edit: it's a hoax, I have been trolled…

Man undergoes surgery to whittle down his thumbs in order to help him better use Apple's iPhone, whose UI was too small for him.

I'm really concerned by this quote:

“This is really, on the edge sort of stuff,” explains Dr. Robert Fox Spars, who worked on developing the procedure. “We're turning plastic surgery from something that people use in service of vanity, to a real tool for improving workplace efficiency.”

“improving workplace efficiency”? Are we turning interface design on its head? Instead of building easy to use systems, we're asking our customers and employees to modify their bodies? Is this going to be another example of the demands of employers over every aspect of an employee's life? I'm no naturopath, but I'm not sure this is such a good way to go…