Visit to Dr Yasser Elbatrawy in Egypt [Leg Lengthening]

This article is not meant to be something based on my opinion; it's not to promote or effect his reputation in any way. The purpose of this is to inform readers of my appointment with Dr Yasser Elbatrawy in Egypt and the events that took place, so everyone looking to do a leg lengthening surgery in Egypt can use this as a guide and know what to expect.

Leg lengthening is a cosmetic surgery done to increase bone length, therefore, increasing your height permanently. The surgery is very expensive so most people consider going to places like China, Russia, Syria, Egypt etc; where they are performed at a much reasonable price and also the cost of living during recovery time is less compared to many western countries. Dr Yasser Elbatrawy has his clinic in Cairo, Egypt, who charges close to $20,000 to $25,000 USD per surgery including the accommodation up to 6 month; whereas, the same surgery in US is performed for 70,000 to 90,000 USD per surgery, accommodation not included. To save money many people chose to go outside US to accomplish their goal of increasing their height.

I discussed some practical and tested ways to increase height in this article, and the reason I chose to pursue leg lengthening is because it's the most effective and permanent method.

I talked to Dr Yasser Elbatrawy close to 6 or 8 months prior going to Egypt; also spoke to his patients that had done surgery from him and were in the process of recovery. Being satisfied with the doctor, I arranged a date for consultation so I can get to know the doctor personally and meet his patients; the doctor wanted me to transfer him the money before coming to Egypt but I didn't want to take that risk. I contacted a transfer agency took the cheapest flight and was on my way to Egypt.

When I arrived in Egypt, I had to buy a visa which cost $15 US from a bank that was located right on the airport; it was no hassle, got my luggage and was on my way out. I took an airport cab, since they are very reliable, shared it with another passenger so cost me around 30 Egyptian pounds, approximately 5 US dollars. I stayed in Marriott in the city star for 1 night but since it was very expensive I moved to Sun Smile hotel which was very nice and cozy at a very reasonable price, and considerably close to the doctor's clinic.

I had an appointment with the doctor at 6 pm so I asked the hotel manager, who spoke good English to translate the address for me into Arabic, since most people only spoke Arabic. While in Egypt taking a cab (aka Taxi) is the best way to travel they are very cheap and efficient, just make sure to take the white taxi because they have a meter which prevents you from being cheated. So I took the cab to the doctor's clinic, the building was not very modern and the clinic was located on the second floor. One thing I highly recommend is taking a unlocked cell phone with you, it's very cheap to buy a sim card in Egypt, add a small amount of balance which will last you a very long time. I stayed with constant in touch with the doctor through text messaging which made things a little easier in a foreign country. I got to the clinic on time, it was hard to communicate since the secretary didn't speak good English but I managed, she took $600 USD from me right away and made me fill out a form; after that I was told to wait in the waiting room.

I waited for 1.5 hours, having a cell phone really helped but I was still frustrated cause while text messaging he emphasized coming at 6 pm so much. Anyways, after a long wait I was asked to go into the doctor's room, he was sitting there with another doctor or intern, he greeted me in a proud manner and I took my seat. Dr Yasser Elbatrawy told me to ask him whatever I liked, I had some Questions on my mind, and I was rudely told that those answers could be found online, which made me wonder then why did he want me to come all the way to Egypt if I was suppose to get answers online. Anyways, I still emphasized I would like to hear the answer from him, and his tone became very annoying and frustrated, and he answered very few questions in a rude fashion. I can't remember all the Questions but one of the Question, was are there any complications that could occur from the operation and he told me that he had seen people dying from general anesthetic but none of his patients had any complications. He had hearing problem and I had to scream but still he could not understand, although his English was good. After asking several times how much can I increase my height, he asked me to lie down on the bed in his office and checked my legs and knees, and showed me how the device would fit on it, he told me that I would have no complications and it would be able to walk in 6 months.

The whole consutation was not very long, and being very unsatisfied, I told him I wanted to consult other doctors as well, to which he tried to persuade me that he is the best in the field and no other is better and showed me his device which he told me was obtained from US, feeling pressured into the surgery I asked him if I could meet with his patients, and he told me to wait, the patient accommodation was very close but he wouldn't allow me to go alone.

I had to wait for a while in the waiting room again, till a young gentleman appeared who took me to this apartment just behind the clinic, the building wasn't very nice had a very small elevator, very far from the western standards. The apartment had a very pretty young lady nurse who was the care taker for the two patients who had their own room, the room size were decent, the apartment from inside was very neat and clean. I met with the patients, it really scared me what they had put themselves through to increase their height, the device was placed nicely on the legs, there were rods going through flesh attached to the bone and they still had bandages. One patient seemed to be in a lot of pain and could not walk properly at all, he had been there for close to 5 months; while the other patients who had been there for 6 month was not experiencing so much pain but still was not able to walk well without support. I was shocked to see that they had to walk in pain to the doctors' clinic and fight their way through stairs and other difficulties. I was told that the whole operation would take around 6 months with recovery time but these patients were nowhere close to being done, and from what I saw they weren't taken proper care by the doctor. I followed them while they slowly walked to the clinic and then I said my good bye to the patients and went back to the hotel.

I had a nice dinner from room service, food was very cheap when compared to US, and booked my flight back. I asked the hotel management to call airport cab and had paid close to 15 USD and was on my way back. I decided not to do leg lengthening due to the pain and cost so I left Egypt earlier than expected.