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Dr Giotikas good or bad?

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WannaBe190CM
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Posted on Nov 5, 2023, 7:16 pm
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As I've scoured this forum I've heard people promoting Dr. Giotikas as his price to safety ratio seems pretty decent and he also has a lot of diaries with good experiences.
But I've also seen a fair share of people bashing on him from a death??(Apparently not his fault, was due to fat embolism) and misalignment cases.

So my question is, is Dr Giotikas safe to go for precise femur surgery? Especially for recent patients(2022, 2023), how were your experiences pre/post lengthening? Did you experience any issues with your surgery/legs after lengthening?
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Posted on Nov 5, 2023, 7:59 pm
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Quote from: WannaBe190CM on November 05, 2023, 07:16:06 PMAs I've scoured this forum I've heard people promoting Dr. Giotikas as his price to safety ratio seems pretty decent and he also has a lot of diaries with good experiences.
But I've also seen a fair share of people bashing on him from a death??(Apparently not his fault, was due to fat embolism) and misalignment cases.

So my question is, is Dr Giotikas safe to go for precise femur surgery? Especially for recent patients(2022, 2023), how were your experiences pre/post lengthening? Did you experience any issues with your surgery/legs after lengthening?

The death was because of blood clot and fat embolism. He didn't prescribe blood thinner for the whole length of lengthening period but he do that for precice. I think for precice you should be good with him also there's always risk for fat embolisn and blood clot no matter where you go. It's a risky surgery.
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Posted on Nov 5, 2023, 9:09 pm
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Blood clot and fat embolism? What?
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tallmen
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Posted on Nov 6, 2023, 5:03 am
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Quote from: LG1816 on November 05, 2023, 09:09:11 PMBlood clot and fat embolism? What?

Sorry, I meant blood clot, not fat embolism. Fat embolism happens 2 to 72 hours after the surgery whereas blood clot can happen any time during the lengthening period.
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Posted on Nov 6, 2023, 10:45 am
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Ah okay, I was originally going to go with betz but when I calculated the entire cost, it was literally 10k usd off from paley LMAO. I might as well just go with paley if that's the case.

My options rn are to either go with giotikas in 4 months or save up for another maybe 1 or 2 years to go with paley for precise 2, 8cm on my femurs. Giotikas seems to be the most debated doctor here apparently. Some promote him hard and others hate him a lot. I'm kinda sussed out but reading Dr. G's diaries gave me confidence ig. But then some people are saying that the diaries are fake as well so i'm genuinely hella confused  Dr Giotikas good or bad?
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Posted on Nov 6, 2023, 12:51 pm
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Dr Giotikas bad doctor. Stay away. Read my previous post.
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Posted on Nov 6, 2023, 3:24 pm
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Quote from: WannaBe190CM on November 06, 2023, 10:45:47 AMAh okay, I was originally going to go with betz but when I calculated the entire cost, it was literally 10k usd off from paley LMAO. I might as well just go with paley if that's the case.

My options rn are to either go with giotikas in 4 months or save up for another maybe 1 or 2 years to go with paley for precise 2, 8cm on my femurs. Giotikas seems to be the most debated doctor here apparently. Some promote him hard and others hate him a lot. I'm kinda sussed out but reading Dr. G's diaries gave me confidence ig. But then some people are saying that the diaries are fake as well so i'm genuinely hella confused  Dr Giotikas good or bad?

I don't think he's a bad doctor tbh. IMO, he's a good doc in your budget. Also, precice 2 is very safe anyways compared to those mechanical nails and LON so better to go ahead and do it now instead of waiting one more year. If you have enough money to do it in the US then consider Dr. Assayag as well.
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Posted on Nov 9, 2023, 10:17 pm
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In my own personal opinion, I believe Dr. Giotikas is a good and reputable Doctor. I think you will be fine and safe going with him. But it depends on what your goals are. If you are just doing a single segment, I personally would go with Dr. Birkholtz. His packaged deal is a better deal than any other Doctor, while being very reputable and experienced. The only reason I wouldn't go with Dr. Birkholtz is due to his refusal to do simultaneous quadrilateral LL, which is reasonable as I understand he wants to be as safe as possible, but I plan on getting QLL. Dr. Dong Hoon Lee offers a great deal too, and is very reputable and experienced, but his prices as of late have been going up quite a bit and apparently there is a long waiting list as he prioritizes domestic patients first.

If all you plan on doing is PRECICE femurs, research Dr. Birkholtz.

I still have about a year left before I plan on doing the surgery, so I have time to continue my research until I make my final decision.
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Posted on Nov 10, 2023, 4:11 am
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I vouch for Giotikas and his therapy team.
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Posted on Nov 11, 2023, 6:40 pm
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Which nail did you choose?
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