Altezza Medical Center
Led by Dr. Arshak E. Mirzoyan, MD (1980, Yerevan State Medical University); Candidate of Medical Sciences (1987, dissertation on congenital pseudarthrosis using Ilizarov technique); Doctor of Medical Sciences (2004); Professor; trained and worked under Ilizarov directly in Kurgan, Russia (1980–1989); Visiting Professor, Oregon Health Sciences University (1993–1994); helped establish Ilizarov center at Aalborg Hospital, Denmark; Member ASAMI-BR & ILLRS Societies; Honorary Professor, Ilizarov Scientific Center, Kurgan; 60+ medical publications; 3 monographs; President, Armaveni Charitable Foundation (since 2000); 5,000+ patients treated. Professor, DMedSc — Orthopedist-Traumatologist & Founding Director
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About Altezza Medical Center
Founded in 2000 as the Yerevan Center of Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction, Altezza Medical Center in Yerevan, Armenia, renamed Beauty & Tall in March 2025, is led by Arshak E. Mirzoyan, Professor, DMedSc, an orthopedist-traumatologist and its founding director, who trained under Ilizarov in Kurgan from 1980 to 1989 and holds an honorary professorship from the Ilizarov center. Surgery takes place at Nairi Medical Center. Methods confirmed are LON, LATN and Ilizarov; PRECICE and Stryde are not confirmed on any sourced page. Garsevan Malkhasyan, MD, and Garik Zurnachyan, MD, are also named.
No price is published. The record's confidence in this entry is under review: the surgeon's own website is offline, supporting independent sources have gone dark, and what remains is largely first-party. The Google listing has six reviews. Rehabilitation arrangements are not documented, and recorded accreditations are society memberships. Service runs in Armenian, Russian, English and Japanese.
Google Places shows 5.0/6 — very small sample, treat with caution. No Trustpilot presence found. Clinic was renamed 'Beauty & Tall, Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction' as of March 2025 per heg.am source; altezzaclinic.com domain still active as of research date. PRECICE/Stryde intramedullary nails not confirmed on any sourced page — only Ilizarov, LON, LATN and 'fully implantable method' (FIM) confirmed via WhatClinic listing. | SOURCE REMOVED 2026-08-13: https://arshakmirzoyan.com/ — NXDOMAIN — the surgeon's own site is abandoned. Verified against four independent resolvers, not from our own machine, whose network block has already caused false positives in this cleanup. No replacement exists. Re-source or downgrade — do not leave the rating standing on the strength of when it was granted.
What the clinic states
Taken directly from the clinic’s own website. Details can change — confirm with the clinic before you travel.
- Lengthening achievable
- Up to 16 cm (6.2 in) achieved for cosmetic cases; site notes 'theoretically there is no limit'.
- Hospital stay
- Patients usually stay in hospital up to 5 days, rarely up to 7 days.
- Notes
- Phone (+374 10) 53 77 83. Address 21 Paronyan St, Yerevan 0015. Uses Ilizarov apparatus/technique. Pain managed with oral painkillers after initial epidural. No prices published.
Source: clinic website · verified 2026-07-11.
Why we listed this clinic
Prof. Mirzoyan is the most credentialed Ilizarov-trained surgeon in the South Caucasus, having studied directly under Professor Ilizarov in Kurgan (1980–1989) and later served as visiting professor at Oregon Health Sciences University. His center — the first cosmetic LL clinic in Armenia — has treated patients from over 21 countries since 2000. He holds simultaneous membership in both ASAMI-BR and ILLRS, and has been awarded Honorary Professorship by the Ilizarov Scientific Center itself. Mirzoyan's own hospital-hosted bio (Nairi Medical Center, independent of the clinic's marketing site) corroborates his 1980–1989 Kurgan training under Ilizarov and dates his founding of the limb-lengthening service to 1998 — two years earlier than the 2000 established_year on the clinic's own about-us page, a minor discrepancy worth reconciling.
Cross-source coverage
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I did a lot of research into Dr. Mirzoyan along with his team and found that their record was very clean and very safe.
Dr. Arshak Mirzoyan and his team were absolutely phenomenal. Limb lengthening as a procedure is overwhelming. Classy, caring and concise. Highly recommended.
The flow of the foreigners to our Center continues and they are quite satisfied with the results from our work.
Methods offered
- LONRead about LON →
- LATNRead about LATN →
- IlizarovRead about Ilizarov →
Surgeons
Dr. Arshak E. Mirzoyan, MD (1980, Yerevan State Medical University); Candidate of Medical Sciences (1987, dissertation on congenital pseudarthrosis using Ilizarov technique); Doctor of Medical Sciences (2004); Professor; trained and worked under Ilizarov directly in Kurgan, Russia (1980–1989); Visiting Professor, Oregon Health Sciences University (1993–1994); helped establish Ilizarov center at Aalborg Hospital, Denmark; Member ASAMI-BR & ILLRS Societies; Honorary Professor, Ilizarov Scientific Center, Kurgan; 60+ medical publications; 3 monographs; President, Armaveni Charitable Foundation (since 2000); 5,000+ patients treatedProfessor, DMedSc — Orthopedist-Traumatologist & Founding DirectorPerforms: LON · LATN · IlizarovView profile →
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International patient services
Patients from 21+ countries including USA, Canada, UK, Spain, France, Austria, Australia, Japan, Middle East, Russian Federation. Surgeries hosted at Nairi Medical Center.
Accreditations
- ●Member ASAMI-BR (Association for the Study and Application of the Methods of Ilizarov – Brazil & Russia)
- ●Member ILLRS (International Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society)
- ●Honorary Professor, Ilizarov Scientific Center, Kurgan, Russia
- ●ASAMI-BR (per Mirzoyan's Nairi Medical Center bio)
- ●ILLRS (per Mirzoyan's Nairi Medical Center bio)
Common questions about Altezza Medical Center
Answers are built from this clinic's verified record — not from the clinic's marketing.
How do patients rate Altezza Medical Center?
Across independent platforms Altezza Medical Center holds Google 5.0/5 (6 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 Altezza Medical Center?
Altezza Medical Center does not publish a price, and we do not invent one. Comparable Armenia clinics in this directory range widely by method; use the cost estimator or contact the clinic for a written quote before travelling.
Which limb lengthening methods does Altezza Medical Center offer?
Altezza Medical Center lists LON, LATN, Ilizarov. The lead surgeon on record is Dr. Arshak E. Mirzoyan (MD (1980, Yerevan State Medical University); Candidate of Medical Sciences (1987, dissertation on congenital pseudarthrosis using Ilizarov technique); Doctor of Medical Sciences (2004); Professor; trained and worked under Ilizarov directly in Kurgan, Russia (1980–1989); Visiting Professor, Oregon Health Sciences University (1993–1994); helped establish Ilizarov center at Aalborg Hospital, Denmark; Member ASAMI-BR & ILLRS Societies; Honorary Professor, Ilizarov Scientific Center, Kurgan; 60+ medical publications; 3 monographs; President, Armaveni Charitable Foundation (since 2000); 5,000+ patients treated), listed for lon, latn, ilizarov. 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 Altezza Medical Center?
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. Altezza Medical Center offers more than one device type (LON, LATN, Ilizarov), 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.
Does Altezza Medical Center treat international patients?
Patients from 21+ countries including USA, Canada, UK, Spain, France, Austria, Australia, Japan, Middle East, Russian Federation. Surgeries hosted at Nairi Medical Center. Consultation languages on record: Armenian, Russian, English, Japanese.
How was Altezza Medical Center verified for this directory?
Altezza Medical Center is listed at Tier 1 — we cross-checked surgeon credentials, hospital affiliation, regulatory status and published outcomes against independent sources. We hold 8 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 Altezza Medical Center and where are operations performed?
Altezza Medical Center is in Yerevan, Armenia. Hospital affiliation on record: Nairi Medical Center, Yerevan (surgeries performed here) Established 2000.
How we verified this clinic
- Tier
- Tier 1 — fully researched
- Last verified
- 2 days ago
- Hospital affiliation
- Nairi Medical Center, Yerevan (surgeries performed here)
- Established
- 2000
- Languages at consultation
- Armenian, Russian, English, Japanese
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