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I elongated my legs

I don't regret it one bit

Saniker Hussain

Standing at just under 4ft 5ins, Sanika Hussain was labelled a freak and endured cruel taunts from bullies for years. Finally, aged 19, she was diagnosed with a form of dwarfism - hypochondroplasia.

Desperate to be taller she put herself through five years of agonising medical procedures to add three-and-a-half inches to her height. She's here today to explain how she did it.

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