Dr Donghoon Lee (Seoul, South Korea) Severance Hospital 2015 Update

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Has anybody received a reply from Dr Lee in the past days? I'm desperate to make this surgery but no email reply so far...

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NOPE

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Hi guys, I'm new here from Malaysia and I've been recently looking into lengthening to fix my 3cm femur discrepancy with the PRECICE method.

I emailed Dr. Lee twice through different channels. There is an English team and a Korean team email so make sure you sent it to the right one. I sent my first email through their website and waited for a month with no result and emailed again to the english email I saw on Youtube. In the end after a week I did not get a reply. My Korean friend called the hospital up to see if they got my email and they finally replied me today (roughly a week after the phone call). They said to my friend that all emails are being replied by oldest to newest but they were willing to look into my email earlier.

I inquired about the PRECICE method and LON method to know the price difference and here is the new price breakdown as of today 15 Sept 2021.

Femur Lengthening PRECICE : 56,700,000KRW
Tibia Lengthening PRECICE : 60,900,000KRW

Tibia Lengthening LON ( include external fixator removal op): 32,550,000KRW

These prices include:
- Surgeon and Anesthesiologist fees
- Surgery assistant fees
- Implant costs
- All hospital charges that related to the surgery
- Analgesics (pain meds) and other meds related to the surgery
- Hospitalisation fees
- 7 nights in 4 pax shared room
- Meals during hospitalisation
- 70 times of physical therapy

Price does not include:
- Initial consultation and pre-op assessment fees
-ERC rental fee (PRECICE only)
- Personal caretaker
- Accomodation and transport
- Food and other supplies in Korea
- Additional physical/hydro therapy
- Additional outpatient visit/x-ray fees after discharged
- Ankle screw removal for tibia lengthening

They quoted me an additional pricing WITHOUT the 70 times physical therapy
PRECICE: 53,900,000KRW
LON: 25,550,000KRW

I think the price has gone down but it is still too expensive for me to afford as I come from a 3rd world country, this amount would take me 4 times more time and effort to achieve. I won't be able to get this surgery done any time soon. I am looking at more affordable options in Turkey but I am still unconvinced. If anyone has any recommendations, please send me the URL.

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Which is his email? I sent several emails to [email protected] but no answer

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I have also written three times to the email but it is the only one of the doctors who has not answered.  What is it due to?

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Anybody has an update on the accommodation price for his new place ?? Or does he has a guesthouse ?? I sent an email to them but no reply too. LOL Their whatspp shows that they were last active last month

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Quote from: Trymeon on October 12, 2021, 10:31:52 AMAnybody has an update on the accommodation price for his new place ?? Or does he has a guesthouse ?? I sent an email to them but no reply too. LOL Their whatspp shows that they were last active last month

I believe one of his videos mentioned about where to stay for his LL, not sure which video talked about it. I believe that video posted long ago, like 2 years.

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anyone been in contact with donghoon's staff lately? it seems they stopped replying, i am really considering him and he is my first choice but the last response i got from them was in march of this year.

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Quote from: canterk on November 01, 2021, 08:15:51 AManyone been in contact with donghoon's staff lately? it seems they stopped replying, i am really considering him and he is my first choice but the last response i got from them was in march of this year.

Yeah me too have difficulty in contacting him. They replied me last time in April 2021. While his Korean youtube channel is quite active. I guess maybe they don't prioritize international patient since South Korea is still imposing 14 days quarantine for international travellers.

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Hi everyone, I am a new member and planned to go with dr.Lee too .I am from Europe but the fact he does not reply is so concerning !
If only he was responsive I would have my choiche on the surgeon but come on..I emailed him too and nothing