Hey guys,
Trying to make the best decision for me but I am stuck between these two doctors. Can you guys help me decide?
A few things:
1. Price difference is not an issue.
2. Location is not an issue.
3. The most important thing is safety and reduction of complication risk.
4. I want to go back to as close as 100% as possible, eventually including bodybuilding.
5. I want to lengthen about ~7 and ~7.7 cm (I have a small discrepancy too).
6. Recovery time is important too.
I like the idea of being able to weight-bear on the Guichet nail, but I am <150 lbs, so I guess can do that on the Precice anyway? And, is it true that Guichet's patients generally have faster recovery? I also keep seeing the figure that Paley has done 17,000+ surgeries, while Guichet has only done 300? That doesn't seem right?
Note: I've already had my consultation with Dr. Paley.
Paley vs Guichet (If money, location was not an issue)
Of course, this is the truth of any cosmetic procedure in a competitive market. And this is only amplified by the novelty of CLL.
But I've narrowed down my choices to Guichet and Paley and it does seem like a very difficult decision. Here's another question, ignoring Guichet's pre-op training, is he actually faster at recovery?
Quote from: aspirant185 on January 20, 2016, 07:56:46 AMHe claims people achieve 4.4 cm in 1 month and 7 cm in two months. That seems pretty fast for me. For example, I will be lengthening with Mitkovic and it takes 2 months to lengthen not 7 cm but 4 cm.
In my opinion, if you are American stay with Paley, if you are European, stay with Guichet. If you are neither, welll go wherever you can get quicker your visa. It is important to be in the same continent where ur Dr. is in case complications arise.
Hmm interesting. On his website it actually says 1 mm/day or 1 inch/26 days. So that would be about 2.5 months for 7.5 cm, same as Paley. Interestingly, it also says 3-4 months consolidation (which seems more realistic than Paley's estimate of 2 months consolidation for 8 cm lengthening).
Is it true Dr. Paley has treated patients with complications because of Dr. Guichet?
I don't know, but someone on this forum (or might have been old forum ) posted that Paley said he had during a consultation..
I'll try to find it but I definitely read a post on this - someone said this is what Paley said during the consultation. (Not sure who to trust though)
Quote from: LLuser1 on January 20, 2016, 05:06:14 PMYes, the best decision in your life... What if you had been the unfortunate patient? In some cases you have to take this risk but this is elective surgery, my friend. You want to be taller and suddenly you are crippled and can't enjoy live anymore. LL is a gamble but you can minimize your risks if you go to Paley or Guichet (or Birkholtz if you don't have money). If you go to a bad surgeon your risks are higher.
LLuser, who would you pick if money/location was not a problem?
Does Guichet insert the nail through the hip, like Paley? Can't find this info.
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