The surgery was performed by Harvard-educated orthopedic surgeon Dr Kevin Debiparshad of The LimbplastX Institute, which is locoated in Las Vegas.
Before and following photographs from August, when the surgery was performed, show how it helped Mr Flores raise his height by a handful of inches.
The process did not come low-priced. According to Dr Debiparshad’s web-site, the femur-lengthening process that Mr Flores opted for start at $75,000 (that is almost Rs 55 lakh) and can go up to $84,000.
Dr Debiparshad tells Yahoo Lifestyle that the LimbplastX cosmetic limb-lengthening process is a ‘minimally invasive’ surgery in which the femur (thigh bone) or tibia (reduced leg bone) is lengthened.
The process can assist raise a person’s height by six inches.
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“‘I know 5’11 is a great height, and many people would love to be that tall, but I wanted just a little more than that,” stated Mr Flores.
“I decided to go for 6’1 because I started off at a great height and wanted to retain as much of my athletic ability and range of motion as possible.”