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How much will it cost? The fee for calf implant surgery can be located in the suggested fees . Please call my office for an accurate price quote or make an appointment for a personal consultation to discuss your specific concerns. My suggested quotes include professional fees, anesthesia fees, operating room costs, implant costs, house calls, before care and after care. They do not include hospitalization costs, prescriptions, home nursing care, preoperative history and physical examination, laboratory costs, or pathology fees. If you compare prices, make sure that you consider all these costs. In addition, calf implant surgery requires some time off work for a safe recovery. I require complete payment two weeks in advance of all cosmetic surgery. What can I do to enhance my calf muscle size? When you are sensitive about your diminutive calf muscle size, calf implant surgery can be considered. Is it abnormal to have different calf sizes and shapes? It is not abnormal to have differences in calf size and/or shape. In fact, most people have some asymmetry. It is common for people to be self-conscious about this. Fortunately, calf implant surgery can be considered to improve these differences. Will I ever be exactly the same on both sides? It is normal to have differences in calf size and shape. Surgery can reduce these differences but not eliminate them. It is possible to place different size implants to reduce volume differences. It will be necessary for you to adjust to some calf asymmetry after your surgery. Will there be scars after surgery? Scars are part of all surgery. It is important to understand where calf implant scars will be placed. Calf implant surgery leaves inconspicuous one and one half-inch scars behind the knees. What are the risks of calf implant surgery ? There are risks with any surgery. Infection, excessive bleeding, abnormal scarring, poor healing, slow healing, skin loss, changes in skin sensation, muscle or nerve injury, although uncommon, can occur with any surgery. Asymmetric implant placement can require second surgery. Numbness of the ankle and foot can also occur. Fortunately, most problems that result from such complications are correctable with additional surgery. You must understand your risk of complications completely before you choose to have calf implant surgery. What material is used to make the implants? The implants are made from solid silicone only. There is no filling material. All man made implants will eventually break once they are implanted in the body. This is a result of material fatigue. Once an implant is placed the body stresses it. Living tissues like bone and muscle can make up for this by growing stronger. Manmade implants cannot do this so they will eventually fail. Since the implants are solid, there is no deflation or changes in calf size. I have heard about so many bad things on television, is it safe to have calf implant surgery? There are always risks with calf implant surgery. When severe complications are combined with inexperienced surgeons, poor results can occur. I believe that calf implant surgery can be done safely with a high degree of patient satisfaction. Most poor results can be improved with additional surgery. What can you tell me about this new technique I saw on television? Everyone in America wants the latest in medical care. This is not always the best medical care. At times media presentations will leave out critical information about potential complications, quality of result, and FDA regulation. I am open minded when it comes to new technology but I would rather not use my patients to try out the newest techniques. How old do I have to be to have this surgery? Calf development can continue into the early twenties. When surgery is done before this time, there is a chance the surgery will have to be repeated. In addition, it may be emotionally difficult to adjust to the surgery during teen years. For these reasons, I suggest that surgery be postponed until eighteen years of age. For general health reasons I recommend that all my patients stop smoking. It is clear that smoking increases your risk for developing all sorts of cancers. Breathing problems like emphysema and circulatory problems including heart attacks are also linked to smoking. It is always best to stop smoking. Other than acceptance of your current calf size or increased weight training to enhance the calf size, there are no other consistently safe choices. I strongly discourage any type of injection into the calf. I also discourage the use of anabolic steroids. What additional procedures can I consider that will enhance the result? Surgeries can be combined to yield dramatic and complimentary results. For safety reasons, I recommend the length of surgery be limited to six hours and no more than two areas of the body be treated at the same time. Calf implant surgery can be easily combined with liposuction. Am I a good candidate for the surgery? This is a question that can only be answered after a personal consultation. Calf implant surgery is suggested to people with small calf size. There are other things to consider as well including psychiatric conditions, life stress, medical illness, obesity, and motivation. You should be a healthy nonsmoker, within twenty pounds of your ideal weight. Major life stresses (i.e. grieving a death and divorce) must be absent in your life. The ideal candidate is motivated by internal desires to look better. How many times can I have this surgery done? Each time surgery is done, scar tissue is created in the surgical site. This scar tissue detracts from the natural result. For this reason, I recommend that calf implant surgery not be repeated more than two or three times at prescribed intervals.
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