I never had cankles until my last pregnancy, which was almost 3 years ago, I noticed the change in my ankles. And now I have cankle and some fatty areas around my knees and also behind my knees. I’m looking at surgeons, with experience, in the area (willing to travel). I know there are important structures such as nerves and vessels that can be easily injured. How likely can this happen? How much downtime, if any? As well as cost for liposuction?
April 4, 2018
Answer: Cankles There are several options, and the cost can vary widely depending on what you want to do and how aggressive you want to be. The most conservative would be to just inject some Kybella down around the ankles and help that area slim up. Most aggressive would be lipo, along with some fat injection into the calf muscle to give it more shape... sort of a leg re-contouring. As another PS mentioned, you could do Bodytite to help tighten the skin if need be... but lipo and fat grafting would be the best I think.
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April 4, 2018
Answer: Cankles There are several options, and the cost can vary widely depending on what you want to do and how aggressive you want to be. The most conservative would be to just inject some Kybella down around the ankles and help that area slim up. Most aggressive would be lipo, along with some fat injection into the calf muscle to give it more shape... sort of a leg re-contouring. As another PS mentioned, you could do Bodytite to help tighten the skin if need be... but lipo and fat grafting would be the best I think.
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April 19, 2019
Answer: Liposuction of the Calf and Ankles Liposuction of the calf and ankle areas used to be something that was not commonly attempted. Since then viable treatment protocols have been developed and I've experienced very favorable results in shaping and contouring the calf and ankle areas.Additionally, newer treatment options including BodyTite safely help to assist liposuction procedures by enhancing skin tightening. While there are important nerves, blood vessels and other structures in this area, with proper planning and attention to detail, they can easily be avoided. Downtime depends on your occupation and normal levels of activity. Obviously, you would need to stay off your feet as much as possible for the first few days and wear some some compression stockings (knee high) for a few weeks to minimize swelling and assist with healing.
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April 19, 2019
Answer: Liposuction of the Calf and Ankles Liposuction of the calf and ankle areas used to be something that was not commonly attempted. Since then viable treatment protocols have been developed and I've experienced very favorable results in shaping and contouring the calf and ankle areas.Additionally, newer treatment options including BodyTite safely help to assist liposuction procedures by enhancing skin tightening. While there are important nerves, blood vessels and other structures in this area, with proper planning and attention to detail, they can easily be avoided. Downtime depends on your occupation and normal levels of activity. Obviously, you would need to stay off your feet as much as possible for the first few days and wear some some compression stockings (knee high) for a few weeks to minimize swelling and assist with healing.
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