Money, power, fame, success or a combo of the above will make you attractive to the opposite sxx in ways that make up for not being tall. 5'7" isn't super short in the USA anyway. I'm 5'7" post CLL, and once I was able to walk around looking totally normal I had more sxx in a week than I had in my entire life pre-CLL. I honestly don't even know if femur lengthening on top of it would be all that beneficial compared to the cost. A 5'7" orthopedic surgeon in the USA wouldn't need CLL to be totally satisfied with his life.
His fame success and money and power all have come from his profession of doing limb length surgery to make people taller. He will probably do dozens more of "DOCTORS" shows, dozens of interviews, dozens of media articles written about him and what not. it is just awkward to do this specific procedure for a living but be short yourself, even if you are famous, successful and rich.
This argument would not hold if he was a real estate agent or he was an app developer. but his profession is so closely tied to human height. don't you agree?
Imagine this::
Imagine a super successful nose surgeon (rhinoplasty), 10s of million bucks in wealth, happily married, powerful (connected with celebrities and politicians). Does interviews on top TV channels, explains how rhinoplasty works, is safe, what makes an attractive nose, what are the benefits of a good nose in society, brings celebrity patients who did rhinoplasty with him, showcases them. But, in all this, the surgeon's nose is itself crooked. Or is flat. or too wide.
No one is perfect and no one "needs" to change anything. but isn't it strange if this nose surgeon never gets his nose "Fixed" as per rhinoplasty?
Doesnt it cause you to doubt rhinoplasty itself? shouldnt such a surgeon have "skin in the game" ?