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30 minutes ago, Harry Bosch said:

That was my experience with Dr. Ferreira.  Every time I asked if consultations were available, his assistant would respond a day later saying they were still not accepting new patients.  Both Pinto and Ferreira are full service surgeons, doing literally ever aspect of the procedure & treating just one patient per day.  So there’s no way for them to scale up when business demand increases.  If you can, stay patient and periodically circle back in case their availability improves.

Fwiw, in addition to Ferreira, Dr Pinto is also a big fan of Freitas.  I consulted with their clinic as well, which took a couple months to respond to my photos with an assessment and quote.  They were booking about a year out.  I ask if cancellations occurred, and Freitas advisor said “yes” but I had to book a date & pay the deposit in order to be eligible for a cancellation date.  If you have the freedom to go this route, I say do it — you might wind up waiting just 6 months instead of 12 months.  My work responsibilities vary by season so I went with Pinto when they offered me a date during a down cycle. Definitely got lucky in that sense, the only drawback is that my summer socializing will take a bit of a hit!

yeah, I know, but I just decided with Dr.Pinto, and when you put something in your mind is hard to take it back. Plus, I'm portuguese and I live in Portugal so I thought it would be easier to go with Pinto or Ferreira, but Ferreira is out of the equation budget wise.

10 hours ago, Harry Bosch said:

Most patients report a 6-9 month waiting period.  I was regularly in touch the patient coordinator Emilio and asked to be informed of cancellations.  I think we began a dialogue in January and at some point I was offered a date in March.  Ultimately 17 May became available and I booked it probably a month in advance.  So the short answer is that’s it’s initially a long wait but possibly shorter with the fluid surgical schedule.

Yeah, I traded two e-mails with them, but no more. And by whatsapp, nothing. Can't get a hold of them.

So, how did you get in contact with the clinic, and what is the normal time? Because I cannot get a hold of them, only two emails, and no response on the whatsapp...

P.S: I think you are one of the best results

How much time did the clinic take to contact you?

P.S: nice work, hope it all grows!

Nicely done mate!

Quick question, how many time did you have to wait until being contacted by the clinic?