‘Giraffe woman’ lives for years with 15 rings around her neck


[post_page_title]Expert cautions against neck elongation[/post_page_title]
Southern California orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jonathan Nissanoff said extending her neck in such a way was potentially dangerous, as it could injure nerves in the neck. While the women of the Kayan Lahwi begin wearing their rings when they are five, Sydney began when she was already an adult and had finished growing. All she was doing, then, was stretching her skin or putting her bones into traction by pulling them apart, he explained. Her bones were never made longer – she was merely pulling down on her collarbone and rib cage.

Expert cautions against neck elongation

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