Roswell Calf Implant doctors
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Robert Morgan Davoudi, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
3855 Pleasant Hill Road Suite 460, Duluth |
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Marc Klein, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
4553 North Shallowford Rd Suite 20B, Atlanta |
Recent Answers
Can you feel calf implants in your legs? Does it feel like there is something constantly in there? Would it be uncomfortable moving around? Squatting? Crossing legs? Etc...
Much like a breast implant, calf implants can be felt manually, but not when you are just "sitting around doing nothing." The discomfort will be the worst during the first couple of days, then it will subside for the next few, when it will feel like you did a heavy squat session the night before. After 6-8 weeks you can squat or cross you legs, and even run long distance if you like. The advantage of calf implants is that it will actually give you the pumped look of gastroc muslce as opposed to fat transfer which will only simply increase the girth.
I am a competitive runner and considering calf augmentation. Will I be able to go back to marathon running after the procedure and if yes, whenis the safest time? Also, what are the LONG-term outcomes of silicone implants? Great thanks for response!
As a marathon runner myself I can answer this question for you very objectively. Your question is very interesting because after CA we ofter tell the patients that for a couple of days after the surgery, they will feel like that they have ran a marathon. As far as after the surgery, you can expect to be walking whiteout any crutches or assistance, resume your normal running routing after 4-6 weeks and probably run a marathon in about 3 months. Long term complication are possible hardness of the implants (capsular contracture), infection, and displacement.