Parihar definitely seems like a competent surgeon especially in cases of deformities and discrepancies, however in his interview with cyborg, he stated that he has only done 3 cosmetic cases. Although cosmetic cases are more straightforward, I struggle to see why anyone would chose to go to India when Giotikas has a dedicated cosmetic practice including multiple diaries on this forum and is a lead trauma consultant in a UK hospial which demonstrates he can deal with complex deformity cases as well as cosmetic cases. Add to the fact that Greece is a very liveable country and you won't deal with the potential stomach virus and hygiene issues that you may face in India.
Parihar would be a great choice if he was located in a more developed country imo. The cost factor is also too similar to make that the basis of your decision. At the end of the day it's up to where you feel more comfortable and which surgeon you trust more.
What are the pros and cons of Parihar vs Giotikas for Americans?
Quote from: RB on December 30, 2020, 03:09:40 AMParihar definitely seems like a competent surgeon especially in cases of deformities and discrepancies, however in his interview with cyborg, he stated that he has only done 3 cosmetic cases. Although cosmetic cases are more straightforward, I struggle to see why anyone would chose to go to India when Giotikas has a dedicated cosmetic practice including multiple diaries on this forum and is a lead trauma consultant in a UK hospial which demonstrates he can deal with complex deformity cases as well as cosmetic cases. Add to the fact that Greece is a very liveable country and you won't deal with the potential stomach virus and hygiene issues that you may face in India.
Parihar would be a great choice if he was located in a more developed country imo. The cost factor is also too similar to make that the basis of your decision. At the end of the day it's up to where you feel more comfortable and which surgeon you trust more.
He was specifically referring to cosmetic cases using the Precice. He has also performed 2 unilateral Precice tibia lengthenings for leg length discrepancy.
As to total cosmetic patients, I did external tibias with him in 2014 and at the time I was his 11th cosmetic patient, and I know of at least 1 person who did LON with him after me, so he's had at least 15 cosmetic cases in his 30 years of lengthening.
Quote from: KiloKAHN on December 30, 2020, 05:23:44 AMHe was specifically referring to cosmetic cases using the Precice. He has also performed 2 unilateral Precice tibia lengthenings for leg length discrepancy.
As to total cosmetic patients, I did external tibias with him in 2014 and at the time I was his 11th cosmetic patient, and I know of at least 1 person who did LON with him after me, so he's had at least 15 cosmetic cases in his 30 years of lengthening.
Oh that makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.
Thanks for replying RB!!
1. If you were leaving from D.C. to see Dr. Giotikas in Athens for a consultation, how many days total would you budget for the whole thing and what day would you leave?
2. What would you bring with you to Athens for the consultation?
You should go to Sinai Hospital since Baltimore is very close to D.C. I think their price is about 70k for femurs.
Quote from: SpeedDialer on December 30, 2020, 10:03:55 AMThanks for replying RB!!
1. If you were leaving from D.C. to see Dr. Giotikas in Athens for a consultation, how many days total would you budget for the whole thing and what day would you leave?
2. What would you bring with you to Athens for the consultation?
No problem mate!
I am scheduled to do femurs using stryde with Dr Giotikas in March next year.
I didn't go for the in-person consultation as I am in Australia. I did everything completely online and was approved for surgery after I sent my medical history and completed a psychological assessment and discussed everything with him. I would recommend doing an online consultation as you won't have to make 2 separate trips to Greece.
If you have any other questions feel free to let me know.
Thanks!!!
Online consultation with Giotikas? Wait so he doesn't need to take X rays or examine or measure your legs? What was this process like, what kind of doctors did you go to, and what documents did you need to send to him?
Right? Except I'm a bit confused because I read from Assayag's page is like 100k not 70k so I'm not sure what's going on. But then I would not be able to afford internal tibias too if I did this in America.
Thanks, I really appreciate it.
With Dr. Giotikas, how far in advance can you schedule a surgery after the online consultation?
I'm planning on the doing the surgery the year after getting a covid vaccine and am concerned about prices rising oer time. Currently hoping to do a consultation late 2022 and then start surgery in January of 2023. I wonder if doing a consultation early will let me get earlier prices or if I'll just need to do a second consultation if I do it too early
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