Best Advice Before Going Out of the Country for Limb Lengthening

Before you go outside of your country, assuming you're from the U.S., it is imperative that you establish your own health insurance. The case may be different for those with social health care such as the U.K. If you are from the U.S., it will be very easy for your to establish an insurance if you are healthy young person. Also, it is fairly cheap depending on your the type of insurance and your deductible.

I would say go for a PPO because American doctors who especialize in limb lengthening are not guaranteed to reside within your locality. An HMO insurance will only send you to a few select specialist, whereas a PPO can cover you anywhere in the U.S.

I strongly recomend this because eventhough you think you are going to a very good foreign doctor, accidents are unpredictable. You need to protect yourself. You need to insure yourself.

If you had not established an insurance before going out of the country and if something happens to you, you will have hard time finding a doctor in U.S. to help you out. I mean they will help you out but it is not cheap. It may go up to $150,000. Then what are you gonna do. You can't just apply for an insurance after the fact because now you have a pre-existing condition. You may get one but the monthly premium may be very expensive $500 to $1,000/month.

So be careful out there.