Why so sceptical? Think about it, how many surgeons in America alone perform lengthening? Hundreds, maybe, thousands. Any self-respecting orthopaedic surgeon has the skills to lengthen a limb to correct deformity caused by trauma or birth defect.
Now, how many of those offer cosmetic lengthening? I read on this forum about two, but maybe there are 5 or 10 at best.
What's the reason for this massive discrepancy between the number of surgeons skilled in limb lengthening and number of surgeons offering cosmetic limb lengthening? The fact that CLL is viewed as controversial in the orthopaedic community and most surgeons won't touch it with a 10 feet pole. I live in Australia and cosmetic lengthening is banned here as an unethical procedure, where the benefit to the patient doesn't justify the risks and the brutality of the recovery. Still, Australian surgeons perform limb lengthening every day, including on children. Just not CLL. So, the skills exist, what's missing is the willingness to offer the service to people with short stature.
Now, let's image that Stryde lives up to expectations and allows for a much less brutal lengthening experience. This might very well make CLL less controversial and encourage more surgeons to offer it without feeling bad for putting their patients through hell for a purely cosmetic benefit.
If hundreds of surgeons in US start offering ccl, not to mention thousands of surgeons world wide, could ccl not plummet in price? I think it's inevitable. Or can someone point out a case when the competition didn't drive down prices?
All this of course contingent on Stryde delivering a streamlined lengthening process. And don't forget, Synoste is also working on bringing a superior weight bearing nail to the market.
Am I dreaming? Yes, it's my dream to see more humane and affordable procedures available to cosmetic patients. Doesn't mean it won't happen. In fact, I'm confident it will, the question is only how fast.