Why "increased broken bones" has become a "trap" on the way young people grow up
A 22-year-old man in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province felt inferior because he was less than 1.8 meters tall. After undergoing surgery to increase the height of a broken bone abroad, his legs were severely infected and unable to walk, or faced lifelong disability.
Currently, the man is receiving treatment in the Second People's Hospital of Huai'an City.
According to relevant experts, "broken bone augmentation surgery" is also known as "limb lengthening surgery". This type of surgery is extremely risky. The main indications are congenital malformations, trauma, tumors and other diseases.
As early as 2006, my country clearly issued relevant regulations to strictly control such operations.
Among them, the "Notice on Strict Management of "Limb Lengthening" issued by the former Ministry of Health" stipulates: "Limb lengthening is an orthopedic clinical treatment technique, and it is strictly forbidden to be used in cosmetology projects. Only specialized hospitals can develop this technology."
The China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily reporters found that the "bone heightening surgery" is very popular on the Internet, especially by some young people.
Why is this surgery, which is explicitly prohibited from being used in cosmetic programs, is favored by the youth community?
Searching through social software such as QQ, the reporter found a number of groups, consultation groups, and communication groups related to "increased broken bones".
According to the reporter's understanding, most group chat members are mainly young people born in the 90s and 00s, and 50%-60% are men.
There are a large number of people in the QQ group, most of which have four to five hundred members.
Among them, there are as many as 838 people in a QQ group called "Minimally Invasive Bone Brokening and High-tech Group".
Most of the group members are active and often communicate their experience in "increasing surgery" and "famous doctors".
In the "Minimally Invasive Broken Bone Augmentation High-tech Group", in the face of netizens’ inquiries, the administrator with the online name of "Expert Answers" said: The state regulates the management of limb lengthening surgery and allows national top three hospitals and orthopedic hospitals to develop this technology. So be sure to find experts and professors from those top three hospitals.
Later, he recommended a "professor" from a third-class hospital in Heilongjiang, and said that this "professor" can help netizens in the group who wish to have "broken bone heightening surgery" to complete the operation.
After some netizens questioned its success rate, "Expert Answers" emphasized that this "professor" has completed more than 5,000 similar operations with a success rate of 100%.
The reporter found that the group will regularly publish a series of pictures to prove the authenticity and reliability of the "professor".
One of the pictures shows that on January 20, 2015, the "professor" performed a related operation on a 26-year-old man from Hubei. At 327 days after the operation, the patient's height increased by 7 cm.
In addition to the pictures of the treatment effects, there are many introductions and "myths" about the professor scattered in the group.
"Expert Answers" introduces "Professor" is the head of the National Research and Treatment Center for Limb Lengthening and Orthopedics.
A reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily did not find relevant information about the center.
Subsequently, the reporter added the WeChat of "Professor" through the phone number displayed in the group.
In communication, he stated that the operation requires 180,000 yuan and the recovery period is one year.
After the reporter repeatedly questioned its safety, he repeatedly emphasized that the operation does not require intramedullary needles, or even a needle without sutures, so patients do not have to worry about the existence of nonunion, osteomyelitis, vascular nerve damage, and aplastic anemia. Problem.
"Professor" also said enthusiastically: Netizens are welcome to visit Harbin at any time.
When confirming the hospital's address and asking whether it was a third-class hospital in Heilongjiang, the "professor" avoided the topic many times and turned to talk about surgical procedures.
He said that the patient can enter the operating room directly after the inspection, and the operation takes about one and a half hours.
A reporter from China Youth Daily and China Youth Daily contacted the above-mentioned certain hospital in Heilongjiang many times, but failed to verify the identity of the "professor".
Interestingly, a similar situation also occurred in the QQ group called "Germany Broken Leg Increased Team".
Many netizens in the group said that they had gone to Vietnam, the Czech Republic, the United States and other places for surgery. They "showed up" and described the price situation of "broken leg increased surgery" in many countries.
Some netizens said that the cost of going abroad for surgery is generally higher. For example, surgery in the United States costs about 2 million yuan, and the cost of going to Germany is about 600,000 yuan.
A netizen with the online name "Si" also cited language, passport, money, follow-up recovery arrangements and other difficulties in going abroad for surgery.
Subsequently, some netizens in the group suggested that they could find a "professor" in a third-class hospital in Heilongjiang for surgery.
The reporter contacted the medical staff of the development department of a private hospital in Nanjing.
The medical staff told reporters that the "broken leg augmentation operation" is extremely risky. The operation involves breaking bones and forcibly changing the structure of the bones. It is very easy to cause infection and has great side effects.
After the operation fails, the patient may be paralyzed for life.
Current treatment methods for heightening mostly use Chinese medicine conditioning, instrument therapy, physical therapy, and Chinese medicine acupoint massage.
According to Zhou Hao, a lawyer from Beijing Weiheng Law Firm, if a medical institution conducts limb extension surgery in violation of regulations, it must be dealt with in accordance with the "Regulations on the Management of Medical Institutions" and related regulations; According to Article 37 of the Practicing Physician Law, if the circumstances are serious, the practicing certificate shall be revoked; if a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.
Zhou Hao said that my country has recognized this kind of surgery as a therapeutic operation, not a medical cosmetic item.
Therefore, for some violations that occur after the operation, the victim can find the corresponding health supervision department for supervision.
Especially when there are serious consequences for physical health, the victim can also report the case to the public security organ and hold the relevant personnel responsible for the crime of medical malpractice.
For those who are not qualified to practice doctors, it may also constitute the crime of illegal medical practice.
Zhou Hao also suggested that education departments and schools should also provide positive guidance to young people.
Intern Zuo Zhiyue China Youth Daily · China Youth Daily reporter Li Chao Source: China Youth Daily