Stretched Politician
05/01/09 - Odd Articles
“Most of us eventually accept the shape we’ve been born into. Hours at the gym, braces and make-up might help us make the best of what we have but that’s about as far as it goes. Hajnal Ban was a little more determined, however. Fearing that being just 5ft 1in would count against her in her legal and political career, the Australian decided to grow another three inches. So she saved up $25,000, flew to a clinic in Russia and had her legs broken in four places. Doctors inserted stainless-steel pins in the bones, fixing them to metal frames around the legs and rotating the screws each day, to stretch the bones apart. ‘At least nine months of that was excruciatingly painful,’ said Israeli-born Miss Ban.” w/ photo
