Quote from: TIBIKE200 on March 02, 2017, 08:05:59 PMPeople should go to the top tier ones (And they should get their names through other top tier orthopedics)
I completely agree TIBIKE200, it isn't sensible trying to be 'economical' in regards to this surgery as you don't want to go in perfectly fit and healthy and come out with nagging, serious issues and possibly unable to walk. There is a reason some of these doctors are so cheap and people must ask themselves why. The surgery is a game of risk/reward - is it worth risking your health to such a high degree by trying to pay as little as possible by going to the cheapest doctor possible when you can mitigate much of that risk by paying more? Only they can answer that question, if I were to consider the procedure, no it wouldn't be.
6FeetSoon, I forgot to ask - I'm assuming you requested 8CM of femoral lengthening to hit 6 feet tall. Did Dr Rozbruch comment on the amount and feel comfortable in achieving the amount (I know you said that your legs were longer therefore can lengthen more? Does he have any hard and fast rule to the amount lengthened and any comment on tibia/femur lengthening if one is preferable?
Limb Lengthening-Internal Femurs-Dr Rozbruch 2017
Are you 175 in the afternoon, 6foot?
Quote from: 682 on March 02, 2017, 08:32:23 PMI completely agree TIBIKE200, it isn't sensible trying to be 'economical' in regards to this surgery as you don't want to go in perfectly fit and healthy and come out with nagging, serious issues and possibly unable to walk. There is a reason some of these doctors are so cheap and people must ask themselves why. The surgery is a game of risk/reward - is it worth risking your health to such a high degree by trying to pay as little as possible by going to the cheapest doctor possible when you can mitigate much of that risk by paying more? Only they can answer that question, if I were to consider the procedure, no it wouldn't be.
After speaking literally to half the world, the names of three docs always came up as top tiers and are regarded as the best of the best. One of them is Rozbruch. The other two I won't name as this is a Rozbruch diary and also because I don't want to make any pubblicity to any doc.
Quote from: 682 on March 02, 2017, 08:32:23 PM
6FeetSoon, I forgot to ask - I'm assuming you requested 8CM of femoral lengthening to hit 6 feet tall. Did Dr Rozbruch comment on the amount and feel comfortable in achieving the amount (I know you said that your legs were longer therefore can lengthen more? Does he have any hard and fast rule to the amount lengthened and any comment on tibia/femur lengthening if one is preferable?
He very much dislikes tibial lengthening these days. He calls the healing process far less predictable. So he really only does femoral lengthening for the cosmetic patients.
He was the one who said 8cm based on my flexibility and x-rays. That's his default length though unless there are circumstances that warrant caution.
Quote from: onemorefoot on March 02, 2017, 08:38:04 PMAre you 175 in the afternoon, 6foot?
176 first thing in the morning.
175 most of the day.
Quote from: 682 on March 02, 2017, 08:32:23 PMI completely agree TIBIKE200, it isn't sensible trying to be 'economical' in regards to this surgery as you don't want to go in perfectly fit and healthy and come out with nagging, serious issues and possibly unable to walk. There is a reason some of these doctors are so cheap and people must ask themselves why. The surgery is a game of risk/reward - is it worth risking your health to such a high degree by trying to pay as little as possible by going to the cheapest doctor possible when you can mitigate much of that risk by paying more? Only they can answer that question, if I were to consider the procedure, no it wouldn't be.
6FeetSoon, I forgot to ask - I'm assuming you requested 8CM of femoral lengthening to hit 6 feet tall. Did Dr Rozbruch comment on the amount and feel comfortable in achieving the amount (I know you said that your legs were longer therefore can lengthen more? Does he have any hard and fast rule to the amount lengthened and any comment on tibia/femur lengthening if one is preferable?
What do you think about docs that don't charge as much but still charge over 40k?do you think they are not as good?
Docs such as Birkholtz or Guichet or others?
Quote from: 6FeetSoon on March 02, 2017, 08:45:32 PMHe very much dislikes tibial lengthening these days. He calls the healing process far less predictable. So he really only does femoral lengthening for the cosmetic patients.
He was the one who said 8cm based on my flexibility and x-rays. That's his default length though unless there are circumstances that warrant caution.
That's interesting and from my research seems accurate - tibial lengthening just doesn't recover at the same rate as femoral lengthening, if I remember correctly it's because of the copious amounts of blood supply found in the upper leg. It's great that the amount gets you to your desired height and I'm sure Dr Rozbruch feels confident enough to successfully lengthen to that amount. Thank you for the reply.
Quote from: yyes on March 02, 2017, 08:53:49 PMWhat do you think about docs that don't charge as much but still charge over 40k?do you think they are not as good?
Docs such as Birkholtz or Guichet or others?
I'll reply in a private message. I don't want to derail this thread entirely.
Quote from: Big Daddy on March 02, 2017, 08:59:51 PMAnyone notice how the supposedly best docs in this field (Guichet, Rozbruch) say they avoid tibia lengthening because, essentially, they're harder to get right than femur lengthening? Tells me that their reputation is overrated.
Think it has more to do with the fact that since they aren't trying to correct a deformity, all else equal you pick the bone that heals better if your ultimate goal is total height increase.
After reading a few other posts on various threads, I've seen a lot of concerns about how difficult scheduling an appointment/consultation can be. Thought i'd just show you how streamlined (at least with our ortho legend Rozbruch) the process can be.
Great web interface, you can create a new profile and request an appointment, they'll be back to you in 12-24 hours max.
http://imgur.com/AEBzNi9
Once you're up and running you can see how organized and efficient every thing is. Billing info, appointment reminders, test results, letters from your doctors. It's all here.
surgery
http://imgur.com/Uyy8Ptk
appointments
http://imgur.com/0VCuaao
billing
http://imgur.com/GNHw8dA
it's basically like online banking. No hassle, super efficient, the least of your worries is handling the logistics of everything.
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