Paley vs Guichet (If money, location was not an issue)

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I don't know, but someone on this forum (or might have been old forum ) posted that Paley said he had during a consultation..

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That might have been Sarin but I digress

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Not from Guichet. From Sarin, Betz, Monegal and some Russian doctors.

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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)

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Not sure about this but sure about the other doctors.

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Regardless, every doctor has unsuccessfull surgeries. This is how medicine works, take it or leave it. I had very imporant surgery in the past in my eyes and I went to arguably the best doctor in the world, one who practices in Beverly Hills and is ridiculously expensive. He did LASIK on many Hollywood celebrities and have outstanding reputation. However, on his YELP profile one can still find people complaining that their vision worsened post surgery or that they have other minor problems. This did not prevent me from going with him and it is arguably the best decision so far in my life.

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Yes, 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.

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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?

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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.

I agree that if you go to Paley, Guichet , Monegal , Betz , the ones considered the best, you will minize the risks. However, the OP is not asking whether he should go to one of these but to which one among these he should go. My point is that they are all excellent professionals , nevertheless there will be bad/unfortunate cases with any of them. And at some point, when you can choose among the best, you have already minimized risks as much as possible, and looking for more adds little value. Its up to God, or luck if you wish

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I would pick Paley. Guichet would be my second option.
Please don't put everybody in the same bag. Paley and Guichet are the best. Betz is experienced but not really good because of a bunch of bad cases and dishonest behaviour (salesman). Monegal isn't good technically because he is unexperienced and he is dishonest too. They aren't good options. Patients have told me.