Is There A Safe Surgery to Slim Calves?
If you’re suffering from cankles, you may be seeking out surgery to slim your calves. Not all options are equally safe, however.
If you’ve been doing research, you’ll discover that there is more than one way to reduce calf size. Yet, some solutions are decidedly risky. If you want to minimize your chances of long-term suffering and potential mobility problems, safety is key. So, is there a form of surgery for calf slimming known to be safe and reliable?
The Surgical Options for Slim Calves
There are several possibilities for you to choose from if you wish to slim down your calves. These include:
- Calf resection
- Botox
- Selective neurectomy
- Liposuction
Of these options, the least invasive is probably Botox, while the most invasive is calf resection. But are any of them safe?
Calf Resection
This surgery involves removing part of the calf muscle. This is major surgery. Afterward, patients may struggle to walk and may have long-term mobility issues. Some risks come with any kind of invasive surgery. These include the risk of blood clots, excess bleeding, and infection.
Botox
Botox may sound safe since it only involves an injection into the leg. But it could present a host of health problems. The amount of Botox injected into the calf muscle is around 125 units per leg. This is 100 units more than you would use in Botox facial injections. This large dose could diminish the muscles, change how you walk, and put pressure on your joints. More worryingly, it could reduce the flow of blood to the heart from the legs. This increases the risk of pulmonary embolisms.
Selective Neurectomy
This treatment involves cutting some of the nerves to the calf. This causes the muscle to atrophy and shrink, thus reducing its size. Although minimally invasive, this surgery is irreversible and can cause problems. These include numbness or pain and the possibility of other surrounding muscles becoming larger to compensate.
Liposuction Is the Safest Surgery
Of all the options to reduce the size of the calves, liposuction is the safest. This procedure involves a surgeon making small incisions in the lower leg. He or she will then pass a narrow tube through and permanently suck out the excess fat. The surgeon can then sculpt the calf to produce a more aesthetically pleasing and slimmer shape.
Although lipo is still surgery, it is relatively safe when carried out by an experienced and skilled professional. You will be under a local anesthetic, so there are no risks associated with general anesthesia. Also, there are limited negative side effects, and those that may occur are generally short-lived.
Here at Artlipo, Dr. Su is an expert in 360-degree calf liposuction. He can remove the maximum amount of fat and beautifully sculpt the lower leg. Countless patients have benefited from his extreme skill and now have the beautiful calves of their dreams.
If you’re looking for safe surgery for slim calves, contact the Artlipo team today and get advice and information.
Dr. Thomas Su, is the owner and cosmetic surgeon of Artistic Lipo. He has led our full-time clinic specializing in awake-only liposuction since 2007. Dr. Su began his medical career in internal medicine, practicing that until 2005, when he began to provide a full spectrum of non-invasive cosmetic procedures.
