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Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: PrettyTall on January 12, 2014, 09:17:29 PM

Title: Do you think the prices will go up ?
Post by: PrettyTall on January 12, 2014, 09:17:29 PM
Everything is in the title
Title: Re: Do you think the prices will go up ?
Post by: Medium Drink Of Water on January 12, 2014, 09:30:15 PM
Yes, I do.  Over the years I've seen LL become way more popular than it was when I first got interested in it.  People speculated the price would go down as its popularity increased, but that never happened.  Even though the number of doctors doing it and advertising it have increased, nobody's been lowering their prices to try and compete directly with another doctor/clinic.

Like with any other expensive medical treatment, the only way to get a discount is to take advantage of currency exchange rates and hope for the best in a 3rd world country.
Title: Re: Do you think the prices will go up ?
Post by: PrettyTall on January 15, 2014, 10:00:15 PM
Thank you , so basicly if the curency goes up , the price goes down
Title: Re: Do you think the prices will go up ?
Post by: KiloKAHN on January 15, 2014, 10:03:47 PM
I only see it going up. Many orthopedic surgeons that offer leg lengthening don't do cosmetic lengthening as their primary business, so they can afford to have a high price and say 'take it or leave it'.
Title: Re: Do you think the prices will go up ?
Post by: ChrisIsaak on January 15, 2014, 10:45:22 PM
Well then I have good news. There are at least 2 new internal nails coming up, one of them is currently being designed by Smith & Nephew. I predict LL prices falling within the next 5-10 years. Precice is currently almost a "cartel" in the United States - it won't be that way forever.
Title: Re: Do you think the prices will go up ?
Post by: Adriano on January 16, 2014, 02:37:21 AM
Well then I have good news. There are at least 2 new internal nails coming up, one of them is currently being designed by Smith & Nephew. I predict LL prices falling within the next 5-10 years. Precice is currently almost a "cartel" in the United States - it won't be that way forever.

May i remind you that current nails on the market cost around 25K/pair.

it is not the nails that are expensive BUT the operating costs :(

Unless your nails will cost under 10 a pair ( for 2) i dont see how more nails will significantly lower costs.