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Such a ranking doesn’t exist. As far as the medical community is concerned, all surgeons licensed and insured to perform a procedure are equal. You can use US News rankings or something like that, but I’ve read that’s a scam and doctors can pay for their ranking for marketing purposes. A Lefort and BSSO with or without SG will likely run you $25-100k out of pocket unless you can get it covered by insurance. I’ve heard schools will do it towards the lower end of that scale, and the “experts” who have a private practice that does mainly orthographic surgery will be towards the top. Going to Asia or South America is a real option where it’s generally much cheaper (but probably still $15k+) but there are some horror stories about things going wrong, having no ability to sue for damages, and having to shell out the big bucks to a US doctor to fix it. Good luck, and welcome to Archwired!machoo wrote: ↑Sat Jun 26, 2021 10:43 am Has the community resolved a good way to find the best surgeon and facility... and what a cash procedure might cost?
I am willing to travel to see a doctor that I feel confident in.
I was hoping to find someone that has done hundreds of these surgeries and uses the latest technology... but I can find no way to rank doctors by experience in a specific procedure, etc.
This^. My surgeon’s charges were only a couple grand. The anesthesia and hospital OR charges were like $70k if it hadn’t been covered by insurance.
