On: Limb lengthening surgery is becoming more popular

[ch4s3]

Indeed, the basic promise of our social order is individual autonomy and self ownership. Body modification is an exercise is self ownership.

[megous → ch4s3]

Obvioulsy it is, unless someone else ties you up and forces the surgery on you.

What most commenters talk about here is a nuance in why person decides to have a surgery, though.

[ch4s3 → megous]

I'm simply pointing out that criticizing someone for electing to have cosmetic surgery is at odds with social values we (at least in the US) profess in other scenarios.