Finally Doing Something About my Chicken Legs

I've always been embarrassed by my skinny legs. I have a muscular upper body but my calves are very under developed. As a kid, I was teased relentlessly. As an adult, I never wear shorts. At the gym I wear pants even during hot summer days. After reading reviews on RealSelf I decided to take action. I live in the Denver area where there are few plastic surgeons who do calf implants. I have friends and family in Chicago, so I decided on Dr. Shifrin, very impressed with his reviews and before and after photos. The reviews were accurate. Dr. Shifrin and his staff are tremendous. Yesterday, I had the procedure- 2 implants in each leg. even with the swelling I can see a major improvement. Pain meds help but right now, walking is very painful. Imagine the soreness the next day of an intense calf workout and multiply it by 100. I'm sure every day will be slightly better. I'll add after photos and comment on the recovery process.

Unfortunately, my recovery did not go as smoothly as I had hoped. A few hours after surgery a hematoma developed in my right leg and I was back in the operating room in the middle of the night. We were all exhausted, but Dr. Shifrin did a great job handling the situation and now I'm back on the road to recovery (hopefully).

My right leg is still swollen and more painful than my left, but the pain has lessened greatly. No doubt, the hematoma will lengthen my recovery. Overall, it was a miserable 10 days, and I'm thankful to my friends and family members who helped me with meals and had to endure my whining. I have to admit, I don't think I would have gone through with it had I known how painful the recovery would be. I'm sure down the road it will seem worth it. On the plus side, my calves look much better- Dr. Shifrin did a great job. I'll post photos soon, once the swelling in my right leg goes down a bit more and the stitches come out.