lengths to increase his height by five inches after undergoing excruciating surgeries.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moses Gibson who claims to have experienced \u201cheightism\u201d from a young age because of his 5ft height struggled to get a woman.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old tried out medication that promised to help him grow and even reached out to a \u201cspiritual healer\u201d in his pursuit to become tall.<\/p>\n<p>He nearly gave up hope until he came across a painful procedure that involves breaking multiple bones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Video of a heavily pregnant woman and her husband smoking weed &amp; cigarettes causes stir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moses gained three inches after undergoing his first round of surgery in 2016 and now hopes to reach his goal height of 5ft 10in by June after undergoing a second surgery.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s spent a total of $160,000 on the intense procedures but says it\u2019s all worth it after being unhappy for years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"276556\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Short-man-spends-160000-to-undergo-a-painful-surgical-procedure-to-become-tall.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"276556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Short-man-spends-160000-to-undergo-a-painful-surgical-procedure-to-become-tall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276556\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Moses said: \u201cI\u2019ve struggled with height, I don\u2019t know whether \u2018heightism\u2019 is what they call it, but being on the shorter side for men.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven when I was in high school, I was always unhappy with my height. As far back as when I was probably like 15, I realised most of my peers were taller than me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt started getting to me gradually. I just didn\u2019t feel good about myself, I was unhappy about it most of the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Blind man storms the market to propose marriage to his best friend whom he thinks is his girlfriend<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moses said his height began affecting his confidence and dating life.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cI used to like clothes and shoes, but I started not feeling happy when I put them on and I wanted to look better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt 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\u2019t very much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople made comments. Sometimes it wasn\u2019t in a mean way or intending to hurt, but they\u2019d say \u2018sh*t dude, you\u2019re short man\u2019 or make a joke of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moses decided he wanted to do something about his height and began searching for ways to grow, turning to some unusual methods.<\/p>\n<p>He explained: \u201cI\u2019m a strong, tough guy, so I was never depressed about it but I went searching to see what I could do about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; A short American man has gone to extreme lengths to increase his height by five inches after undergoing excruciating surgeries. Moses Gibson who claims to have experienced \u201cheightism\u201d from a young age because of his 5ft height struggled to get a woman. 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