Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction
Led by Prof Dr Yasser Elbatrawy, MBBS Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine (1984–1991); Doctoral degree (University of Maryland, Baltimore — limb lengthening and reconstruction); ASAMI Fellowship under Prof Maurizio Catagni (3 years); Advanced Diploma, Ilizarov Institute, Kurgan, Siberia (2000); Paediatric LLR Fellowship, University of Maryland (with Drs Dror Paley, John Herzenberg, Kevin Tetsworth); Professor, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University (since March 2000). Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Al-Azhar University; Founder and Director, CICLLR
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About Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction
Since 1996, the Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction (CICLLR) has been run by its founder and director, Prof Dr Yasser Elbatrawy, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Al-Azhar University. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and trained under Prof Maurizio Catagni on an ASAMI fellowship. Methods listed are PRECICE 2, LON, Ilizarov and TSF, and PRECICE Stryde, which the centre has used since 2019 for cosmetic femoral lengthening at St. Peter & Paul's Private Hospital in Cyprus rather than in Cairo.
Clinic-published pricing runs $12,897 to $68,250. Stryde was subject to a 2021 FDA Class II recall, so ask what the Cyprus cases now use. The only accreditation recorded is the Al-Azhar academic affiliation, and rehabilitation is not documented beyond arranged Cairo apartments with caretaker services, or remote monitoring at home. Contact is by web form or WhatsApp only, in Arabic or English.
Google Places listing found (Serper/Places) but returns no rating or review count — listing appears unclaimed or newly claimed. No Trustpilot profile found. CICLLR also maintains an older domain lengthening.net (shown in Google Places). Email contact not shown publicly on website; contact via form or WhatsApp only. Cyprus location handles PRECICE Stryde cases for EU-travel patients. | CORRECTED 2026-08-13: cicllr.com/limb-lengthening/ NEVER EXISTED. The site is fully alive and the Wayback CDX holds 235 distinct cicllr.com URLs from 2007 to 2026 with no such path at any point — this was a guessed URL in an earlier research pass, not a page that moved. Replaced with the centre's real service pages, which state the method claims directly: the PRECICE page records use of PRECICE 2 from an earlier date and the full-weight-bearing version from 2019.
Clinic-published prices
The clinic’s own 2026-09-11 list prices — a published list price, not a guaranteed quote. Confirm the package detail directly with the clinic before travel.
- External fixation (ring fixator), per pair of bones€12,000–€12,000 (~$13k)
- PRECICE Stryde nail, bilateral€48,000–€65,000 (~$70k)
- PRECICE nail, single€15,000 (~$16k)
- Fitbone implant€13,000 (~$14k)
- Achilles tendon lengthening (if lengthening >6cm)$4,000–$5,000
- Included:
- Hardware/devices (bilateral), hospital expenses, anesthesia, surgeon and assistance fees, 6-month follow-up
- Excluded:
- Physiotherapy, accommodation and meals after initial hospital stay, airport transport, credit card surcharge 2.5%
Source: clinic price page · verified 2026-09-11.
What the clinic states
Taken directly from the clinic’s own website. Details can change — confirm with the clinic before you travel.
- Notes
- Phone/WhatsApp +20 100 037 0041 (wa.me/+201000370041). Egypt location: Nozha St, Nasr City, Cairo. No email address is published (contact form only). Techniques: Precice Nail, LON, external fixation. Claims 4000+ lengthening procedures since 1996 and 400+ cosmetic leg-lengthening cases since 2002. No prices published.
Source: clinic website · verified 2026-07-11.
Why we listed this clinic
CICLLR is Africa and the Middle East's longest-running dedicated limb lengthening centre, established 1996. Prof Elbatrawy was the first to introduce the Ponseti method in Egypt (1998) and introduced the PRECICE Stryde nail for cosmetic femoral lengthening in Cyprus in 2019, enabling full weight-bearing during distraction. He holds ASAMI fellowship (Catagni) and a doctoral degree from the University of Maryland, the only Egyptian surgeon with this combination of Ilizarov-Paley-Herzenberg training lineage. The pricing page confirms physical therapy and a 4-5 day hospital stay are bundled into the standard lengthening package, and gives a fuller per-procedure breakdown (PRECICE Stryde bilateral, single PRECICE nail, Fitbone, and an Achilles-tendon-lengthening add-on for lengthening beyond 6cm) than previously on record — see pricing_rows.
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Methods offered
- PRECICE 2Read about PRECICE 2 →
- PRECICE StrydeRead about PRECICE Stryde →
- LONRead about LON →
- IlizarovRead about Ilizarov →
- TSFRead about TSF →
- FitboneRead about Fitbone →
Rehabilitation & physiotherapy
Physical therapy is included in the standard lengthening package, alongside a 4-5 day hospital stay, per the clinic's own cosmetic-lengthening pricing page.
Source: cicllr.com, cicllr.com. Reflects clinic and public sources, not an independent audit.
Surgeons
- Prof Dr Yasser Elbatrawy, MBBS Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine (1984–1991); Doctoral degree (University of Maryland, Baltimore — limb lengthening and reconstruction); ASAMI Fellowship under Prof Maurizio Catagni (3 years); Advanced Diploma, Ilizarov Institute, Kurgan, Siberia (2000); Paediatric LLR Fellowship, University of Maryland (with Drs Dror Paley, John Herzenberg, Kevin Tetsworth); Professor, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University (since March 2000)Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Al-Azhar University; Founder and Director, CICLLRPerforms: Limb Lengthening · Cosmetic Stature Lengthening · Deformity Correction · Bone Transport · Club Foot Treatment (Ponseti method) · Complex TraumaView profile →
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International patient services
CICLLR is explicitly an international destination clinic; patients attend from USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Spain, Japan, and across the Middle East and Mediterranean. Post-surgery patients may remain in Cairo in arranged apartments with caretaker services, or return home with remote monitoring. Cyprus clinic (St Peter & Paul's Hospital) used for PRECICE Stryde cases where full weight-bearing is required. Payment via cash, bank transfer, or cheque.
Accreditations
- ●Al-Azhar University Faculty of Medicine (academic affiliation)
Common questions about Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction
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How do patients rate Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction?
Across independent platforms Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction holds Google 4.3/5 (142 reviews). We show each platform separately rather than blending them into one score; figures were last checked 2026-09-11. Read the reviews themselves, not just the number — limb lengthening reviews cluster at the extremes.
How much does limb lengthening cost at Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction?
Our recorded range for Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction is $12,900 – $69,875 USD, taken from the clinic’s own published pricing. The clinic publishes an itemised price list (5 line items) which we reproduce further up this page with what is included and excluded. Final cost moves with the method, the target gain in centimetres, hospital nights and follow-up. Get a written quote before travelling.
Which limb lengthening methods does Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction offer?
Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction lists PRECICE 2, PRECICE Stryde, LON, Ilizarov, TSF, Fitbone. The lead surgeon on record is Dr. Yasser Elbatrawy (MBBS Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine (1984–1991); Doctoral degree (University of Maryland, Baltimore — limb lengthening and reconstruction); ASAMI Fellowship under Prof Maurizio Catagni (3 years); Advanced Diploma, Ilizarov Institute, Kurgan, Siberia (2000); Paediatric LLR Fellowship, University of Maryland (with Drs Dror Paley, John Herzenberg, Kevin Tetsworth); Professor, Damietta Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University (since March 2000)), listed for limb lengthening, cosmetic stature lengthening, deformity correction. Each method page on this site explains how the device works, typical gain and the trade-offs.
What does recovery look like after surgery at Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction?
Distraction runs at roughly 1 mm per day for 4–8 weeks, consolidation takes another 3–6 months while the new bone hardens, and physiotherapy-led return to full activity is usually 6–12 months from surgery. Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction offers more than one device type (PRECICE 2, PRECICE Stryde, LON, Ilizarov, TSF, Fitbone), and the recovery curve differs between them: internal nails allow earlier weight-bearing, external frames need pin-site care until removal. Ask which protocol applies to your case. On rehabilitation specifically: Physical therapy is included in the standard lengthening package, alongside a 4-5 day hospital stay, per the clinic's own cosmetic-lengthening pricing page.
Does Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction treat international patients?
CICLLR is explicitly an international destination clinic; patients attend from USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Spain, Japan, and across the Middle East and Mediterranean. Post-surgery patients may remain in Cairo in arranged apartments with caretaker services, or return home with remote monitoring. Cyprus clinic (St Peter & Paul's Hospital) used for PRECICE Stryde cases where full weight-bearing is required. Payment via cash, bank transfer, or cheque. Consultation languages on record: Arabic, English.
How was Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction verified for this directory?
Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction is listed at Tier 1 — we cross-checked surgeon credentials, hospital affiliation, regulatory status and published outcomes against independent sources. We hold 10 source URLs for this entry. Last verified 2026-09-11. The clinic cannot pay to change its tier, ranking or reviews; paid options only affect presentation and are always labelled.
Where is Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction and where are operations performed?
Cairo International Centre for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction is in Cairo, Egypt. Hospital affiliation on record: Al-Azhar University, Cairo (academic affiliation); St. Peter & Paul's Private Hospital, Cyprus (cosmetic cases with PRECICE Stryde) Established 1996.
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 1 — fully researched
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Hospital affiliation
- Al-Azhar University, Cairo (academic affiliation); St. Peter & Paul's Private Hospital, Cyprus (cosmetic cases with PRECICE Stryde)
- Established
- 1996
- Languages at consultation
- Arabic, English
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