How can I make my calves smaller?

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babyangel11 said:
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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Hi babyangel11,

You are the fist member talking with me in this forum. I was thinking maybe my posts are just visible for myself;)
I'm planning for calf resection with Dr.Park. You are right; the recovery course of neurectomy is shorter but as I found, partial resection is safer cz the nerve injury is less probable. People are different. I myself prefer the safer one although it is harder.
 
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joo_joo2704 said:
Hi babyangel11,

You are the fist member talking with me in this forum. I was thinking maybe my posts are just visible for myself;)
I'm planning for calf resection with Dr.Park. You are right; the recovery course of neurectomy is shorter but as I found, partial resection is safer cz the nerve injury is less probable. People are different. I myself prefer the safer one although it is harder.
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hi joo joo
Glad that people are still using this forum, I think that it is important to do lots of research. I have been looking into calf reduction/ partial resection since summer 2011. Although the recovery is longer, i feel satisfied that this is safe and that i will achieve the right result, and that there are no long term adverse side effects to having this done. I have spoken to lots of people on here who have had the surgery and been very pleased with the results. I have had a lot of contact with dr jong and plan to do the surgery with him in taiwan although it is miles from home. I think that maybe people don't bother with the forum so much once they have done the surgery and made a full recovery, or possibly just send private messages rather than posting to everyone.
 
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Darakuku said:
It's been 3 weeks post op and I'm still swollen, but I definitely see a difference. I wore skinny jeans for the first time in my life this weekend over my stockings and very happy with how they look. I'm just worried about the scaring that's all. And I feel like my left leg is bigger than right which could be because of aspirations done to the left leg.
I went alone but a friend took care of me as it would be a bit hard to dress your own wounds everyday and carrying your luggage on the first week. I rented a room 15 mins cab ride to centre for $35/night. I've got my boobs done before and it was nothing compared to this recovery process. I guess it's more mentally disturbing, and you need to be very tough the first week post op. that or maybe I'm a just a lil bit of a wuss lol
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I think that it is understandable to worry about the scarring however to wear skinny jeans must feel great! I so wish i had known when you were going as i have been looking out fo ages to time my visit with someone else also going for the op - i think that it will be hard going by myself because not only have you got the op to consider but all the travelling that will be involved and length of time by yourself in a foreign country. Which hotel did you stay at?
 
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christy2 said:
hi joo joo
Glad that people are still using this forum, I think that it is important to do lots of research. I have been looking into calf reduction/ partial resection since summer 2011. Although the recovery is longer, i feel satisfied that this is safe and that i will achieve the right result, and that there are no long term adverse side effects to having this done. I have spoken to lots of people on here who have had the surgery and been very pleased with the results. I have had a lot of contact with dr jong and plan to do the surgery with him in taiwan although it is miles from home. I think that maybe people don't bother with the forum so much once they have done the surgery and made a full recovery, or possibly just send private messages rather than posting to everyone.
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Hi christy2,

Thanks for your answer. It is cool that you are keen in this subject. My concern is just about persistent undesirable side affects. I am still searching but it seems that the patients had been satisfied with their results. I found just one girl not satisfied ( Her calves have developed more muscles after) in another forum. I don't know with whom she had done it. I wanted her to give me more details but I haven't receive any answer yet.
You are right about private massage but initially, I didn't have this option cz I didn't have a full account.
 
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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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Hi Christy,
I'm a bout a month post op now and I'm pretty happy with the result, the scar has healed it's just a dark line now, sticking beauty tape to make then lighter overtime. I brought cash because the rate is much better if you exchange rather then withdraw from ATM. Every time I withdraw $600 I get charged about $25-$33 which is a lot!! But I recommend withdraw from ATM if you're gonna travel heaps. Make sure you have a friend or someone to take care of you the first week. And think twice because this is a very serious operation... I had an epidural anesthetic and woke up a couple times during the op no pain but you feel you legs being worked at. A bit scary...
 
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joo_joo2704 said:
Hi babyangel11,

You are the fist member talking with me in this forum. I was thinking maybe my posts are just visible for myself;)
I'm planning for calf resection with Dr.Park. You are right; the recovery course of neurectomy is shorter but as I found, partial resection is safer cz the nerve injury is less probable. People are different. I myself prefer the safer one although it is harder.
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hello :) i think calf resection is actually the more dangerous, operations on legs have a way higher chance of blood clots. nerve injury could cause pain if it's damaged but that can be fixed with nerve ablation, other than that i don't think it could be life-risking. Also you should consider the risk of flying, but i think the compression stockings help with blood flow a lot. I guess it is just weighing up your options :/ no other method can match the reduction that resection gives
 
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Darakuku said:
Hi Christy,
I'm a bout a month post op now and I'm pretty happy with the result, the scar has healed it's just a dark line now, sticking beauty tape to make then lighter overtime. I brought cash because the rate is much better if you exchange rather then withdraw from ATM. Every time I withdraw $600 I get charged about $25-$33 which is a lot!! But I recommend withdraw from ATM if you're gonna travel heaps. Make sure you have a friend or someone to take care of you the first week. And think twice because this is a very serious operation... I had an epidural anesthetic and woke up a couple times during the op no pain but you feel you legs being worked at. A bit scary...
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hi darakuku

sounds like you are doing really well - i have asked dr jong about having a general anesthetic rather than epidural - that does sound pretty scary to me feeling awake during the op/ or even just feeling aware of what is going on! i may look into this a bit more. i have been searching for some form of surgery that would reduced my calves, for probably over 20 years, though only came across this forum by chance a couple of years ago - it was fantastic just to hear from other people with the same problem. i certainly don't think that having the op is an easy solution and i admire yourself and all the other people on other that have had the guts to go through with this. i still haven't got the courage to mention it to those around me as they will think i have gone mad - but this is how much this problem affects my life - for me to be willing to travel half way around the world and go through this op! :smile1:
 
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darlene27 said:
Hello! I read on some of your posts that you are going to Grand. How much did they quote you? If nerve ablation is better than muscle ablation, wouldn't a resection be better than the two? Apart from the scarring issue, why choose for radiofrequency ablation over muscle resection? I'm interested in reducing my calves as well.
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i hope everything goes well - good luck and please let us know how you go on :smile1:
 
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darlene27 said:
Thanks christy! I originally want to have a v-line surgery and since I will be going under, I thought that it would be better if I did it together with another surgery. I have been going through your posts and was curious to know, why taiwan? Why not Korea or some local plastic surgery clinic in your area?
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hi darlene
Unfortunately there is nothing like this in the Uk or in Europe - I wish there was, I probably would have done it by now. I found a place in germany though they do full removal rather than partial resection. I originally contacted Dr park in Korea though from what I remember, I did not receive a very helpful response to my first email so I contacted dr jong - he has been most helpful in answering all of my questions so far and have I have been in contact with him since 2011- he is also willing to do some lipo around knees and ankles at the same time. Taiwan also seems a relatively safe place to travel alone, from the research i have done. Although the recovery will be long I have not found an alternative to this that would be as effective in the long term. Where are you going - what is v-line surgery?
 
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christy2 said:
hi darlene
Unfortunately there is nothing like this in the Uk or in Europe - I wish there was, I probably would have done it by now. I found a place in germany though they do full removal rather than partial resection. I originally contacted Dr park in Korea though from what I remember, I did not receive a very helpful response to my first email so I contacted dr jong - he has been most helpful in answering all of my questions so far and have I have been in contact with him since 2011- he is also willing to do some lipo around knees and ankles at the same time. Taiwan also seems a relatively safe place to travel alone, from the research i have done. Although the recovery will be long I have not found an alternative to this that would be as effective in the long term. Where are you going - what is v-line surgery?
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Hi Christy2

I have also written to both Dr Park n Dr Jong before n both are friendly. Actually i prefer going to Taiwan than Korea as i can speak Mandarin well but not the korean lanaguage.

However because Dr Jong removes an additional muscle Sol which Dr Park is strictly against it n thats why i am thinking about going to Dr Park.

Also i read in one of the recent posts that a forummer went to Dr Jong and during the post-surgery period she was in discomfort or something like that n she requested to see Dr Jong but he said he was tied up n wouldnt be able to see her till around 10 days later. I was rather shocked n wonder what would happen to me if i were to travel alone there n im in need of help n what would happen?? So now im thinking of going to Dr Park instead.

I read about a forummer who went for partial neurectomy n im trying to find out more as it seems that the recovery period is shorter.
 
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