International patients · Switzerland
Precision cartilage and joint preservation in London, for patients from Switzerland
Swiss patients travel to London Cartilage Clinic for cartilage and joint preservation with a precision and outcomes focus, and a concierge experience arranged around it.
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Reviewed byProfessor Paul Lee MBBch, FRCS (Tr & Orth), PhDCartilage and joint preservation expertiseWhy London Cartilage Clinic
Why patients from Switzerland choose London Cartilage Clinic
Swiss patients tend to weigh precision and outcomes carefully, and to value a well-handled experience. The concierge pathway is foregrounded, with the same clinical substance underneath: Professor Paul Lee’s cartilage and joint-preservation expertise.
A joint-preserving cartilage repair or regeneration option is assessed before any replacement wherever suitable, strongest at the knee, with hip and other joints scoped honestly.
Searching for “Knorpel Spezialist London”?That is us, cartilage specialist in London.
Been told replacement is your only option?
Told a knee or hip replacement is your only option in Switzerland?
A recommendation for replacement is often a default rather than the only path. For suitable patients, joint-preserving cartilage repair and regeneration may be an alternative, depending on a full assessment of your imaging, the size and location of the damage and your goals.
The strongest case is at the knee, with hip and other joints scoped honestly and assessed case by case. It is about options, never about being faster.
Every alternative-to-replacement statement is a clinical judgement made only after a full assessment. Suitability depends on your individual case.
Most relevant treatments
Treatments most relevant to patients from Switzerland
STACi
Single-stage cartilage regeneration surgery for focal damage, offered at only a handful of centres and a modern evolution of ACi and MACi.
Find out moreChondroFiller
Collagen cartilage regeneration delivered by injection, made by Meidrix Biomedicals GmbH. The clinic was the first in the UK to offer it as an injection.
Find out moreLiquid Cartilage
Professor Lee’s proprietary keyhole procedure combining a ChondroFiller scaffold with medicinal signalling cells in a single operation.
Find out moreCartilage regeneration
The full range of options that rebuild cartilage to preserve the joint rather than replace it.
Find out moreGetting here
Getting here from Switzerland
Zurich and Geneva are about one and a half to two hours from London by air, with a concierge trip arranged around the visit.
Zurich or Geneva
Both are about one and a half to two hours from London by air, with frequent daily flights.
Concierge-forward
The Landmark London base, chauffeur transfers and a dedicated coordinator are arranged as one.
Virtual first
A discovery call and virtual consultation with Professor Lee can happen before you travel.
Visiting us
How to find us
Consultations
66 Harley Street
London W1G 7HD
United Kingdom
Surgery
A partner hospital on Weymouth Street, a few minutes from Harley Street. Imaging is arranged for you as part of your pathway.
Getting here
Central London, a short walk from Regent’s Park, Oxford Circus and Bond Street underground stations.
Costs and insurance
Costs and insurance for patients from Switzerland
Treatment at London Cartilage Clinic is direct pay, quoted in pounds sterling, with your bank handling the conversion from Swiss francs.
Reimbursement of overseas private treatment through LAMal basic or supplementary insurance varies and is not guaranteed. Where it applies it is pay-and-claim-back, using an itemised invoice. Confirm the specifics before travelling.
Proof
Patients from Switzerland, in their own words
A Swiss patient story slot is reserved here, video where available. We only ever publish genuine, attributable patient stories.
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The surgeon you are choosing
International patients are usually choosing between a small number of world specialists, so the surgeon matters more than any single treatment. Your consultation, your treatment and your follow-up are all with Professor Paul Lee.
- Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and medical engineer, PhD
- Internationally published in cartilage repair and joint preservation, cited over 1,000 times
- Lead of an ICRS teaching centre for cartilage regeneration
- Joint-replacement outcomes recorded in the National Joint Registry, within the expected range
- Member of the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK)
International patients · Switzerland
Frequently asked questions
How long is the trip from Switzerland?
Zurich and Geneva are about one and a half to two hours from London by air. Much of the preparation happens virtually, and the concierge team arranges the trip around your treatment.
How does payment and reimbursement work from Switzerland?
Treatment is direct pay in pounds sterling. Any LAMal or supplementary reimbursement is pay-and-claim-back and varies by policy, so confirm the specifics before travelling.
Can follow-up happen back in Switzerland?
Early reviews are in London, and later follow-up and rehabilitation are coordinated closer to home, with Professor Lee available for remote review.
Start your journey from Switzerland
Wherever you are travelling from, the first step is the same. Talk it through on a discovery call, or have a virtual consultation with Professor Lee before you plan any travel.