12 year old child having Achondroplasia and short limbed dwarfism is hardly 3’9″ tall and is likely to grow to only 3’11”. She has bowing deformities in her knees and already has pain in the knees. She also suffers from difficulties in social integration Unfortunately, she was informed by a famous Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon that lengthening should wait unitl maturity–an advice which is frequently given due to ignorance.