How can I make my calves smaller?

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Chilli910 said:
Glad to hear that you are getting better. My boyfriend hasn't accepted the calf reduction yet 'cause he said it's would be so dangerous and waste of money just for...legs. But no one can understand us, i'm sure :smile1:. People may think we're too crazy...

I have been read all of the threads from this topic. And I intend to go to Dr.Jong. One question to teenagedirt: Can u send your email for me so we can communicate easily. Is it okie if i send Dr.Jong email to ask him many questions? And how much did Dr Jong charged you for this surgery? Thanks in advance!
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Dr Jong is very nice..pls email him all the questions that you have. It is very important to communicate with your doctor regarding your concern and expectation.
PM u my email :smile1:
 
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Wow, I'm so happy I found this forum.
I've been researching calf reduction for a couple of years now and I'm planning on going to Dr. Park in September next year. Is anyone else planning on going around that time as well??
 
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For anyone who has gotten the surgery, how much walking are you able to do after 4-5 days post-op? I'm curious because I'd like to take advantage of my time in Korea to do some sight seeing and shopping and want to plan accordingly. Thank you!
 
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ashmi99 said:
Hi, panduh88. I posted my contact info on your "friends" page. I had a very slow recovery (slower than most.) I could not walk totally normal until about 1 month after the surgery. I had to tell people that I had hurt my ankle. My legs were swollen, but I took the medicine that Dr. Park recommended, and that did help the swelling quite a bit. I also suffered a muscle spasm in my left leg near the end of my trip, and that really slowed my recovery in that leg.

Even after I could walk normal, my legs would still swell up if I wore high heels, probably up to 6 months after surgery. The recovery is not the quickest, but I am sooo happy with my results and think it was one of the best decisions I ever made.
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I really want to send you private message but I couldn't. Can you please tell me how can I contact you? I really need your suggestion. Many Thanks!
 
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summershimmer said:
For anyone who has gotten the surgery, how much walking are you able to do after 4-5 days post-op? I'm curious because I'd like to take advantage of my time in Korea to do some sight seeing and shopping and want to plan accordingly. Thank you!
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I would definitely advise against walking on day 4-5. Your legs need to recover. Plus the more you walk, the more likely you will have hematoma. So take it easy!
If your family is accompany you, then ask them to wheel you around for sight-seeing.
Based on my experience, even sitting on the wheel-chair for 3 hours daily made my wound slightly swollen; nevertheless walking.
 
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teenagedirt said:
I would definitely advise against walking on day 4-5. Your legs need to recover. Plus the more you walk, the more likely you will have hematoma. So take it easy!
If your family is accompany you, then ask them to wheel you around for sight-seeing.
Based on my experience, even sitting on the wheel-chair for 3 hours daily made my wound slightly swollen; nevertheless walking.
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What is hematoma? When I spoke with Dr. Park he mentioned aspiration, did you have to do anything like that?
 
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mism said:
What is hematoma? When I spoke with Dr. Park he mentioned aspiration, did you have to do anything like that?
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Hematoma is the reason why you need to do aspiration.
By definition, a hematoma is a collection of blood outside of a blood vessel. It occurs because the wall of a blood vessel wall, artery, vein or capillary, has been damaged and blood has leaked into tissues where it does not belong. The hematoma may be tiny, with just a dot of blood or it can be large and cause significant swelling.

For myself, I only needed to be aspirated once in my left leg by doc Jong. So in my opinion, aspiration is needed case on case basis.
 
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teenagedirt said:
Hematoma is the reason why you need to do aspiration.
By definition, a hematoma is a collection of blood outside of a blood vessel. It occurs because the wall of a blood vessel wall, artery, vein or capillary, has been damaged and blood has leaked into tissues where it does not belong. The hematoma may be tiny, with just a dot of blood or it can be large and cause significant swelling.

For myself, I only needed to be aspirated once in my left leg by doc Jong. So in my opinion, aspiration is needed case on case basis.
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Oh okay, I see. Will wearing things like compression stockings help with that?
 
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I just wanted to share this with you because I also was really unhappy with my calves size: I did a lot of cycling because I thought this helps me to reduce my calves size but I stopped doing any type of sports for my legs some months ago. I am also stretching a lot sometimes more than twice a day (I believe this really works) and I also lost a little bit of weight. I have lost more than an inch and now my calves are 13 inches. I really measured it and I believe it´s because I stopped cycling and I am stretching a lot. Hope that I can still lose an inch or more.
 
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mism said:
Oh okay, I see. Will wearing things like compression stockings help with that?
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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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