Finally Doing Something About my Chicken Legs

I think this will be my last update. The incision on my right leg has closed and is healing well. The swelling is gone and the photos should show my final results. Maybe I am being too nit picky but I am somewhat disappointed with the results of my right leg (left in photos). The medial (inside) implant looks smaller or else it is positioned differently than the left medial implant. 'This seems much more noticeable from the front. Overall, I like the results. Please feel free to give me your opinion! I can say now that I'm mostly glad I went through with he surgery. I went from chicken legs to thin legs which was my goal. I'm back in the gym and walking normally. There is no pain and the implants feel like part of my legs. The only issue I have is numbness or loss of sensation in a 4" X 4" area in the back of my right calf and a spot near my right ankle. I'm hoping the sensation will return. Thanks to those of you who gave me support an well wishes.

Still having trouble with my right leg. I went in to have my stitches removed and the incision opened up most of the way. I'm not sure if this happened due to the hematoma in that leg. Luckily, the implant was not exposed. My local doctor said he would not advise trying to re-stitch it and decided to let the skin form from underneath- with the help of a wound vac machine. This will mean a large, ugly scar. So for the next 2 weeks I have to walk around with a tube attached to my dressing and a small machine that sucks up fluids from the incision site. I'm trying to have good attitude about this. On the positive side, I like the increased volume of my new calves. I whited out the scar in my photo as it's pretty scabby and nasty looking.

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.