FAQ cosmetic surgery of the calves

Q. I’m 39 and, despite the continuous diets I follow, my calves, my knees and my ankles are still very large. I would like to know if liposuction can solve my problem or if there are other kinds of surgery or cosmetic medicine treatments capable of contouring the lower part of the leg.
A. Since the liposuction technique consists in sucking the depot fat found in some specific areas of the body (for example, the thighs, the nates, the knees, etc.), it is possible to achieve good results even through calf and knee liposuction, when there are all the indications for such a treatment. Nevertheless, if the size of the calves and the ankles is due to a particularly developed bone and muscle structure rather than to a localized depot fat, liposuction cannot make the improvements expected. Unluckily, there are no other kinds of plastic or cosmetic surgery to reduce the size of the calves and the ankles, even though a few Japanese surgeons have recently used botulinum toxin (Vistabex) to induce temporary atrophy on the calf muscles, indirectly reducing the size of the fascia.

Q. I’m a 22-year-old boy and I’m keen on body-building. My problem is that, despite I work out many hours a week, I don’t succeed in increasing the volume of my calves. Is there a solution to this problem?
A. Yes. The volume increase of the calves can be achieved by implanting silicone gel prostheses (similar to those used in additive mastoplasty) or by transferring adipose tissue (fat) taken from a part of your body (lipofilling).