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I have has the pleasure of performing calf implants on a couple dozen or so patients with club foot or Polio. In each case, the only option is an implant - results do bring significant, although not perfect, symmetry. The implants are made of soft semi-solid silicone rubber and placed surgically through a small incision in a crease behind the knee. All surgery comes with post-operative pain and recovery. For calf implants, the first two weeks after surgery is the most difficult time because walking is painful. Recovery usually progresses at a smooth steady pace from there. Glad to help.
The most common method to enhance the smaller size of a calf affected by club foot would be a calf implant. The other option would be injectable fat grafting although its effects in a tight calf are less assured than an implant.
Other than favorable genetics combined with rigorous consistent exercise, there is no other way to grow the calf muscles besides calf implants. The implants are made of soft semi-solid silicone rubber and placed surgically through a small incision in a crease behind the knee. All surgery comes...
Dear Krys, Based on the hundreds of patients of mine who underwent calf augmentation surgery with implants, this is an extremely satisfying procedure. The implants are placed under the muscle fascia (on top of the lateral and medial Gastroc muscles ) so there is...
Dear Tom, Thanks for submitting your pictures. From observing your pictures, your leg and thighs appear to be in good balance. However, if you want to achieve a more athletic look with more muscular looking calves, than calf implants will help you in that regard. There are two...
Other than favorable genetics combined with rigorous consistent exercise, there is no other way to grow the calf muscles besides calf implants. The implants are made of soft semi-solid silicone rubber and placed surgically through a small incision in a crease behind the knee. Glad to help.
Dear Deaa, Age 22 is definitely an appropriate age for calf implants surgery. To reduce the risks of any surgery, it is very important that you do your due diligence carefully. Not all results are the same , because there are different techniques and different implants. Experience and...
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.
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