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Guide to Calf Reduction
What to know about before and after surgery
Here you will find information about what you need to know before deciding to surgery, if you are the correct candidate or consider different procedures, what the calf reduction means, pros and cons about calf reduction surgery, is it the only way to correct it, and what the aftercare looks like.
Please kindly note that all information here is prepared to make you an informed patient according to the scientific information about calf reduction and surgeon's own experiences. All can be varied person to person and case specific. Your surgeon will inform you about your needs and your own risks during physical consultation in details.
Are you a good candidate?
You can find out how to understand if you are a good candidate to have calf reduction surgery
Many people around the world have hereditary big calves not matching their body proportions. This is like having big breasts or large arms due to genetics. This is another area can create psychological issues in social presence and aesthetic plastic surgery have solution.
How you can understand if you have bigger calves than you need. If you think you have big calves unmatching your body proportion and having realistic expectations, there is no reason other than a health condition not to have this surgery.
During physical consultation your surgeon will ask your medical history records and determine the reason of your big calves. Once your surgeon completes the physical examination, he will inform you about which technique is convenient to your case and give detailed information about all stages.
Physical Consultation
What to expect from the surgery, what you will hear from your surgeon
International patients get all information online before coming to Istanbul and meet their surgeon. The information is shared once the patient photos with necessary information received by email. All arrangements are done in high efficiency for years once accurate medical history and photos received.
Once you arrive to our clinic, your surgeon sits with you for at least 1 hour to have your accurate sizing of legs, calves and checks the planning of the surgery once again according to physical examination notes and discuss all options and their pros and cons with you. This is the cross-check of each step once again.
Calf reduction can be achieved with different procedures, some are less invasive and easy to heal; some needs downtime and stops daily activities for a while therefore it is so important to get informed of the techniques, their consequences covering the outcomes, possible risks and aftercare period.
It is advised to come to the clinic with a list of your questions. You may check Q&A section for general information and talk to your surgeon for your specific case.
International Patients
Step by Step Planning until Full Recovery
From all over the world, Istanbul is in a very easy to get destination with Europe's largest airport with highest number of flights reach everyday.
Once you review our website, you can contact us via email or WhatsApp to get specific information for your own case with online consultation.
Necessary photos and sizes are asked from you by our assistants and the surgery plan with all details covering period to stay in Istanbul, costs and aftercare information. Your medical status and history is very important to get with correct information so please share all needful data with our colleagues.
We will be happy to assist you all the way through surgery until full recovery so this is not a quick-to-go operation but a long-lasting relationship with your clinic.
Our team is ready to answer all your questions and help on each and every stage of your medical journey.
Calf Reduction In Men
Although calf reduction is mostly asked by women and is a common problem especially for some races, men as well are having social problems due to excessive calves they have. This time the issue is because of excessive sport activities they do which enlarge calve muscles. Rare cases are hereditary ones.
Same techniques are used in men as well so there is no difference on deciding whether the patient is a good candidate for calf reduction.
So even you are a woman or man, you can review the information and get an idea about what you need to know about deciding to surgery, pros and cons and aftercare tips.
Calf Reduction Techniques
There are 5 techniques used to get slim calves. Here you may find essential information about each one.
Liposuction
In case the calf area is fatty.
Laser liposuction works well at calf area if the problem is due to excessive fat deposits. Although this is the least one preferred for slimming down the calf size, there are some patients getting very satisfactory results with. Also, laser liposuction sometimes added on to gastrocnemius muscle resection surgery to have a complete result if fatty tissue covers the muscles.
Botulinum toxin injection
Temporary solution but can show some outcome
Botulinum toxin injections to calf muscles show some decrease in size approximately for 2-3cm for a while upto 4-6 months. It is mostly used for the ones who cannot have a surgery due to a health condition or don't want to have an operation for this problem. You will need to get the treatment in sessions within 4-6 months intervals to have the outcome permanent.
You can also use this temporary solution to see how much you will be happy with the slim calves before deciding to the surgery.
Radio-frequency Muscle Ablation
Unsatisfactory
Radio-frequency ablation to the gastrocnemius muscle creates fibrosis in muscle and therefore it contracts. The contraction shows some reduction to calf size but never satisfactory.Hard scar tissues are generated in muscles with this treatment and this shows unpredictable assymetries. Revision surgeries may be needed and difficult to correct the problem.
Nerve Block to Muscle
Unsatisfactory
Motor nerve block to gastrocnemius muscle seems a quick and easy treatment plan and leaves near to no scar however it only effects the medial muscle. There is also lateral gastrocnemius muscle which start to get hypertrophic to take reduced medial muscle's place. The shape of calf is completely changed after treatment with this reaction of lateral muscle trying to recover the other and the new appearance is not a satisfactory as it then look like a bow. Only upto 2cm reduction is achieved with this treatment.
Partial resection of Gastrocnemius Muscle
Solution to Big Calf Muscles
This surgery under general anesthesia is partial resection of lateral and medial Gastrocnemius muscle. This can be a classical surgery or with an endoscope assistance. In both techniques, the experienced surgeon can design and control how much muscle to remove and predict the outcome. It has a dramatic change both in shape and size.
The surgery is safe as having no important nerve or muscles around the surgery area, there is no risk of nerve or vessel injury.
Sportswomen faces difficulty to wear skinny jeans!
Being in sports long years in early ages, many sportswomen suffer with big calves. The large gastrocnemius muscles become a headache for them when they want to wear a mini skirt or skinny jeans in their social life which they begin after their sports life.
Such women has no excessive fat deposits at their legs but muscle hypertrophies so even they stop exercising, the muscles; even they reduce some in size, they still are big enough to complain about.
Endoscopic Calf Reduction surgery is a correct solution for these patients to have permanent outcome with a very small scar at the natural crisis behind the knee fades in one year.
Our Difference:
Endoscopic Calf Reduction
Endoscopic Calf Reduction and the Long-lasting Benefits
Endoscopic partial resection of gastrocnemius muscles surgery takes around 2.5 hours under general anesthesia. There will be only 2 cm long scar at the natural fold behind the knees.
Before closing the incision line, suction drains are inserted to prevent hematoma and remove the fluid out. After surgery, you'll have drainages at your surgery area.
Finally, the legs will be wrapped with elastic bandages to overcome edema and prevent hematoma as well.
The patients will be admitted in hospital for 1 or 2 days according to health condition and recovery status.
The same day of surgery, patient is mobilized. In general, patients don't feel pain while resting position after surgery. During the first mobilization and next day, they complain about tightness at legs while walking.
During hospital discharge, the patients are instructed about stretching of calf muscles. Resume to work is around 10 days to 2 weeks.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the scar like in classical muscle resection and endoscopic surgery?
The scar in classical gastrocnemius muscle resection is in 2 different place at leg. The first one is horizontal at the natural crisis at knee for 2cm and one at the bottom of the muscle at 2cm vertical to leg.
In endoscopic surgery, there is only 1 scar, horizontal at the natural crisis of back of the knee.
Do you offer free physical consultations?
For our international patients, we have free-of-charge physical consultation for a general information about their questions and approximate sizing.
For decision makers who would like to have surgery, we offer physical consultation at EUR100 as standard pricing as this is reduced on surgery package.
How is the after-care like?
After hospital discharge, the patient has near to no pain at surgery area but are always prescribed anti-inflamatories and pain killers.
While walking during the first few days, there is tightening at calf muscles. This is stagely reduced in 1 month period. There will be physical exersizes to be done everyday to stretch the gastrocnemius muscle to get used to new shape and size to move the legs.
In 2 weeks time, the walking becomes quite normal and can resume to work or daily life.
There will be limitations of sport activities for 2 months after surgery. Then sports can be started stagely from light ones to rigorous.
Is there any other way to have slimmer legs?
Calf reduction can be achieved by avoid vigorous exercises. If the calves become too large due to intense sports activity, the enlarged muscles can be reduced by avoiding the trainings. Exercises especially standing on toes, climbing stairs, hiking, and sprint.
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