How can I make my calves smaller?

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teenagedirt said:
Hi,
The idea of wearing compression stocking is to reduce the swelling post op.
It doesnt help with hematoma which is a mild stage of bleeding within the muscle tissue.
I believe different body will react differently to the surgery. Therefore different degree of aspiration is needed. If you have hematoma in the legs, aspiration will help you to recover faster not compression stocking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematoma
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hi teenagedirt can u pm me some pics or email? how did u find Dr Jong? does he speak and understand english well? I am torn as not many people have gone to him but i would save so much money!
 
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brobn said:
Hello ladies, I am sooo excited i found this page! I have been self conscious of my calves my whole life and I have only just started to wear skirts (always with thick black tights, even in summer :/.) I am seriously considering getting this procedure done as my calves are a huge 45mm :( can some of you please email me pictures of your before and after surgery? [email protected]
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lol sorry I meant 45cm... I wish they were 45mm :)
 
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alana rose said:
Hi everyone. I am just back from Korea where I had my surgery with Dr Park. I was very apprehensive about going as I didn't personally know anyone who had the surgery done, the only information I had was from this forum. I just want to tell you all that if I had to do it all again, I would. Dr Park was fantastic, and for all my legs are only 2 weeks post-op I am delighted with the result. If I had known then what I know now I wouldn't have wasted time worrying. To re-assure anyone who is worrying about it, I'll tell you something else;-I was introduced to another top plastic surgeon (by chance!) and he didn't know Dr Park, so he made some enquiries on my behalf and confirmed that Dr Park specializes in calf reduction and assured me I'd be in good hands and well taken care of. So in my opinion, getting that feedback from another plastic surgeon who I knew I could trust was a weight off my shoulders. I can't thank Dr Park enough and I would 1000% recommend him.
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Hi could I please have some pictures? before and after email is [email protected]
 
#1,504
summershimmer said:
Since compression stockings seem to reduce the size of your calves by 2cm, if the surgery will only reduce my calves by 2-3cm anyway, maybe I should just buy compression stockings to wear instead of doing the surgery?
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Do u have bulky muscle in your calves even when you stand ?
In my case, my calves used to be very bulky and muscular. When I tiptoe, it is like a mountain of muscles there, which makes my legs look extremely short.
Compression stocking will help if your calf is just big, not muscular. It provides you with the short term lift, tone effect. The moment you stop using it, your calves are back to normal
 
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lil_tiga said:
hi teenagedirt can u pm me some pics or email? how did u find Dr Jong? does he speak and understand english well? I am torn as not many people have gone to him but i would save so much money!
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just PM you my email.
Dr Jong can speak good english...one of the nurses can speak english, the others cant really speak.
I dont have any communication problem there.
 
#1,511
In Korea, most clinics offer calf reduction surgery. I haven't done a lot of research into it but I think it's where the calf muscle is sculpted and a small portion of the muscle + fat tissues are removed. I would imagine it'd be painful though and you wouldn't be able to exercise for a while after the surgery. I think a better option is to eat healthy and work out to lose weight, because sometimes the reason why your calf looks big is due to excess fat.
 
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vanillax said:
In Korea, most clinics offer calf reduction surgery. I haven't done a lot of research into it but I think it's where the calf muscle is sculpted and a small portion of the muscle + fat tissues are removed. I would imagine it'd be painful though and you wouldn't be able to exercise for a while after the surgery. I think a better option is to eat healthy and work out to lose weight, because sometimes the reason why your calf looks big is due to excess fat.
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Same here. My calves are quite huge and big bones too. Sighs. I was worried that I wouldn't able to walk if I get the surgery done and it didn't turn out well.
 
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christy2 said:
hi

i am a 39 year old female from manchester area - is anyone from england / scotland planning on having this surgery between nov and next march/ april time -as apprehensive about going alone and being in pain!

thanks
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Hi
Yes I will be going to have the op with Dr Park at the end of this February/march please contact me xx
 
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Most of the posts here are from people who are either thinking or planning to do the surgery. I read through the thread but did not see much post from people who got it done. I wonder why? It sounds really dangerous and may cripple you if something goes wrong. We are not dealing with fat but core muscle here so it seems really scary to me.
 
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