Height reduction surgery is a thing?

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Today I learned about a woman who was 6'7½" and had 4" of her legs removed to make herself shorter. She lived and was able to walk until she died in 2014. Below is a link to a NY times article about her surgery and her obituary.

There was also a newspaper article from a newspaper in Tuscon that reported on her being able to walk out of the hospital with crutches and that she'd begin physical therapy but I didnt grab the link bevause they wanted me to pay to sign up for their site.

https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/20/archives/tall-girl-19-undergoes-surgery-to-lose-height.html

https://m.legacy.com/obituaries/theoaklandpress/obituary.aspx?n=elizabeth-ann-rowston&pid=173668210&referrer=0&preview=false

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