Hi, recently realized I have bow legs. If I decide to get limb lengthening in the US, would some of the costs be covered? I know it's usually fixed with an osteotomy, but I know that lengthening your legs can correct it as well.
I did more research on this and there's a good chance that insurance will cover some of the costs. You're referring to a patient you've talked to ~10 years ago and that only consulted with Paley. Nowadays, insurance seems to cover around half of the cost of surgery if you have a rotational deformity of any kind. Here's a specific post about someone with bow legs who was able to get some of their costs covered with Dr. Assayag: http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=73457.msg235642#msg235642.
Have also talked to someone else with femoral anteversion who was able to get their cost reduced to 35-40k. In this episode on the podcast by Victor (), Dr. Reif said that insurance covers a lot of the hospital costs when it comes to correcting bow legs/knock knees while lengthening because they tend to view the surgery more as correcting a rotational deformity. The thing that costs the most will obviously be using Precise nails, because surgeons have the option to use trauma nails which are a lot more affordable. At minimum the surgery will cost 32-25k, but it's more realistic to pay anywhere from 40-50k.
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