A model who paid a whopping $165,000 to extend her legs is now feeling ashamed after the operation left her with emotional and physical scars.
Theresia Fischer, 31, decided to spend a huge sum to elongate her legs by 5.5 inches after being encouraged by her ex-partner.
The surgery involved inserting adjustable telescopic rods into her shins and slowly extending them, leaving her with bruises.
Theresia was only 24 and stood at 5’6’’ when she underwent the procedure.
Speaking with MDR Jump, the model has now opened up about her regrets and claimed that her ex-partner forced her into getting the surgery done.
He allegedly told her: “’Theresia, you know I like big ladies. So I would really like this. You could get up to 14 centimeters more.’”
“(He would say) ‘you can’t do anything without me. You need me.’ And if you are told that 20, 30, 60, 70 times – then you believe that you are nothing without him,” she went on.
The 31-year-old’s height is now over 6 feet because of the procedure and her appearance has significantly changed.
Theresia revealed that she feels ashamed for changing her body.
“I am ashamed because I consented to an operation that shouldn’t have happened,” she continued. “I’ve never dealt with that before because I’ve always been happy with my body.”
Describing the operation, she said that her shins were broken and her calf muscles were divided.
“The shin bone is broken cleanly, the calf muscles are split and a telescopic rod is used in each case,” she said.
“You stretch your lower legs independently by holding your knee with one hand and screwing your foot inward with the other hand until it clicks. Ten clicks a day on each side bring an additional 0.5 millimeters (0.02 inches).”
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