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[Japan_Man_NYC]

Hey what's up Limb Lengthening forum.

It's been a minute since I came back to this forum. Just curious who do you think is the best Limb Lengthening surgeons by best practice and by practice & cost efficiency. Want to see if you guys know your stuff

Practice (skill)
1. Dr. Paley / Dr. Robin
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Practice & cost efficiency:
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5. Dr. Paley / Dr. Robin

[badgerbrocktree]

Throw Birkholtz in top for Practice & Cost Efficiency imo.

[Japan_Man_NYC]

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[GrowGrow123]

I feel like the general consensus is that Dr. Rozbruch from HSS is the best LL surgeon out there.

[robert kim]

Lim Chang-moo, head of the NewBORN Orthopedic Surgery Department in Korea, has 5,000 cases of height surgery.
How many doctors do one doctor have 5000 cases?
NEWBORN Orthopaedics is undervalued, but I think the surgery is the best. And the price is cheap.
He's the only doctor who can talk to the patient on his personal phone

[standinguitar]

From my experience, working with Dr. Assayag has been incredible. He's very responsive to all of his patients, and if I have any questions, I can always text or call him on his personal phone. The quality and knowledge of his work is comparable to Dr. P's but at half the price.

Furthermore, I believe that PT and recovery is more than half of the battle when it comes to CLL. Working with Dr. A means that you have access to the HP house and a team of PTs very experienced with working with LL patients. Dr. A has been very attentive to my post-op PT and care, and he's had insane standards that I tried my best to achieve with regards to my flexibility. He never seemed satisfied at my ability to improve my flexibility during lengthening. This didn't discourage me but rather made me work even harder. I don't think I would've been able to straighten out my legs and increase flexibility in my ankles if it weren't for his super high standards.

[Arcon]

I think Giotikas remains one of the best in 2025, and very active academically! Giotikas, Paley, Rozbruch, Donghoon, Guichet, Thaller, were the only ones invited to give lectures at the World Limb Recon Association conference in Beijing last year and that says a lot about their league imo. You can watch Giotikas' lecture in Bejing, here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j79yZ9-QUo

In terms of cost-effectiveness, Giotikas has always had the best prices in Athens by choice (but not in London) and with the recent introduction of the rehab apartments (https://giotikasclinic.com/your-care-plan/travel-accommodation/) they have taken things a step further. Take it from me who got the VIP program in Greece and spent almost half my time there on the Greek islands.

[DanishViking]

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=85804.msg275576#msg275576

DR Giotikas being a reliable doctor seems questionable after this post:

[kja]

Dr Barinov - Volgograd

[Arcon]

http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=85804.msg275576#msg275576

DR Giotikas being a reliable doctor seems questionable after this post:

Nothing  “sinister” there imo. These complications span the last 6-7 years. With the number of cases Giotikas does each year, they probably represent less than 1% which is completely expected in deformity correction surgeries.
Some of the cases are not even simple LL or deformity cases, but more complex already failed referrals from other doctors. I can't say whether Giotikas did everything right or not. I'm just saying that it is well known that the greater the complexity of a case the greater the potential for problems and that there may be more to the stories than what is presented.

What I am saying is that Giotikas, Paley, Lee, Rozbuch, Thaller and a few others are the only ones who have presented or published their experience and results (including their complications) regularly in international forums or journals. And this in itself is an indicator of their caliber compared to others.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343927716_Stryde_Weight-bearing_Internal_Lengthening_Nail
https://journals.lww.com/clinorthop/abstract/2014/12000/precision_of_the_precice__internal_bone.34.aspx
https://giotikasclinic.com/more-data-about-stryde-related-bone-lesions-from-dr-giotikas/