Dr Xia & Dr Li (Beijing China) Institute of External Fixation Technology

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Hmm 35k. Still seems like the best deal... Though.

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Quote from: programdude on May 02, 2014, 11:35:58 AMHmm 35k. Still seems like the best deal... Though.

Agreed, considering their track record.
Only thing stopping me from going to China and doing tibs first is the scars

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Yeah, I wonder how bad the scars would really be? Or what the cheapest I could get internal femurs done from a reputable doctor to avoid the issue.

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I wish I'd saved some of my "before" scar revision pictures for you guys so you could see them.  They weren't really gruesome; what I didn't like about them most was that they were in a noticeable, matching pattern on each leg so you could tell they were medical scars.

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Do you have hairy legs? I have hairy legs- Do you think that and a tan would help a bit?

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It depends on how dark the scars are.  That seems to vary from person to person.  We had a couple of people with really hairy legs in Beijing, but their scars were dark and therefore quite visible anyway.

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sounds like luck of the draw hmmm...

I'm agonizing over whether to go with the seemingly economical bejing, or break open the bank to make internal femurs happen to circumvent the issues.

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At first I decided that it was going to be Beijing and tibs first for me due to their relatively affordable cost and track record + the many foreigners there, practically a community of LLers as opposed to being by yourself in an apartment 24/7 elsewhere. But I have now decided to save some more and go with Dr Jamal in the Ukraine, my main reason is the scarring. Yes internals are more expensive but I guess the minimal scars and quicker recovery makes up for it. Cheapest internals for me is between Dr Jamal and Dr Franz Birkholtz in South Africa

Currently leaning towards Dr Jamal mainly because no one has yet gone to Dr Birkholtz, but who knows that might change a year or two from now

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It is hard since these places dont include the stay for the long period of time, and already have such high starting costs. But Internal femurs are in general a lot more than tibs for me IMO since 1. Less scars 2. Faster recovery(more minor) 3. Apparently no knee pain. 4. Easier doggy style on tall chicks!

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I haven't even been thinking about scars from my November surgery in Beijing until someone asked me to comment on this.