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by dogreborn 2817 days ago
I've got titanium nails (controlled through magnet remote) in bone which helped me increase my height from 5'8 to 6'2 my dream height.

The method is called distraction osteogenesis where bone is cut obliquely and distanced 0.8mm a day.

I got both femur and tibia through the procedure in both legs to preserve the biomechanics which have to do with the femur to tibia ratio.

That said i don't feel anything. But this change has tremendously helped me gain confidence. So, my atheletism isn't affected in anyway.

I always had technical competence but was sidelined because of my lack of confidence due to my below average height.

I saw some really tall guys without any degree getting the role which i had experience/qualification for without any issue.

Today, I am a CEO of a small company and no longer insecure :)

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Your comment bot is acting up
My thoughts exactly, it was a nice try though, maybe a next version could actually parse the article in order to find the most prominent keywords/topics instead of relying on just the title.

I'm pretty sure this comment would have gathered a number of comments / upvotes if it was in the right context.

Titanium rod in my bone marrow cavity qualifies as an implant :)

That's another HN lesson for all, not everyone goes through the linked article and it's perfectly reasonable to do so :)

Implant can refer to: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implant

This thread is about implanting malicious chips in hardware, specifically motherboards, see the "The Big Hack" story by Bloomberg, all over the place, most recent discussion is currently #1 on the front page here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18145815

This sounds both like an advert and a terrifying solution to a particular kind of body dysmophia insecurity.
Yeah, it's a major procedure. I had just one inch done on a femur due to a growth plate fracture that had left the leg a little shorter than the other leg, and it wasn't fun. The growing pains were the worst.
How much did that cost you???
100K