Fly to Turkey (Istanbul) and see the big leg lengthening hospitals

Hello,

I would fly to Turkey in mid-January 2023 and look at 3 large leg lengthening clinics.

1. Livelifetaller. Unfortunately they have increased their prices for LON femur from 25k to 35k. This includes the operation, accommodation and all meals and physiotherapy.

2. Global Orthopedic Group. This clinic is supposed to be new, very modern, the doctors are called Dr. Metin Kucukkaya (has ben worked with the likes of Dr Donghooon Lee in South Korea and Dr Peter Thallar in Germany) and Dr Sami Soduco. Their rehabilitation team has been trained and worked with the ICCLL in Baltimore and Dr. Payley in the US. A LON femur costs 35 k. This includes the operation, accommodation and all meals and physiotherapy. (I got the information from an employee of the clinic via Whatsapp)

3. Prof Dr Yuksel YURTTAS | Limb Lengthening Surgery in Turkey. According to this forum and the staff, Dr. Yurttas must be very experienced and his phisiotherapy must be of a standard level. I will also look at his clinic and here is the price for LON Femur 25 k. This includes the operation, accommodation and all meals and physiotherapy. (Presumably they also increased their prices due to inflation)

It's difficult for me to make a decision because in this forum the employees always talk about themselves. I don't know which patient testimonials are bought and which are real. That's why I want to personally fly to Turkey for the days to see the clinics, the doctors, the patients and the quality of the physiotherapy team.

What would you advise me to look for? Of course, the patient experience is the most important thing to me. What else should I look out for? My goal is it doesn't matter to gain at least 8 cm with upper or lower leg and to get bigger. My maximum budget is 35 k, my bank doesn't give me more as a loan . Do you have any other suggestions and clinics in Istanbul that I should look at? Only when I have developed a good feeling for a clinic will I have a leg lengthening operation in March 2023.

Greetings and sorry for my English.

I would suggest look for a surgeon who is very experienced and known for Limb Lengthening mainly in deformity correction because this is how you can determine a good surgeon. Maybe ask to see XRays although they may not be able to provide because of patient confidentiality but its worth a try.

Also having a very experienced rehabilitation team and after care is extremely important because like Dr Payley said the surgery is the easiest part for a good surgeon but the rehabilitation is challenging and most important they are specially trained in limb lengthening.

Ask the surgeon how many surgeries they have done and also how experienced they are in treating complications too

Out of them, Dr Metin Kucukkaya is definitely the most experienced and renowned surgeon and with his team of rehabilitation specialists is one of the reasons I am also considering him for my own surgery. Not only good surgeons but good rehab team too, which many patients underlook the importance of having a specialised rehab team for your surgery.

I think it is a good idea that you are visiting them too but of course its not about a fancy facility, the most important thing is to speak with the surgeon and physios and find out there experience, find our where they were trained and by who, how much experience they have and see jounal articles online, maybe other good surgeons know of them too and then when you are clear on their experiences it might be easier for you to make a decision

I am sure all are good but please let us know once you visited the surgeons

Good luck!

I would not recommend none of them. Especially stay away from livelifetaller.. Most of their patients ends up disabilities or irreversible complications.
I will have my surgery next week from Dr. Fatih. They have very good results..
Their company is called Lengthening Turkey. They offer accommodation included packages for both LON and precice.
http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=70707.0
You can check their profile from here and you can check their instagram from here: https://instagram.com/limblengtheningturkey

Quote from: LothLorien on December 24, 2022, 10:56:05 PM