What is calf muscle reduction or calf reduction?
It is a series of medical-surgical techniques aimed at improving the shape and volume of the calves by acting on their musculature (calf muscles), so that the volume of the calf is adjusted, stylizing the leg. The surgical procedure is performed under general anesthesia. There is no motor deficit of any kind after the treatment so that you can continue a completely active and normal life.
The calf reduction allows you to show off slimmer legs.
Why is it performed?
This series of techniques have been devised to provide a surgical solution to those patients (mainly women who request this treatment), who are unhappy with the bulky and not very stylized shape of their calves, due to a muscular disproportion. These types of techniques that act on the musculature are often combined with conventional techniques adapted to the calf, such as liposuction.
What does it consist of?
Basically three techniques are used:
- Reduction of the musculature by infiltration of botulinum toxin type A (Botox).
- Muscle reduction through identification and section of the motor nerves of the gastrocnemius muscles (calves).
- Reduction of the musculature by direct modification of the gastrocnemia musculature (calves). There is no motor deficit of any kind after the treatment so that a completely active and normal life can be continued.
Preparation for the treatment to reduce the calf muscles
A specific preoperative testing protocol designed by the specialist in Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, as well as specialists in Neurology is performed to ensure that the patient is a candidate for this type of treatment.
Care after the operation
The patient will remain one night in the hospital and, subsequently, successive controls will be carried out in the specialist’s office to modify the bandages and explain the maneuvers (massages, stretching, etc.) to be followed in the postoperative period.