Best limb lengthening surgeons in Brazil.

Orthopele is the only clinic in this cohort whose lead surgeon serves as President of ASAMI-Brasil — confirmed independently via the Facebook page bio, LinkedIn profile, and an ortopediahspe.com.br congress report (2019) naming Dr. Ayres as round-table moderator. The clinic operates a genuinely multidisciplinary model pairing orthopedic reconstruction with advanced wound care and ozone/laser therapy managed by a PhD-qualified dermatology nurse. Dr. Ayres holds training from HC/FMUSP, the most prestigious orthopedic training centre in Latin America, and completed European fellowships in Lecco and Milan.

• ·Lead surgeon Ayres Fernando Rodrigues carries CRM 98770-SP · TEOT 7445 · Specialist in Bone Reconstruction & Lengthening (HC/FMUSP) · PhD candidate in Biophotonic Medicine · Member LLRS (Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society) · President, ASAMI-Brasil · Reviewer, Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia · Professor, Unicid/Unisa.
• ·Google rating 5/5 (14 reviews).

Dr. Mendes trained at INTO — Brazil's national reference centre for bone reconstruction — and is independently confirmed as active there by the calo.med.br team page and Escavador academic registry. He won the best scientific presentation award at the XIV Brazilian Congress on Bone Reconstruction and Lengthening (2017) for an original technique, and has presented at international congresses in Portugal (2018). His Doctoralia profile carries 339 verified patient reviews averaging 5 stars — the highest review volume in this LATAM cohort — providing unusually strong independent social proof for a bone-lengthening specialist.

• ·Lead surgeon Maurílio Mendes carries CRM 52 88533-9 RJ · TIL. ESP. CNRM 310235 · SBOT board-certified (3rd highest national score, year of certification) · Member ASAMI-BR (Brazilian Association of Bone Reconstruction and Lengthening).
• ·Google rating 4.8/5 (26 reviews).

Dr. Katayose is a titular member of both SBOT and the ASAMI Bone Reconstruction & Lengthening Committee, credentials confirmed independently via his YouTube channel bio and Hospital BP's official physician directory. His practice combines knee surgery with aesthetic bone lengthening (up to 5 cm via Ilizarov circular external fixator), and he was featured as a guest expert on the TV programme Viva a Tarde (February 2025). He is affiliated with Hospital BP – Unidade Paulista, one of São Paulo's largest private hospital networks.

• ·Lead surgeon Reinaldo Keitiro Katayose carries CRM 170980-SP · TEOT 15246 · RQE 50671 · Board-certified SBOT (Brazilian Orthopedics & Traumatology Society) · Titular member ASAMI (Bone Reconstruction & Lengthening Committee) · Member SBCJ (Brazilian Knee Surgery Society).
• ·Google rating 5/5 (26 reviews).