r/AskReddit Jul 13 '15

What socially unacceptable things are you OK with?

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u/Ysmildr Jul 14 '15

So... If a person has achondroplasia, is it plausible that you could cut off their arms and legs and replace them with bionics and they'd be a relatively normal size? Assuming skull and spine are not involved.

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u/Metalyellow Jul 14 '15

The bones that form the cranial base (bottom of the skull) actually have cartilage precursors, so the skull is affected in achondroplasia.

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u/cara123456789 Jul 14 '15

I think some people get the arm and leg lenghtining surgeries which makes them almost a regular height