Limb lengthening clinics in London
3 independently-verified clinics in London.
London has three verified clinics, two of them tier-1, and the split is public versus private. The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital's limb reconstruction unit at Stanmore is an NHS service with a private-care arm; its focus is reconstructive and paediatric, and it featured in Guardian coverage warning about cosmetic lengthening tourism. OS Clinic, operating at The London Clinic and Prime Health, offers LON and LATN inside a bone-infection and reconstruction programme with an international patient service. The Guichet practice at Princess Grace Hospital implants its own nails and works across London and Milan. None publishes a price. English throughout. Caution: cosmetic stature lengthening in London is private and low-volume, and one listing has only two public reviews.
Side-by-side comparison
| # | Clinic | Lead surgeon | Methods | Price | Directory Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OS Clinic London | Dr. Nima Heidari | LON, LATN | — | 4.9 / 5 339 reviews · 3 platforms | T1 |
| 2 | Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore, London | Dr. Peter R. Calder | PRECICE 2, Ilizarov, TSF +1 | — | 4.3 / 5 406 reviews · 1 platform | T1 |
| 3 | Princess Grace Hospital, London London / Milan | Dr. Jean-Marc Guichet | Albizzia nail, Guichet nail | — | Unranked | T2 |
OS Clinic
Dr. Nima Heidari, MBBS MSc PhD FRCS (Tr&Orth); GMC No. 4518475
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Dr. Peter R. Calder, FRCS
Princess Grace Hospital, London
Dr. Jean-Marc Guichet, MD, PhD (NYU), PhD (Marseille), Doct. Sci; GMC No. 4569914; MBBS equivalent (France); Senior Lecturer Honorary Consultant, Paediatric Limb Reconstruction Service, University of Sheffield
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