Moses Gibson from US spent $1,65,000 (₹1.35 crore) on surgeries to increase height by five inches. The 41-year-old, who was 5ft 5in tall, took the step for a better dating life. He uses a height-lengthening device three times a day to pull the cut bone apart a millimetre at a time until his desired height of 5ft 10in is achieved.