hanshi mentioned an article in another thread which I searched for and found this
https://www.zeit.de/2018/47/beinverlaengerung-operation-koerpergroesse-arzt-wunderheiler-gericht
Use Google translate if you don't understand German. A patient of Betz has sued him for not being honest about the procedure and medical mistakes after a nail brekage and subsequent non-union. The article has more details.
And see how "rosy" a picture they paint of this surgery
It's actually an advertisement with "actors" 
They make a real patient "act" like he is getting out surgery from bed at 6:31 in the video. At 2:18 they have actors for a "driver" and "prospective patient". Conducting interviews with patients like Dr. Mahboubian does is fair but this is a whole other level
Anyway about the court case, Betz might win the case after all. It might have all been the patient's fault, who knows?
But just take any LL "advertisement" with a grain of salt like you would of any TV ad 
Yes, we have to wait for the verdict to know if any medical practices were not followed.
It would be good if Betz team would make a better video, perhaps more realistic and explaining the risks and how one needs to be psychologically prepared. Showing it like a picnic because it's all bright and clean and they make use of "technology" doesn't particularly help patients decide legitimately.
Quote from: BetzLandLiberator on November 23, 2019, 03:33:52 AMThe driver is not an actor at all. His name is Thomas Backes and he's Betz's driver. When I was there in Germany he would drive me and the other patients around (e.g. from Park Hotel to Neunkirchen, etc...). He is an awesome guy, by the way. Very fun to be around.
I have no idea where you got the idea that he is an actor.
Can't believe it's been a year since I made this thread. I wonder what happened to the case.
I don't know if the driver is an actor or not I might have been mistaken. But he has certainly "acted" for this ad. The prospective patient too.
Worst of all is the patient who is made to get up from bed with the "warm help" offered by Dr. Betz. awww. He must have had surgery weeks ago but they asked him to lie back in bed to recreate a post-op scene That was the funniest.
I still can't believe how they can make an ad like this when major life changing complications have happened to at least one patient under their care. Not to mention numerous nail breaks with older versions of the nail. It's certainly not a picnic.
Please don't start saying there are good cases too. That's not the point. This is a major life changing procedure. This ad is a big let down to medical ethics.
Ok I didn't say they were paid actors but this whole thing is a scripted scene where everyone is "acting". I initially thought the driver was a paid actor but thanks for correcting me.
Betz may be one of the best doctors out there. I don't know. hanshi and the other guy who is apparently suing Betz are 2 dissatisfied patients. The rest have supposedly had good results.
As for nail not breaking in Germany, people can't be expected to stay there forever. Andrew moved back and his nails broke several months after LL. Maybe the nails are marketed to be stronger than they are? Or Betz asked them to be careful and the patients didn't. I have no idea.
Anyway I digress. My point was that the ad is distasteful and it is my opinion. That is all.
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