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hi alana rose, do you have any pre and post op pics please? any pain with walking or light exercise after?

 

wow! can you please tell me your pre and post op measurements? my calves look so heavy that i never wear dresses unless with trousers or leggings and skirts have to end below my calf or i try to avoid standing where people will be able to see my ugly legs. i am slim elsewhere but this problem really affects what i can wear.

 

hi there, did you have the op in the end? i'm worried about pain and difficulty walking too - does anyone know if this is common? is it reduced if the stretching exercises are done regularly?

 

hi there - glad to hear that you can walk long distances still. how long are you post op? what were your pre and post op calf measurements please?what does bounce mean?! are there any things you're not happy with post op?

 

oh kren i really feel for you. you must be feeling torn - i know how much you want the op - i do too - but you can't help but ask yourself - is the risk really worth it. is it better to have muscular bulky calves that work and do what nature intended or to have feminine slim calves that look great in heels but maybe don't work well and cause you pain, even when walking. such a tough decision but you're very brave to have followed your heart. i'm sure you felt very emotional, esp being there alone. brave girl.

 

hi there! i've been in email contact with dr jong from taiwan but dr park's name keeps coming up. have you had your surgery yet? my calves are 36.5cm at the mo, so manly when i wear heels, which i love to do but not if you can see my calves. i would love to have those thin calves with no muscle bulking. i'm just concerned about teh effect the op could have on walking/light exercise in the mid-long term. can anyone let me know their experience? does stretching help very much?

 

hi there. this is my biggest concern about the surgery. is is just weakness that you're feeling or pain too? can you walk ok?

 

hi alana, do you mind me asking whether you have much pain when walking or exercising? my calves are 36.5cm and look horrible from the back and side when i wear heels with a skirt. i would love to have the op though it's a shame there are no experienced surgeons in europe. what were your pre and post measurements please?

 

Hi there. i am desperate to have the muscle resection but worried about having surgery so far from home (which is the UK) and also about the possible effects on walking and exercise after. i'm no athlete but i do like to walk with my young family and to take a couple of exercise classes each week. my calves are 36.5cm, they look awful from behind or from the side when I wear heels. doeS anyone have before and after phots they could post please?

 

hi guys
i've been in touch with dr selvaggi by email too as i was excited to find someone nearer the uk who could carry out the op. however, from what i could gather, although he'd traveled to korea to watch an experienced surgeon do the nerve cutting op, it didn't seems that he'd carried out many ops himself. and as you said, he's not doing muscle resections at all at this time. i appreciate that everyone has to start somewhere and that we'll only get surgery in europe if we support this guy and put ourselves forward for the op with him but i don't want to be a guinea pig! ANYONE HAD THE OP WITH HIM YET?

 

hi, you're the first posting i've found who's actually had the muscle resection op. i am desperate to have it as i have manly 36.5cm calves though the rest of my body is slim. i look like a man in drag from the back if i wear heels with a skirt, just plain ugly. could you please tell me what size your calves were pre and post op? my biggest concern is pain after the op - not immediate, short term pain - more the kind that might happen every time you walk long distances or exercise after the op. i'm not an athlete but i do like to walk long distances occasionally and take exercise classes - would this be a problem or cause me pain? thanks for any advice you can offer.

 

has anyone actually had the calf redution surgery performed by dr jong in taiwan? I'm impressed with his site's before and after pics and have emailed him direct to ask what effects the operation has on post op walking, exercise etc but I'm a little worried about the language difficulty i.e. can he explain to me what the after effects of the op would be - pain on walking etc? he has just given me the email address of one his patients though so i can't wait to hear what she has to say.