In 2014, a young man named Li Yanuo made a decision - to have surgery to increase the height of broken bones.
This surgery is not only expensive, it costs to achieve160,000 RMB, and there are many risks, but Li Yanuo turned a blind eye.
He firmly believes that surgery will allow him to escape the shadow of his past and take him to a new stage of life.
Now that ten years have passed, how has he been?
Li Yanuo was born in 1994 in a living standard inWell-off familyIn his childhood, Li Yanuo attracted attention for his outstanding character and excellent grades, and his life was full of joy and happiness.
However, this happiness came to an abrupt end with the arrival of adolescence after he stepped into the threshold of middle school.
Adolescence is a critical stage of growth, with significant changes taking place in the body. Although Li Yanuo's parents are not tall, they are still in the normal ** height range.
Parents and classmates generally think that the children'sThe height will surpass that of the parents, so no one was worried about Li Yanuo's height at first.
But as time went on, Mr. Li's anxiety began to grow.
By the end of his sophomore year of high school, his height of 1.67 meters was already short among boys, and he was even inferior to some of the female classmates in the class.
Once unimpressed, he began to have a great desire for height, especially at one timeFailed the monthly examThis desire becomes even more acute when forced to sit behind a tall boy and unable to read the blackboard.
Li Yanuo began to work hard to change his situation. He wakes up early every dayCalcium supplementation, force yourself to do at least two or three hours of physical exercise, hoping to stimulate height growth through a high-protein and high-calcium diet and exercise.
However, even after two months of perseverance, there was no change in his height.
With the stagnation of height, his self-esteem also took a serious hit, especially when one more than himBoy with a height of 4 cmWhen he was given the mocking nickname "Half-Disabled", his mood hit rock bottom.
Although this nickname is only an unintentional prank among peers, it is an unbearable humiliation for Li Yanuo, who is in the sensitive period of adolescence.
He became more and more silent, and his stubbornness about height became a stone in his heart, and at home, he insisted on eating foods that help him grow taller, such as beef, milk, fish and soy products, hoping to find a silver lining.
This obsession even affected his dreams for the future.
Li Yanuo dreams of becoming a pilot and hopes to joinCivil Aviation Flight University of China.
When applying for the pilot exam, his height became an insurmountable obstacle, and he was the shortest among the students who applied for the pilot examThis made him feel inferior in the face of other people, and he ended up unsurprisingly losing the election.
When he returned to the class, the boy who had laughed at him once again brought up the issue of height, which made Li Yanuo feel extremely sad.
On the border between the desire for high and biology, there is a medical technique that has caused great controversy:Limb lengthening surgery.
This technique originated in the fifties of the last century by the Soviet orthopedic surgeon Irizarov, when he accidentally discovered that the fracture was continuously applied with a steady and slow traction through an external fixatorIt can promote the regeneration of bones.
This medical miracle was not only used to help soldiers correct unequal leg length problems caused by broken bones after the war, but also used for various diseases such as irregular limbs, polio and skeletal deformities.
Behind the maturity of the technology, it also hides its far-reaching impact as a means of heightening.
In China, where the technique is banned due to its high cost, high risk, and potentially serious consequences, there are still people who venture to seek the procedureHopefully get a new lease of life from it.
Li Yanuo is one of them.
He was ecstatic when he discovered that limb lengthening surgery offered by a hospital in Zhuhai could fulfill his dream of heightening, and despite facing opposition from his family, his persistence eventually convinced his parents.
For their son's dream, Li Yanuo's parents did not hesitate to spend as much as 160,000 yuan on the cost of surgery, which was a "special gift" they gave Li Yanuo for his 20th birthday.
The day of surgery is coming, Li YanuoLying on the operating table in anticipationUnbeknownst to him, this was just the beginning of a nightmare.
Although the operation was declared a success, as the effect of the anesthetic wore off, Li Yanuo endured unprecedented pain.
To make matters worse, he had to adjust the screws on the retainer every day to artificially lengthen the gap between the bones, a pain that was unimaginable.
The recovery period after surgery was full of challenges, with muscles and bones artificially stretched, which could lead to infections, and the heavy metal frame made Li suffer for daysHe had never experienced such an ordeal.
The parents watched their son's pain and their hearts were filled with regret.
Originally, I thought that after removing the metal frame, Li Yanuo would be able to resume normal walking, but the reality was cruel.
He was unable to walk independently, often felt weakness in his legs, and even had the sequelae of leg valgus, but the doctors continued to be optimistic, telling him that as long as he kept exercising, he would be able to recover one day.
However, as time passed, when he finally started a year laterTraining, when he thought that life would improve, fate played a joke on him.
After another year, he found that he was still unable to walk normally, and the weakness of his legs and feet made him realize the seriousness of the problem.
Accompanied by his family, he went to a regular hospital for further examination, and the results frightened him - he had many serious problems with his legs, and he may no longer be able to walk like a normal person.
In the two years after the operation, Li Yanuo not only lost weight, but also became a real disabled person.
He realized that the height he blindly pursued was ultimately exchanged for lifelong disability and remorse, and he regretted that he had not thought calmly and was confused by the sweet words of the doctors at the plastic surgery hospital, which led to such a tragic result.
He even expressed his regret to his parents in tears, saying that he should have focused on his studies instead of indulging in fantasies about growing taller.
Li Yanuo's parents also felt deeply remorseful because of their negligence that allowed their son to end up in such a situation.
Although the compensation from the plastic surgery hospital is not small, it cannot compensate for the fact that Li Yanuo lost the ability to walk.
Li Yanuo now has to rely on his parents' care to make ends meet, and the trajectory of his life was completely changed by this operation.
In today's society, we are often surrounded by all sorts of thingsSurrounded by aesthetic standards and stereotypes.
These seemingly invisible rules affect our self-perception and behavior all the time, men should be tall, women should be weak, and ...... looks upright
These so-called "perfect" images became the goal pursued by many.
But on this path of perfection, how many people have lost themselves or even destroyed their health because of the misdirection of society?
Li Yanuo's story is oneThought-provoking examples.
For a long time, he was under the weight of stereotypes, which made him feel both mental and physical pain.
Under the invisible judgment of society, his self-esteem was severely hit.
Everyone craves to be accepted and praised, and Li Yanuo is no exception.
When examining the story of Li Yanuo, we can't help but ask: why societyThere will be such tremendous pressure, to the point where individuals are willing to risk serious health risks to cater to these standards?
Why can't we appreciate and celebrate the uniqueness and natural beauty of each individual?
We need to rethink and define "perfection". True perfection is not an external, universally accepted image, but an expression of one's inner uniqueness and diversity.