A 19-YEAR-OLD man from Michigan, the U.S., 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 (2.33 meters) — has Sotos Syndrome, also known as cerebral gigantism, which affects about one in every 15,000 people, the Jackson Citizen Patriot 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.

    California-based Feetz stepped in to help. The shoe company uses an app to convert photos of someone’s feet into a 3-D model, which can be measured to create custom-fit shoes manufactured by a 3-D printer.

    Feetz CEO Lucy Beard delivered a pair of black and red shoes to Brown at his home in Michigan Center last week. The shoes were the colors of Brown’s favorite basketball team, the Chicago Bulls. Beard said Feetz shoes cost between US$99 and US$250, versus the typical custom-fit shoes that cost a minimum of US$400 to US$500.(SD-Agencies)