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About Wanna Be Taller: Turkey’s First Limb Lengthening Center
Founded in 2015, Wanna Be Taller is Turkey’s first cosmetic limb lengthening center, treating over 760 patients from more than 60 countries with full health tourism authorization.
Who We Are
Wanna Be Taller is a cosmetic limb lengthening center based in Istanbul, operating under Medzonia Limited. Founded in 2015, we were the first team in Turkey to specialize exclusively in cosmetic limb lengthening, and we hold every licence and authorization required by the Turkish Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for medical tourism.
Since then, more than 760 patients from over 60 countries have completed their treatment with us. Our team of coordinators, physiotherapists, nurses and patient support staff works across multiple languages, so that every patient can go through the process in their own language, from the first consultation to full recovery.
Our surgeries are performed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yunus Öç, Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist, at BHT Clinic Istanbul Tema Hospital, a JCI and ISO 9001 accredited hospital. You can review his scientific publications on Google Scholar.
‘I had my legs broken to be taller’: The very modern pressure of male vanity
"Both men attended the Wanna Be Taller clinic, established in 2015 by Ibrahim Algan, who has had his legs lengthened twice, gaining almost 5in (12cm) in total."
Would you have your legs broken to make yourself taller? The men who go through hell for a little extra height.
"A 32-year-old American, who prefers not to share his name, wanted to extend all four leg bones to go from 5ft 8in to 6ft."
Leg-lengthening surgery changed my life. It cost $27,000 but I'm 5 inches taller and I feel more charismatic.
"Leg-lengthening surgery changed more than Ibrahim Alğan's height: It inspired him to quit his job, and he says he gets more compliments now."
Turkey’s first center. We have been performing cosmetic limb lengthening since 2015, longer than any other team in the country.
Fully licensed. Every treatment takes place in a contracted hospital holding a health tourism authorization certificate, under full regulatory oversight.
One experienced surgical team. Rather than working with a rotating list of surgeons, we work with a single experienced surgeon and a hospital selected specifically for this procedure.
Complete care, not just surgery. Consultation, pre-operative testing, surgery, hospital care, physiotherapy, accommodation support and long term follow up are handled as one continuous process. Honest information. We explain the risks, the recovery timeline and the limits of what is achievable before any decision is made, including when we believe surgery is not the right choice for someone.
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We offer three modern limb lengthening methods, each suited to a different set of priorities.
LON (Combined) method: 26,400 USD. Up to 10 cm in the femur, with assisted walking throughout the lengthening phase. The most cost effective option and the one chosen by the majority of our patients.
Fitbone method: 54,000 USD. A fully internal motorized nail with no external device, allowing up to 8.5 cm per bone segment.
Precice 2 method: 58,000 USD. A fully internal, magnetically controlled nail allowing up to 8.5 cm per bone segment.
For patients seeking a larger increase, quadrilateral lengthening combines the femur and tibia within a single treatment plan. Full details and package prices are available on our surgery cost page.
All procedures are performed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yunus Öç at BHT Clinic Istanbul Tema Hospital. Our approach to choosing a surgeon and a hospital has been consistent since 2015: extensive experience in limb lengthening specifically, close postoperative follow up, and modern implant technology. A successful outcome depends far more on surgical planning and follow up than on the device itself, and this is where we place our attention.
In recent years, as cosmetic limb lengthening has become more widely known, we have seen a rise in patients seeking revision surgery after complications elsewhere. Our experience with these cases has reinforced how much the choice of surgeon and hospital determines the outcome.
Limb lengthening is major surgery, and no surgical procedure anywhere in the world is free of risk. Every candidate receives a full explanation of the possible risks and complications before making a decision. Careful surgical planning, regular radiographic monitoring and a structured physiotherapy program significantly reduce these risks, but they cannot eliminate them entirely, and we do not claim otherwise..
Our work and our founder’s own story have been covered by international media, including iNews, The Guardian and Business Insider. You can read the full coverage on our press page.
Our Legal Documents
You can view our company’s official licences and certificates below.
Meet the Team Behind Wanna Be Taller
Some of our patients that have their dreams come reality:
- Online consultation before surgery
- Airport greeting and VIP transfers
- Istanbul tour with a guide who speaks your language
- Accommodation arrangements
- Pre-operative medical tests and examinations
- Surgery and hospital stay
- Complication insurance for international patients, valid for 6 months
- A companion, physiotherapist and nurse who speak your language during the hospital stay
- Medications and mobility equipment, including a walker, crutches and a wheelchair
- Weekly doctor visits during the recovery period
- Physiotherapy support from therapists experienced with hundreds of limb lengthening patients
- Psychological support and dietitian service
- Patient kit and a patient guidebook covering the entire process
- Post-operative consultancy and long term follow up
Full details are available on Our Services page
A Message from Our Founder
I am Ibrahim Algan. I studied Psychological Counseling and Guidance at university, and despite that background, I spent years struggling with the insecurity and social withdrawal that came with being a short man. In 2015 I was 161 cm (5 ft 3 in). After two surgeries I gained 12 cm (4.7 in) and reached 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) in 2020.
To my knowledge, I was the first person in Turkey to undergo cosmetic limb lengthening. At the time, it was almost impossible to find someone who had been through the procedure and could tell me what to expect. Today the opposite problem exists: there is a great deal of information online, much of it unverified, and it has become difficult to separate reliable medical information from advertising.
That is why I founded Wanna Be Taller. I wanted to build the kind of team I would have wanted when I was making my own decision: one that gives accurate information, sets realistic expectations, and stays with the patient through the entire process rather than disappearing after the surgery.
Whatever you decide, and wherever you decide to have your surgery, my advice is the same. Gather the information you need, ask difficult questions, and make your decision consciously. If you would like to read more about my own journey, including photographs and videos from the process, you can find it here.
You can send your questions, feedback and suggestions through our Contact page