What country has the least expensive doctors?

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Quote from: Android on October 22, 2017, 03:14:13 AM
dean9191 suggested Vietnam, and they are indeed the cheapest with Dr. Thuy, but there are so few diaries that it's still an uncertain choice. Externals only, around $12k which includes accommodation, physician, food, house keeper, driver, etc.

Thank u for being very informative. I need to add something up. you can get LON in vietnam and its around 13 600 including everything even complications as they say. Read Asainn's diary and there was another girl who did that. There will be another diary soon if things go as they expected. Im actually gonna go visit vietnam and see the facility within next few years. i live close to vietnam

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Quote from: dean9191 on October 23, 2017, 06:01:13 AMThank u for being very informative. I need to add something up. you can get LON in vietnam and its around 13 600 including everything even complications as they say. Read Asainn's diary and there was another girl who did that. There will be another diary soon if things go as they expected. Im actually gonna go visit vietnam and see the facility within next few years. i live close to vietnam

Great! There's a lot of mystery still surrounding Dr. Thuy, and the price is definitely attractive -- it's like a throwback to the early days of CLL. It'd be great if you could meet and talk to current and past patients to see how they're doing. Looking forward to your updates.

Here's the website if you haven't found it already. As you can see in the patient dairies section, the only diaries are actually links to this forum, which is kind of odd. I hope that the clinic is just actively promoting a legitimate service, not making fake diaries for instant credibility.

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Quote from: Android on October 23, 2017, 06:30:46 AMGreat! There's a lot of mystery still surrounding Dr. Thuy, and the price is definitely attractive -- it's like a throwback to the early days of CLL. It'd be great if you could meet and talk to current and past patients to see how they're doing. Looking forward to your updates.

Here's the website if you haven't found it already. As you can see in the patient dairies section, the only diaries are actually links to this forum, which is kind of odd. I hope that the clinic is just actively promoting a legitimate service, not making fake diaries for instant credibility.

Yes i saw the site. I think they didnt have much patients yet but once i asked thao (manager) said most people dont want to reveal their identity or write a review.
Dr. Thuy is retired now theres another doctor. Ill copy a message i received from a prospective LLer who visited the hospital.

"I did contact and visit the hospital. Actually, they are kind of an institute belong to a state hospital, that why the cost quite good. However, if compared with other hospital, the price is a bit expensive.
I also choose them to lengthen my leg. Tibias by LON, at least 7cm without Achilles tendon relieve. I discussed with them about make a contract because I don't want to make ATR but also I need at least 7cm. So I talk with doctor and very happy that he said it is possible as long as I can practice everyday during lengthen process. They introduce me with 1 guy (Vietnamese) who make 8,2cm without ATR there. He is very nice, open and we keep contact till now. Oh Jesus, I am so crazy with this thought I am going to higher 7cm. However, I canot do it right now. I am pregnant and need to wait an other 2 years to do LL.   
There are some patients come from different country, include Europe. So you will have some one to talk to. Living in Vietnamese community, life seem boring and very long cus you feel quite lonely .  Doctor cannot speak in English and you need to talk to doctor assistant. By the way, there is a Thailand guy who mess up with tibias LL in Thailand so that he has to come this hospital to correct it ( I am not sure what wrong happen in Thailand, I did not have time to talk with him and he cannot speak E well). Finally he got 8cm lengthen and he will take off the frame in the end of Sep.   

Do it. LL worth to conquer. "

"Dr Luong is well known in Hanoi among LLer and he had deal with hundred case of LLer so far. His price is supper cheap (3000usd for 1 operation and 10-15 days in hospital with food + 2000 usd for 2nd operation to remove the frame after 3-5 month + 800 usd for pre-heath check and medicine ect ) excluded complication if it happens. So if everything going well (80% of his case) patient need to pay about 5800 usd in total. The living cost in Hanoi about 500 usd per month (for 3 month lengthening). if you know a bit Vietnamese or know some one can help you with translation then it will be good option also. I can share his private number if you want

In STO Phương Dông in HCM city ( I uses Vietnamese in case you want to search their address in the internet) the price is 15000Usd. The different thing is: 3 months living (house, food, helper, internet, traveling from house to hospital, TP doctor....) are included. Visa application support and fee and pick up from airport for foreigner if needed.  And the most important is any kind of complication fee if needed. They said, they provide you surplus 24 hour-care for everything to make sure very rare possibility of complication. They have some staff who can speak E to help you communicate with doctor.

Comeback to your country will be after operation 3,5-4months I think. I consult with patient here and most of them can not start to walk before 3,5 months even with support of crutches, . Don't believe them if they say 3 months. the guy i told you, he start to walk after 4 month with crutches and 5 months without crutches. he can walk quite good now though awkwardly after almost 6 months. He share with me alot of his walking video, as well as picture.  But i can not pass it to you with out his permission.

if you go for LL anywhere even not in Vietnam, please keep contact with me and share your experience. I will be valuable information for me because any way i need to wait almost 2 year from now to do LL
Good luck.     

I think for foreigner, STO is better option if you decide to go for VN. "

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Quote from: dean9191 on October 23, 2017, 10:53:27 AMYes i saw the site. I think they didnt have much patients yet but once i asked thao (manager) said most people dont want to reveal their identity or write a review.
Dr. Thuy is retired now theres another doctor. Ill copy a message i received from a prospective LLer who visited the hospital.

Fascinating info, thanks for sharing! That is cheap indeed, wish we could learn more about Dr. Luong and his patients without actually visiting. It's hard to spend money just to check a place out when there are plenty of doctors with established reputations.

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Hi, you can also check this.. www.athensbjr.com/cost-and-pricing-of-cosmetic-limb-lengthening.html. They are based in Athens Greece. I don't know if they are the"least expensive" in the world but they must be one of the least expensive options in Western Europe...I don't know much.. but it seemed that Dr Dimitrios Giotikas has had a lot of experience in bone lengthening and bone transport with nails and frames in the United Kingdom.

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Quote from: Andy on October 30, 2017, 05:37:37 AMHi, you can also check this.. www.athensbjr.com/cost-and-pricing-of-cosmetic-limb-lengthening.html. They are based in Athens Greece. I don't know if they are the"least expensive" in the world but they must be one of the least expensive options in Western Europe...I don't know much.. but it seemed that Dr Dimitrios Giotikas has had a lot of experience in bone lengthening and bone transport with nails and frames in the United Kingdom.

Thanks, any more info on this doctor? any diaries here or old forum ?

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i'm 5'3'', is there any way i can grow more? what if i lengthn both my tibia and my femur?

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Quote from: prakash419 on November 02, 2017, 02:44:40 AMThanks, any more info on this doctor? any diaries here or old forum ?

I've met him twice.Once online-they have a free online introductory consultation option in their website-and once in person in the UK. He seemed well educated and knowledgeable and with good manners. He was comfortable enough to tell me that his practice is new but his experience is substantial. I believed him because I do know that in the center that he works in the UK they do a high volume of bone transport for all reasons (trauma ,deformities, limb lengthening etc).

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That is a very good price for internal femurs.

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Quote from: Andy on October 30, 2017, 05:37:37 AMHi, you can also check this.. www.athensbjr.com/cost-and-pricing-of-cosmetic-limb-lengthening.html. They are based in Athens Greece. I don't know if they are the"least expensive" in the world but they must be one of the least expensive options in Western Europe...I don't know much.. but it seemed that Dr Dimitrios Giotikas has had a lot of experience in bone lengthening and bone transport with nails and frames in the United Kingdom.

Andy, thanks for the link, is the both segments price for external only? I mean are they really doing internal femur plus external tibia for only 54 k euro?!! thanks.