If those who have lengthened are able to endure the months of pain, isolation, and financial loss that cosmetic leg lengthening entails, then why are the majority of those who have lengthened so terribly frightened about others outside their immediate family finding out about it? Is it really so bad if a stranger or even an old friend finds out and goes "Haha, you got taller through surgery!"? You'd think that it wouldn't phase the person at all since they endured the hell of lengthening.