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Hey is anyone here planning on doing a calf reduction and another surgery at another clinic in the same trip? Do you guys think that would be possible? Do you think going under general anesthesia twice within a short time would be ok? What about the stretching exercises while recovering from a different surgery?
 
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flyingwind66 said:
Hey is anyone here planning on doing a calf reduction and another surgery at another clinic in the same trip? Do you guys think that would be possible? Do you think going under general anesthesia twice within a short time would be ok? What about the stretching exercises while recovering from a different surgery?
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Hi i would suggest maybe you should check with Park if you intend to go to him for calf and another surgeon for another major surgery within a short span of time. I think the surgeons would be able to provide you with a clearer answer as GA is quite major.

cheers
 
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babyangel11 said:
Hi i would suggest maybe you should check with Park if you intend to go to him for calf and another surgeon for another major surgery within a short span of time. I think the surgeons would be able to provide you with a clearer answer as GA is quite major.

cheers
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Yeah I'm reading up on GA a bit... I think if I did do a second surgery it would have to be only under local. I don't want to get too much work done anyways, I'm a little worried about looking unrecognizable.
 
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babyangel11 said:
Hi i would suggest maybe you should check with Park if you intend to go to him for calf and another surgeon for another major surgery within a short span of time. I think the surgeons would be able to provide you with a clearer answer as GA is quite major.

cheers
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Hi there,

Sorry to butt in but since I've just started my research on calf reduction, which Dr.Park are you talking about? What clinic? There are just so many Dr.Park's :laugh: Thank you!
 
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Hello all,

it has been my pleasure quietly reading on and learning about everyone's experience or curiosity about the calves resection. I've just registered with the forum today. Would like to share that, I have recently scheduled with Dr. Park @ Oz for mid Feb 2015, and booked my ticket to Korea.
I'm excited, nervous... but definitely looking forward to tackle my New Years resolution this time, smaller slimmer calves!
Will keep in touch and update after my surgery. However, thanks to all you girls' advice, I've bought the necessary items for my trip: wedge sneakers, arnica tablets for bruising, Pentaxyl Cream for scarring, Steri-strips for behind the back of the leg, and Calamine lotion for itching. Hope I got it all down...
All in all, I just would like to thank you for everyone's kindness in sharing experience, opinions, advice... very thorough and kind most times. So thank you and wishing everyone an amazing 2015, kicking those New Year's resolutions' ***.
Cheerios!
 
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Hi teenagedirt,

Pleased to see you back on the forum. You kindly sent me some photos of your legs quite some time ago now - they looked really good in terms of the shape although you were concerned about the scars. When you say the muscle has grown out, I wondered what you meant exactly, does one leg measure bigger or is it obviously different in shape? Also have your scars healed well?
 
#2,456
Hello everyone,

I'd like to know, for the people who have done the calf reduction surgery, what background do you have? Did you have a job at the time of having the surgery? Are/Were you a student?

I ask this because I am worried that I will harm the recovery process by not stretching enough because of having to work. On the website, it says "The stretching exercise should be done every 30 minutes for about 5 minutes." and "The stretching exercise should be done for about 3-6 months."

How strict did you follow these set of instructions? It seems impossible to strictly adhere to these instructions whilst having a full-time job? :shocked:

Thank you so much in advance for your input!

Jon :smile1:
 
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Riel said:
Hi there,

Sorry to butt in but since I've just started my research on calf reduction, which Dr.Park are you talking about? What clinic? There are just so many Dr.Park's :laugh: Thank you!
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Hi Riel

The Dr Park we are referring to is from Oz clinic. Go check out his website. He seems to be one of the few surgeons known in Seoul who is doing this calf resection surgery currently.

The other known surgeon is Dr Jong from LR Clinic in Taiwan.

These are the 2 common surgeons whom i heard of who are doing this calf muscle resection surgery.

Hope this helps :)
 
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Jon25 said:
Hello everyone,

I'd like to know, for the people who have done the calf reduction surgery, what background do you have? Did you have a job at the time of having the surgery? Are/Were you a student?

I ask this because I am worried that I will harm the recovery process by not stretching enough because of having to work. On the website, it says "The stretching exercise should be done every 30 minutes for about 5 minutes." and "The stretching exercise should be done for about 3-6 months."

How strict did you follow these set of instructions? It seems impossible to strictly adhere to these instructions whilst having a full-time job? :shocked:

Thank you so much in advance for your input!

Jon :smile1:
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It doesnt have to be that strict. I'm 3 months post-op and I only stretch when I can...maybe less than ten times a day. Not ideal, but sometimes I forget, sometimes my job doesn't let me. Everything is fine so far...
 
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ChenL said:
Hello all,

it has been my pleasure quietly reading on and learning about everyone's experience or curiosity about the calves resection. I've just registered with the forum today. Would like to share that, I have recently scheduled with Dr. Park @ Oz for mid Feb 2015, and booked my ticket to Korea.
I'm excited, nervous... but definitely looking forward to tackle my New Years resolution this time, smaller slimmer calves!
Will keep in touch and update after my surgery. However, thanks to all you girls' advice, I've bought the necessary items for my trip: wedge sneakers, arnica tablets for bruising, Pentaxyl Cream for scarring, Steri-strips for behind the back of the leg, and Calamine lotion for itching. Hope I got it all down...
All in all, I just would like to thank you for everyone's kindness in sharing experience, opinions, advice... very thorough and kind most times. So thank you and wishing everyone an amazing 2015, kicking those New Year's resolutions' ***.
Cheerios!
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Hi ChenL! I just saw your post today and noticed you're going mid February. I was planning on going early Feb, but haven't scheduled yet. Would you be going alone? Do you want to try and coordinate so we can go through it at the same time? I have actually met Dr. Park and am confident he's the best choice as well. :D
 
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