Dear all, first time poster long time reader. Like you all I'm terrified but determined to have LL. I plan to begin LL in January and will keep an extensive diary to keep you all updated. I have just over $10000, I plan to earn another $10000 by January, and loan whatever else I need. My first choice of clinic is the Beijing Institute of External Skeletal Fixation Technology, who I think have the best balance of price, safety, and quickness. Only problem is, they've bumped up their prices to a whooping $45000 'as of January 2017'. My worry is they'll bump up again to $55000 in January 2018. I e-mailed asking about this, and am still waiting for a reply (I'll let you all know if I get a reply). I'm wondering, if I pay the $9000 deposit before January, whether I could pay the rest and have treatment in January for the 2017 price. How long after paying the deposit can you wait to pay the total amount and have treatment? If I can't get a loan I plan to head elsewhere - so far my thinking is India or Armenia - Sarin seems to be trying really hard to salvage his reputation, and Armenia have extensive Youtube footage. One way or another, I will have had LL by next summer. Any advice / opinions would be most comforting 
Hi, from what I've read Beijing sounds safe. Medium Drink of Water wrote a diary on his experience there, and he got what he wanted. They also have pretty good press coverage, which seemed to me the best way of being legitimised in the world of LL.
Hey, in Beijing combined external and internal fixation techniques are used, which, according to Xia, 'allow's dynamics and synchronism during lengthening, that have greatly reduced the complications during leg-lengthening treatment.' Though, of course every LL practitioner says their methods are innovative and the best. I agree with what your saying about the loan thing and the risk, but the alternative would be to go somewhere really cheap, which would compromise safety. I have to get LL. Which doctor did you have in mind for Italy and South Africa?
Sorry, I meant Italy or Russia 
I'm hoping to get LL in Beijing for $45000, $55000 would be too much. Yeah MDOW is an example to us all. Who's the Indian doc you have in mind? I've not heard much about Birkholtz, South Africa seems one of the less popular LL destinations, which puts me off a bit 
Hey, where would you recommend? What's so bad about Beijing?
Sorry, was trying to respond to individual messages - still getting used to this 
I can't seem to find anything on Dr. Zhang Xiangsheng. How did you hear about him? My budget will be $40000, but most doctors seem either way less or way more than this
I searched for Xiangya Hospital, but still could find very little. He doesn't seem to set himself up for international customers
Betzs would be great, but he's outside by price range. Russia sounds tricks, this posting suggests its not the best place > http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=2729.0
I guess I have the same problem as most people - limited money but want safety. I could wait and save, but like a lot of people the wait would be too painful. For what I can afford and what I'm after, Beijing seems the best place, and if not India. I know there are horror stories about Sarin but their website suggests it might be ok > http://www.drsarin.in/height-gain.html. Both Xia and Sarin have international acclaim, which is more reassuring than going to a Doctor who's had little publicity / exposure to cement his reputation
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