Medical Innovation
Boy First in UK to Have Surgery to Make Him Taller
Published: 17 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A nine-year-old boy has become the first person in the UK to undergo a pioneering surgical procedure designed to make him taller, in a breakthrough many experts hope will transform treatment for children with certain growth conditions. The operation was carried out at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, where specialists used an innovative magnetic technique to lengthen...
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