NBA star Shaquille O'Neal's son, Shareef O'Neal, has gone viral. He humorously told fans he had surgery to grow taller. This ...

Some men with the desire to be taller are turning to limb-lengthening surgeries to gain a few inches and escape the feeling of being judged by their physical statures. But the procedures are expensive ...

Some short men really struggle with their lack of height, feeling that they are both literally and figuratively looked down upon by others. That's why an increasing number of height-challenged men are ...

At 5’7”, Alex considered himself short. The 26-year-old, who asked that his real name not be used to maintain his privacy, said he was sick of insults and jeering comments about his height. Shorter ...

Ibrahim Alğan, in a wheelchair after surgery, right, and outside after one of his operations. He paid nearly $27,000 for surgery to make his legs longer.Courtesy of Wannabetaller Ibrahim Alğan paid ...

In Celine Song’s new romantic drama, Materialists, Lucy (Dakota Johnson) is perpetually on the hunt for a tall man. Not for herself, however — Lucy is a matchmaker, and her clients have height ...

China has issued a warning against some excruciating elective surgery. People are so obsessed with their height that they are having their legs broken, and stretched on a rack. This has been happening ...

The internet can’t stop talking about the Materialists, and the height surgery reveal. Let me explain. (Warning: Spoilers ahead.) When it comes to finding love, people are willing to do a lot to get ...

Scientists discover genes that determine height. Sept. 29, 2010 — -- Being short certainly kills your chances for a basketball or modeling career, but social research suggests that shorter people ...

Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal star in Materialists, which explores the modern age of dating. (Atsushi Nishijima/A24 /Courtesy of Everett Collection) Without spoiling too much, this surgery comes up ...