Limb lengthening clinics in Bologna
2 independently-verified clinics in Bologna.
Bologna has two verified clinics, and the city's history is the point: the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute is where Codivilla performed the foundational femoral osteotomies in 1903, and its paediatric orthopaedics unit remains a public, academic, reconstructive service with an international office — not a cosmetic provider. The second is a Rizzoli-trained surgeon's private practice that explicitly lists aesthetic limb lengthening, one of the few in Italy to do so. Both work with Ilizarov, LON and PRECICE. No price is published by either, and the private practice does not disclose volume. Italian and English are spoken. Caution: expect a medical-indication conversation at Rizzoli; for height, the private practice is the only door, and you should ask it for case numbers.
Side-by-side comparison
| # | Clinic | Lead surgeon | Methods | Price | Directory Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute Bologna | Dr. Alessandro Depaoli | Ilizarov, LON, PRECICE +1 | — | 3.9 / 5 684 reviews · 1 platform | T2 |
| 2 | Ortho Children Center Bologna | Dr. Manuele Lampasi | Ilizarov, LON, PRECICE +1 | — | Unranked | T2 |
Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute
Dr. Alessandro Depaoli, MD; EPOS
Ortho Children Center
Dr. Manuele Lampasi, MD
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