Posts Tagged ‘short’

He should have used Liftkits…

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Kim Jong Ill is most notably known for his tyrannical control over communist North Korea and of course his token “Bono-esque” sunglasses. It seems that there is another secret that Kim Jong Ill hoped to take to his grave: he was a long time wearer of elevator style high heels. It was always known that Kim Jong Ill was apparently short around 5’6″, yet these shoes may have given him the illusion of up to 4 inches!!

These shoes seem to be more trouble than they’re worth. Constant wearing causes pressure in the ankles and makes them very susceptible to injury. Moreover the stiffness of the shoes doesn’t give the natural support an individual needs to stay tall and strong. Not to mention the awkward steps that are taken because of the clunkiness of the shoes, which further pushes the risk of injury. These risks are all encompassed by the visibility factor, everyone could tell he was boasting more height than he had.

There could have been an alternative option for Kim Jong Ill. One that might have kept him in better health. Height increasing insoles would have been a huge asset for Kim Jong Ill, allowing him natural height increase while maintaining orthopedic comfort. These insoles allow for a natural height increase without the visibility, no one will know your secret to standing a little taller. Kim Jon Ill’s years got cut short, but maybe Liftkits could helped him out.. He should have used Liftkits!

Limb lengthening tests human will power

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Patients endure unimaginable pain
for a few inches

Growing pains
Christy Ruhe stood 4-foot-3 before choosing to undergo a leg-lengthening process that broke her bowed legs, then stretched and straightened them to make her seven inches taller.
See pictures from her painful, but gratifying experience.

By Gretchen Parker, AP

Limb-lengthening surgery is controversial among dwarfs, and it is painful. Still, many choose to undergo the bone-breaking and difficult therapy to gain inches in height. One patient who made this decision, Christy Ruhe, allowed an Associated Press reporter and photographer to closely follow her two-year progress. This is her story.

PICKERINGTON, Ohio – The tiny, silver BMW roadster slides out of the garage and zips toward the freeway. Christy Ruhe adjusts the rearview mirror and rests one hand on the steering wheel. The car, her dad’s, is a perfect fit. She looks like she’s been driving it forever.

Two years ago, she couldn’t have reached the pedals.

Christy recently finished a procedure that surgically broke her bowed legs, then stretched and straightened them, an agonizingly painful ordeal that would leave even her questioning how much she could endure.

Once 4-foot-3, she’s now just 2 inches shy of 5 feet tall.

She had always craved just a few more inches. Enough to drive any car and pump her own gas, or reach the pedals under the piano. Practical things, but seven inches would accomplish so much more.

To understand why Christy would put herself through the grueling surgeries and therapy is to understand a spirit determined to be as independent as possible.

Continue reading this story at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4242093/