How can I make my calves smaller?

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#1,621
Hello everyone,

I am pretty new in this forum and so glad to find you guys all experienced in calf reduction;)
I am also interested in doing this surgery but still need more info!
My most scaring mentality: Did anybody have trouble during the flight time from Seoul to her home country?:cool: Coz I live in Montreal and the flight duration from Seoul to Montreal is more than 14 hours!!:nogood:
 
#1,622
Hi marshmallow,

I know that it is a long time passed from your surgery and maybe you don't check this forum anymore but I wanna try my chance. I just wanna confirm if every thing goes well with your calves. Do you have any problem with them. Do you mind if you send me some before and after pics? Although I don't have a full account yet!

Thanks:smile1:
 
#1,623
Hi luvlie21,

I found that you and marshmallow were used to be active in this forum and among those who have done calf reduction not a very very long time before.
I wanna ask the same questions from you that I asked from marshmallow.
Everything is ok with your calves?
Are you happy with the results in terms of the shape and size?
Would you send me some pics?
I hope that at least one of you guys see my posts! I am gonna do this surgery but still need time to get use to this mentality!
 
#1,625
Hello darlene27,

I am also thinking about doing this surgery but not decided yet.

According to my understanding from the posts in this forum, the girls who have done this say that there is no problem with some activities such as running, aerobics and...but if you are a professional athlete, it is not recommended nor by these girls neither by Dr.Park. But I don't really know if it is because of not making the calves bigger again or because you won't be able to do a lot feeling weak in your legs! But I found the second reason more probable!

Anyway, let's see their answers to your question. :cool:
 
#1,627
princess8642 said:
I wish there was a magical injection to just to make them smaller . mine are so bad as much as I work out they never change
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Hi Princess 99998

thanks for sharing your experiences and appreciate it because seems like you are the first one i have read on this forum who went for partial neurectomy.

Can you provide the website of Dr Chen and did you ask him if the muscles would come back or there may be bowing of the calves etc in time to come? Did he say how many percentage of his patients experience the muscles coming back? because i read online n it says one fo the cons is there is a chance it may while for partial resection, there would not be. I have seen pictures of the bowing or the atrophy of the calves on the websites of Dr Park n Dr Jong n they look awful n require another surgery.

From what you describe i probably would prefer the downtime for neurectomy as i dont have many days to spare to stay for around 2 weeks in Korea or Taiwan. However i do not want to go thru any revision as calf reduction surgery seems like a very major n traumatic surgery as it is.

How many days did you say in China for the total surgery and did you have to visit Dr Chen a few times? How long did he say it would take you to recover before you can walk properly and also when could you see the results? Did he perform the operation in a hospital or in his clinic and was it high tech or run-down? Also did he give you GA or epidural via the spine?

So sorry for the many questions but im keen to explore this alternative. :p

Many thanks for your help!
 
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princess8642 said:
I wish there was a magical injection to just to make them smaller . mine are so bad as much as I work out they never change
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The fact is by some kinds of work out, they even get more bulky. Jumping, running fast, work out with weights, and spinning fast make your calves work more and build more muscles.
However, Pilates is recommended to make the muscles of calves smaller but for me, it is not intuitive at all how come! Muscle in general shrinks if you loose more protein that you take from food. Or when it gets paralyzed and doesn't work any more. But how Pilates can make them smaller is a big question in my mind. I can't deny it though! . .
 
#1,629
Does anybody know why this forum in calf reduction is kind of dead now?! Obviously there had been a peak of posts in a period o time and now they are silent. It seems that no one has done this surgery recently and those who have done many months ago are sick of posting more!:D
 
#1,630
princes99998 said:
I got mine done in Beijing with a Dr. Chen, who's affiliated with Peking University 3rd hospital i believe. It cost 31,000 RMB, so around $5000 USD (pretty expensive if you ask me). My measurements were around 39 for both leg, so we're in a similar boat. I was told that the more muscle you had to begin with, the more change you should expect.

I'm much better now. i went out on the second day after the surgery and walking a short distance to the grocery store was torture, so there's definitely down time. third day was slightly better and i went out shopping, but still very tiring and the limp was very noticeable. walking up and down stairs was really hard and lots of people stared. yesterday was even better than 3rd day but i was still limping. today, the limp is less noticeable.

the scar is about 2 cm. i'm not too worried, because i can just use makeup to cover it up until it fades.
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Hi Princess 9998,

How are your calves going now? Have you noticed a reduction yet from the neurectomy?

Looking forward to your response!!
 
#1,631
Darakuku said:
I'm back in Australia now. I got my left leg aspirated twice and it was very painful. Hopefully I don't have anymore hematoma. Things have definitely improved during the last couple days. I'm at day 16th post op now and I can wear 3 inches heels and be comfortable. The scars got better too. I hope I will be able to walk normal in flats next week and the swellings will subside. I was 38cm on both legs and now I'm 33.5 and 33. Dr Jong suggested that I wear my stockings for 6 months! Lucky it's going to be winter in aus so I can cover up. If anyone is considering to have op with dr Jong, you can ask me anything you want!
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hi i hope that you are okay since the op - did you have an epidural or general anesthetic - also how did you pay dr jong - cash, bank transfer? I am seriously considering having this done and will be travelling some distance, i would not want to be carrying this amount of money in cash
 
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Darakuku said:
I'm back in Australia now. I got my left leg aspirated twice and it was very painful. Hopefully I don't have anymore hematoma. Things have definitely improved during the last couple days. I'm at day 16th post op now and I can wear 3 inches heels and be comfortable. The scars got better too. I hope I will be able to walk normal in flats next week and the swellings will subside. I was 38cm on both legs and now I'm 33.5 and 33. Dr Jong suggested that I wear my stockings for 6 months! Lucky it's going to be winter in aus so I can cover up. If anyone is considering to have op with dr Jong, you can ask me anything you want!
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Hello Darakuku,
It is too late now but congratulations!:smile1: It is so cool when someone sounds satisfied with her surgery. The best thing is that you got rid of aspiration:yahoo: I wish that you had get it done with Dr.Park so that I could ask more questions:p
I have a very basic question: Did you do a detailed research about this surgery before convincing yourself to do it?! Have you ever find somebody with the persistent side affect after this surgery? The only thing that scares me is the permanent side affects...I am not talking about just 1 cm asymmetry (even natural legs are rarely asymmetric)...I am just afraid of pain after long walking or running normally...
I am looking froward to your answer.
 
#1,633
Darakuku said:
I'm back in Australia now. I got my left leg aspirated twice and it was very painful. Hopefully I don't have anymore hematoma. Things have definitely improved during the last couple days. I'm at day 16th post op now and I can wear 3 inches heels and be comfortable. The scars got better too. I hope I will be able to walk normal in flats next week and the swellings will subside. I was 38cm on both legs and now I'm 33.5 and 33. Dr Jong suggested that I wear my stockings for 6 months! Lucky it's going to be winter in aus so I can cover up. If anyone is considering to have op with dr Jong, you can ask me anything you want!
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Would you also update us with your current situation? Do you feel better now?:smile1:
 
#1,634
christy2 said:
hi i hope that you are okay since the op - did you have an epidural or general anesthetic - also how did you pay dr jong - cash, bank transfer? I am seriously considering having this done and will be travelling some distance, i would not want to be carrying this amount of money in cash
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Hello christy2,

When are you planning to do this? I am gonna do it but i still need more self confidence!
 
#1,635
joo_joo2704 said:
Hello christy2,

When are you planning to do this? I am gonna do it but i still need more self confidence!
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Hi Joojoo274

Are you planning for the calf reduction surgery by Dr Park or Dr Jong OR are you planning for the partial neurectomy that Princess went for? When do you intend to do it?

Im keen in this surgery too but would like to explore how are the results like for partial neurectomy first because the recovery period seems to be shorter than the former??

cheers
 
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