I am considering Calf leg implant, I understand there are so many types out there. What implant would you recommend and is implant better than fat transfer? Would you recommend a procedure over the other? Which is likely to give me longer lasting hopefully permanent and better results. ? Also do you have to change implants routinely? If so how often? If you know PS who do either of these procedures well please kindlydntuon their names in your response. Thanks.
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your calf implants.Great question -Cosmetic calf implants are only done in adults - that is those over age 18.At 22, you can definitely have calf implants.Calf implants are done on teens - after they finish developing - under 18 if they have had a medical problem such...
You are candidate for calf implants; 2 on each leg, since we all have 2 gastrocnemius muscles on each calf and therefore 2 implants (one short and one long, to mimmic the original anatomy) are required on each limb.Do not go for fat transfers AT ALL.
Hi BunnyBPIt would be great to know what is the difference between two legs. Because the options might change depend on this difference. In general, I can offer a few options for that. One of the option is calf implant , the second one is fat grafting. And there is one more option which is...