FOR DYNZELL SIGERS, becoming part of the 6ft club has changed every aspect of his life. "The world is a much different place now that I'm taller," Dynzell said. "People smile at me everywhere I go. I've never had this kind of reaction from people before and I really enjoy it." The 27-year-old from Atlanta, Georgia, spent around $100,000 on limb lengthening surgery to "grow" from 5ft 5" to 6ft after feeling unhappy about his height for his whole life. The costly and extremely painful operation involves cutting the thigh bones in each leg and inserting rods inside them. It also takes a long time to heal - the patient isn't expected to regain their mobility until 6 to 12 months later. "I would personally not recommend it to just anyone," Dynzell added. "This is something that takes a lot of mental fortitude because there were so many nights that I wanted to quit. So I say come as mentally strong as you can." Today Dynzell is going on his first-ever date after the surgery. "I'm very excited for this opportunity to get out there and feel out this new version of me. Like see how he interacts with the world. See how he interacts on a date."
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00:00 I was a short king and now I'm a part of the six foot club.
00:03 And I spent $100,000 on limb lengthening surgery.
00:05 They break your bones surgically,
00:07 they cut them and they attach devices
00:09 that extend the bones over time.
00:10 The world is a much different place now that I'm taller.
00:13 When I first did the surgery,
00:15 people said they hope I never walk again,
00:17 but as it grew, it actually started to garner
00:20 a lot of attention from women.
00:22 - I thought we were on the first date,
00:23 you're impressing me.
00:24 - No, no, you're impressing me, I'm six foot.
00:28 I'm Denzel Siggers, I'm 27 years old
00:31 and I spent $100,000 on limb lengthening surgery.
00:34 So the surgery day, they put me under anesthesia
00:37 so I would sleep.
00:37 They break your bones surgically,
00:39 they cut them and they attach devices
00:41 that extend the bones over time.
00:43 When I first woke up, I just asked myself
00:45 a million and one questions.
00:47 I was like, why did I do this surgery?
00:49 I regretted it, I shouldn't have done it.
00:50 I'm in so much pain, I've never felt this kind of pain
00:52 before and is it really worth it?
00:54 And I thought something was wrong
00:56 because I didn't think it was normal
00:57 to feel this amount of pain.
00:58 - Day one.
00:59 - There's a metal rod in my leg
01:01 and then there was an external fixator
01:03 that attaches to the metal rod going through your leg
01:06 so you have both an internal device and an external device.
01:09 It was very shocking.
01:11 It felt unreal to see it attach myself
01:13 'cause I had never seen anything like this before.
01:16 I was actually in a relationship prior to the surgery.
01:19 Once I told her I wanted to go get surgery
01:21 to get taller, to boost my confidence,
01:23 she was completely against it
01:25 and inevitably we end up ending the relationship
01:27 even though she was someone that made a lot of jokes
01:29 about my height herself.
01:30 So she hasn't seen me,
01:32 but she's just seen my social media
01:34 and she's been trying to call,
01:35 she's been trying to make her way back
01:36 but that's somewhere I don't wanna go back to.
01:38 Today I'm actually going on a date for the first time
01:42 since I've had my surgery.
01:43 So it'll be my first date at Six Foot.
01:45 I'm very excited.
01:47 This is an opportunity to get out there
01:48 and really fill out this new version of me,
01:50 like see how he interacts with the world,
01:52 see how he interacts on a date.
01:54 In the world we live in,
01:55 we say don't judge a book by its cover
01:57 but obviously people are judged off their appearance first.
01:59 But I do feel like once I get back into dating,
02:02 my personality will be what carries me in a relationship.
02:05 - Oh, hello.
02:08 How you doing?
02:09 How you doing?
02:10 - Good.
02:11 - Man, hug me too, homie.
02:12 Tell me about yourself.
02:20 What's your social?
02:21 - My social?
02:22 - Yeah.
02:23 - My social media?
02:25 - No, your social security.
02:27 - My social security.
02:28 You a scammer?
02:33 - I didn't say that.
02:33 - Are you just funny?
02:34 - I was just trying to get to know you.
02:35 - Oh.
02:36 - So.
02:37 - What you was trying to do with my social?
02:39 Oh, you trying to put a ring on it that fast?
02:41 I didn't know you was that type of guy.
02:44 I like that.
02:45 I'm just saying my last relationship was two years ago.
02:48 I got high standards and a lot of requirements.
02:50 - I think you found it.
02:52 - Really?
02:54 Okay, why haven't I been on a dating scene?
02:56 I've been very busy.
02:58 But most recently in the last six months,
03:00 as you know, I underwent limb lengthening surgery.
03:02 So.
03:04 - What was that experience like?
03:05 - Probably one of the hardest things I've ever done.
03:08 - Conversation was very good.
03:14 I could see us going on a few more dates,
03:17 getting to know each other a lot more.
03:19 He's gonna call me for sure.
03:21 - It's actually a very fun first date.
03:22 I didn't expect to have as much fun as I did.
03:25 I thought it would be a little bit more nerves
03:27 or something, but everything went great.
03:29 It was a very fun time, very beautiful girl.
03:32 It was nice to step out in the world
03:33 with a lot more confidence than before.
03:35 To be a lot more sure of yourself
03:37 and not wondering what she's thinking,
03:38 but really just be who you are.
03:40 - It is much easier to reach things
03:48 that I struggled with before.
03:50 The world is a much different place now
03:52 that I'm taller, people smile at me everywhere I go.
03:54 I've never had this kind of like reaction
03:56 from people before, and I really enjoy it.
03:59 I've always been very unhappy with my height,
04:02 pretty much my entire life.
04:03 I realized I was short around 15 years old.
04:07 And ever since then, it's kind of weighed on me.
04:09 I tried a lot of different things to make me taller
04:12 or at least appear taller, such as spinal decompression,
04:15 put insoles in my shoes, inversion tables.
04:18 And they would only give me about an inch more.
04:20 As far as my recovery process, I work out every day.
04:23 I'm just restricted in some of my abilities like squatting.
04:26 Recovery takes about six months to a year.
04:29 I'm much further ahead at my current stage
04:31 than most people would be.
04:32 It's only been about two and a half months
04:34 since I completed surgery.
04:36 I can pretty much do everything that I need to do
04:38 for the most part on a normal day-to-day basis.
04:40 So I'm very pleased with where I'm at.
04:42 The surgery has significantly boosted my self-esteem,
04:45 mainly because everything I had to go through
04:47 to get the height, so I appreciate it more.
04:49 But just being home and seeing how the world reacts to me
04:53 at six foot rather than five five
04:55 has been a very amazing experience for me.
04:58 I've always been an outgoing person,
05:00 but now I can just be myself without caring
05:03 what people think or what people have to say.
05:05 I'm me all the time now,
05:06 rather than hiding behind insecurities.
05:10 My boy!
05:14 - Hey, what's up, man?
05:15 - Good to see you.
05:16 - Get over here.
05:18 - Oh, it's good to see you, man.
05:20 - How did you meet Brian?
05:21 - We was getting the same surgery in Turkey together.
05:23 We met in the physiotherapy.
05:26 - Brian, how tall were you before the surgery?
05:28 - I was 183, so just basically six foot.
05:33 - And how tall are you now?
05:34 - It's gonna be over 6'6" right now.
05:37 - Nice.
05:38 - One thing that's kinda hard for me
05:39 is I'm just barely now getting into the phase
05:42 where I'm in a walker.
05:43 You're already at the walking-in-assistant phase.
05:45 - For me, I will honestly have to tell you
05:47 that it's really just being patient,
05:50 but at the same time trusting yourself,
05:51 because since you haven't walked in so long,
05:54 it gets, you're nervous to walk.
05:57 Whenever I'm scared, I just tell myself to trust myself.
06:00 Everything is gonna be okay.
06:02 My father had the worst reaction.
06:04 He just didn't understand why I would do something
06:06 like this to myself.
06:07 He's actually been avoiding me since I've returned home,
06:10 because he thinks I'm taller than him now,
06:12 but my mother has been extremely supportive.
06:14 My brothers have been very supportive.
06:16 They're very excited that I got surgery,
06:18 and it's something that's changed my life overall.
06:20 So initially, when I first did the surgery
06:22 and I started posting it,
06:23 it was a lot of negativity, a lot of hate.
06:26 People called me crazy.
06:27 People called me insane.
06:28 They said they hope I never walk again,
06:30 but as it grew and people saw me
06:32 continue to post my progress,
06:33 a lot of the comments began to change.
06:35 It actually started to garner a lot of attention
06:37 from women telling me how strong I am
06:40 and how a manly was to go through something
06:42 that endured so much pain.
06:44 I want people to take away from this
06:45 is not even just hype,
06:46 but I say do the things that make you happy.
06:48 Don't care what other people think,
06:49 'cause people will judge you
06:50 no matter what you do in life.
06:52 So just do what makes you happy.
06:53 Recovery is taking longer than I realized it would,
06:56 but I have no regrets.
06:57 Like, anything you want in life,
06:59 it comes with a certain price.
07:00 It comes with hard work.
07:02 But once I fully recover,
07:03 I'll be able to enjoy the full benefits of my new hype.
07:06 I would personally not recommend it to just anyone.
07:10 This is something that takes a lot of mental fortitude,
07:12 because there are so many nights that I wanted to quit.
07:15 So I say come as mentally strong as you can.
07:18 It's more mental than it is physical.
07:20 If I could go back in time,
07:21 I would absolutely do it again,
07:22 without a shadow of a doubt.
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