Hey everyone,

I'm planning on having the femoral lengthening procedure done with Dr. Paley this summer. Thing is, I'm struggling with what I am going to tell my friends and family. Not just with the height, but with the scars. I've told three of them the truth about my plans to have this procedure done and two freaked out and called me crazy, the other was just really weirded out. I need to make somtheing up.

I've decided knowledge of me having this done is not going to leave this little circle of people I've told. I don't enjoy lying but this is something that is just not worth explaining to people because most people will never get why I'm doing this. I'm very active with water sports and live in Europe. We wear trunks, which are much more revealing than the American board shorts that men wear What to Tell my Friends?. I need something, anything! What accidents or procedures call for hardware to be put on like this? What viable lie could I make up to justify having these scars on my legs if I have to?