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Leg-lengthening: 'I had surgery to get taller but then it went horribly wrong'

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Elaine Foo , 49 , had a leg-lengthening procedure which went badly wrong.

She has had five surgeries and three bone grafts since 2016 .

She says her legs felt like they were being roasted from the inside’ by a nail.

Legal action against her surgeon was settled in July with no admission of liability.

Dr Guichet agreed to pay Elaine a substantial’ sum to settle her claim against him in July .

Elaine says she is still recovering from her mental and physical scars.

She has a range of mobility issues and says she suffers from PTSD .

A four-year legal battle was finally settled in July after four years of legal battle.

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informal

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English

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33

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