Michigan teen gets size-28 shoes, thanks to 3-D printer
MICHIGAN CENTER, Mich. — A 19-year-old Michigan man who was previously in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s tallest teenager has finally found an affordable pair of shoes to fit his size-28 feet, thanks to a 3-D printer.
Broc Brown — who is 7 feet 8 inches tall — has Sotos Syndrome, also known as cerebral gigantism, which affects about one in every 15,000 people, the Jackson Citizen Patriot (http://bit.ly/2meCksp ) reported.
Brown’s aunt, Stacy Snyder, said that along with abnormal size, Sotos causes Brown to have chronic back and knee pain, along with other ailments. Snyder said no one is sure when he will stop growing.
“I can walk in a store and walk out with five pairs of shoes if I want to,” she said. “He can’t.”