Limb Lengthening Forum
Limb Lengthening Surgery => Limb Lengthening Discussions => Topic started by: Infinite on January 08, 2022, 10:29:08 PM
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Hi Everyone.
I'm considering between Dr. Guichet and Giotikas.
Five years ago, I learned about LL but decided it wasn't for me.
I started thinking about surgery again 9 months ago because social media is very popular in this case and my dream is to be taller.
I have spoken to some patients in my country who had the surgery abroad by LON/G-Nail, and they were in the middle of the process, so I know exactly what is going on. G-nails are internal and fully weight-bearing. The method allows the patient to walk.
I spoke with Dr. Guichet 2 months ago and was impressed by his experience and training program.
He told me about how it is important to be flexible and to increase my muscles by 30% and he's right because all the patients I was talking with them they lost a lot of muscles. He has been performing the surgeries for almost 30 - 40 years. He developed the G-nail, but some people here have written that he has the worst stories, so I asked him and he said that he would be willing to sign me his statistics.
I spoke with Dr. Giotikas 2 months ago, and he less impressed me, but I hear from the patients here that he is a good surgeon. Another benefit of Dr. Giotikas is that his patients now stay in the same hotel. The social environment, the motivation, is very important during such a time.
I am trying to decide between Dr. Guichet and Dr. Giotikas - which would you recommend?
Please tell me just the truth.
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My time spent in Guang Ji Hospital with a few dozen LL patients, both Chinese and worldwide, was one of the best times of my life. I've been a black sheep my whole life, and there I found a whole flock. I felt a sense of belonging and comfort there that I never have and never will experience anywhere else. That's why I post here 15 years after LL.
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Between the two of them, I would pick Dr. Guichet--easily. He's who I'm planning to do femurs with (eventually).
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I can feel it in your words 😊
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Between the two of them, I would pick Dr. Guichet--easily. He's who I'm planning to do femurs with (eventually).
When do you plan to have the surgery?
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When do you plan to have the surgery?
I am doing tibias first very late this year or early 2023, so it won't be until early 2024 or so until I get my femurs done.
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Guichet used to be considered one of the best, but after Leechlet, the Indian guy who died, and particularly Unicorn, his fame on these boards has dropped considerably.
I don't think Giotikas has been around the boards long enough to get a read on how he is as a surgeon.
Flip a coin I guess.
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Guichet used to be considered one of the best, but after Leechlet, the Indian guy who died, and particularly Unicorn, his fame on these boards has dropped considerably.
I don't think Giotikas has been around the boards long enough to get a read on how he is as a surgeon.
Flip a coin I guess.
If I can ask, What happened with leechlet?