'I didn't know that was an actual thing.' Florida surgeon makes people taller [View all]

The surgeon’s practice has become one of the world’s most active medical tourism destinations.

At 5-foot-6, Aaron Trinh noticed most of his friends were taller. He had been feeling self-conscious when he found an intriguing social media post.

“I was on TikTok, and I came across a reel showing how there was a guy from Turkey who lengthened himself like 6 inches, and I was like, “Huh, that’s pretty interesting. I didn’t know that was an actual thing,” Trinh said. “I got introduced to how people were doing limb lengthening for cosmetic purposes.”

Trinh’s online research led him to West Palm Beach. On the campus of St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Dror Paley is using surgical procedures to make people taller. His Paley Orthopedic & Spine Institute has become one of the world’s most active medical tourism destinations, attracting patients from 50 states and over 100 countries who come for medical and cosmetic purposes.

In late May, Trinh, 24, acted on his desire to be taller and underwent limb-lengthening surgery and recovery. It is an intense and expensive process, but one that has become more popular and accepted in the last five years. Trinh’s goal was to become about 3 inches taller, putting him solidly at 5-foot-9.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2025/08/11/surgery-to-make-you-taller-florida/