Limb lengthening clinics in Los Angeles
2 independently-verified clinics in Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles has two verified clinics, neither tier-1, and both are hospital reconstruction programmes. Children's Hospital Los Angeles founded its limb lengthening and reconstruction programme in 2020 under a triple-fellowship paediatric surgeon; Cedars-Sinai's programme performs femoral lengthening with deformity correction using an internal magnetic nail and external fixation, in an adult, trauma-led setting. Neither names a specific device publicly, neither publishes a price, and neither markets elective cosmetic stature lengthening. English and Spanish are standard, Arabic at CHLA. The region's one cosmetic-focused surgeon operates in Burbank and Beverly Hills and appears on our Beverly Hills page. Caution: two phone numbers circulate for the CHLA surgeon, so confirm the booking line before you rely on a callback.
Side-by-side comparison
| # | Clinic | Lead surgeon | Methods | Price | Directory Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles, California | Dr. Geoffrey S. Marecek | — | 3.8 / 5 72 reviews · 1 platform | T2 | |
| 2 | Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | Dr. Oussama Abousamra | — | Unranked | T2 |
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