What Are Effective Procedures That Make the Calves Slimmer/smaller? (photo)

Thank you for posting your pictures.  There are effective surgical techniques for reducing the calf size. Excessive calf bulk can be due to excess fat in the calves, hypertrophic muscle, or both.  In most instances however, the muscle usually contributes to large calves.  
Radiofrequency ablation of the nerves to the gastrocnemius muscle is a very effective technique in reducing muscle size.  It works similarly in theory to botox injections to the calves but provides a permanent reduction in the muscle bulk.  Our technique requires no scar, minimal downtime, and has been very effective at calf muscle reduction.  

Liposculpting the calves and ankles do great with the tiny micro canulas under local tumescent anesthesia and can be shaped and reduced very easily in most cases for roughly $4-5,000 on special and back to work in 2 days. Sincerely,
David Hansen,MD

In order to give you the appropriate answer to your question, you have to be examined by a board certified plastic surgeon. A pinch test will determine the thickness of your skin. If the skin is thick, 1 inch as you say, you can be helped. If the skin is thin, not much can be done, because, no reasonable surgeon will reduce the muscle size. As far as the method of reducing the fat in your calf, a conventional liposuction with thin canula is very effective.

                  Good luck,

                                             Dr Widder

Liposuction is a great method for shrinking the calfs.  However, you would need an in person consolation to evaluate whether the bulk is due to fat or your muscle.  If liposuction is deemed to be an option, it is a quick (less than 1 hour) procedure with minimal recovery.

 

Good luck.

Thank you for your question and for sharing your photos. I would need to examine you in-person to best answer your question. Bone structure, muscle, and fat all contribute to the shape of the lower leg. When there is excess fat, this can be removed with liposuction to create a more shapely lower leg. I perform lower leg liposculpture/liposuction using a combination of liposuction techniques, including Smartlipo and power-assisted liposuction, with very fine cannulas inserted through small incisions. This is performed as an outpatient procedure in our fully-accredited operating room under IV sedation administered by board-certified anesthesiologists. While some bruising and swelling is normal following surgery, patients are up and walking right away. I take a holistic approach to patient care and incorporate a special light-touch lymphatic massage and Zerona postoperatively, as well. I recommend you meet with a fully-trained plastic surgeon to discuss your goals and whether you are a good candidate for this procedure.

The key question is whether this is a calf reshaping due to the amount of subcutaneous fat or whether this is a size of the calf muscle problem. Based on your description, this sounds like a muscle size issue. There is no non-surgical method of calf muscle reduction that will work. You need to consider Botox injections into the calf muscles which should help the spasms after exercise and over time can make the calf muscle smaller, although this is very dose dependent. If Botox is effective, you may graduate to a more definitive solution where one of the small motor nerves to the calf is cut so one of the heads of the gastrocnemius muscle suffers some permanent atrophy. This is a common surgical method of calf reduction in Korea.

Looking at your pictures, it's unclear as to whether your issue is primarily one of adipose tissue(fat) or muscle. Liposuction, especially laser liposuction is very helpful in this area. If the issue is muscular, Botox injections can decrease the bulkiness of the muscle. in selected patients, we have treated the calves with cool sculpting with modest improvement.

Thanks for the posted photo. You can try the non invasive therapies but expect the results to be very poor especially on your pocket. The only proven calf slimming procedure is liposuction. I prefer Smart lipo Triplex. 

Hi.

1)  This is one of those very successful procedures that is not talked about enough.

2)  The key is to use very tiny cannulas to get a smooth contour.

3)  Like most people, you are a little asymmetrical.  The outer part of your right calf is larger than the left, and your left ankle is a little thicker.  This can be evened out.