Calf Sculpting for Women

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Calf Sculpting for Women

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Dr. Emer is world-renowned for his body sculpting transformations with minimally invasive treatments like Botox injections and more comprehensive procedures like HD liposculpture. He is one of few providers with the skill and experience to aesthetically sculpt the calf area.

Dr. Emer creates a customized treatment plan based on each patient’s unique aesthetic goals, anatomy, and preferences. He works closely with you to understand your desired outcome and to develop the best treatment approach for your needs.

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What is Calf Sculpting for Women?

The goal of cosmetic calf sculpting is to create your ideal lower leg contours. Your treatment will be tailored to your aesthetic and body shape. Calf sculpting for women can involve cosmetic procedures to:

  • Reduce the size of the calves
  • Augment the calves
  • Improve definition and tone
  • Correct asymmetry or irregularities
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Calf Sculpting

AM I A CANDIDATE

Meeting with a body sculpting expert like Dr. Emer is the best way to determine if you are a good candidate for a calf sculpting procedure. Along with evaluating the skin and tissue in the calf area, Dr. Emer will learn about your medical history and desired outcome. He can then formulate the optimal treatment approach for you.

You may be a good candidate for a calf sculpting procedure if:

  • You are unhappy with the size of your calves.
  • You have asymmetrical calves.
  • You want to achieve more feminine lower leg and ankle contours.
  • You are in good physical health.
  • You are willing to follow all pre-and post-procedure instructions.
  • You do not smoke or are willing to abstain from smoking for an extended period of time as directed.

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Calf Augmentation for Women

Some women genetically have small or skinny calves, and no amount of time in the gym will bring the lower legs into balance with the rest of the body. For these patients, Dr. Emer often recommends calf augmentation with fat grafting or calf implants.

FAT GRAFTING

Fat grafting involves removing excess fat from another area of the body, purifying the harvested fat, and creating fat injections. Dr. Emer can then artfully inject your purified fat into the calves to add volume and sculpt shapely, feminine contours.

Fat grafting for calf augmentation not only enhances the lower legs, it also offers additional benefits. Extracting fat from problem areas like the buttocks, hips, or abdomen works to create slimmer contours and further improve your shape. Excess harvested fat can be stored for future body or facial sculpting treatments.

Dr. Emer’s patients also love that fat grafting is a minimal-downtime procedure with long-lasting results. Most patients can return to their normal, light activities within about a week of their fat injections. Fat transfer provides permanent augmentation effects that can be further enhanced with additional fat injections, if desired.

CALF IMPLANTS

Calf implants are another option for augmenting the lower legs. Surgical silicone implants can be ideal for women with inadequate body fat for fat transfer. Calf implants can also be a good solution for patients who want to achieve more precise and dramatic improvements than fat grafting can provide.

Calf implants are highly customizable. Dr. Emer and his team of top Beverly Hills plastic surgeons are meticulous about designing the optimal calf implants for each unique patient and ensuring the most beautiful, natural-looking results.

Calf implants require a more invasive procedure and more downtime than fat grafting. Patients should plan to limit time on their feet as much as possible in the first two weeks after the surgery. Total recovery time is typically four to six weeks.

Calf Reduction for Women

Most female patients who are dissatisfied with the appearance of their calves seek a calf reduction procedure. We all have genetic predispositions for storing fat in our body, and for some women, large or bulky calves are the result. “Cankles” are another common complaint among women seeking calf reduction treatments.

Women with larger calves may not be able to comfortably wear certain types of boots. They are also often self-conscious about wearing shorts, shorter-length skirts, and skinny jeans.

Dr. Emer can slim and shape the calves using non-surgical or more invasive methods, depending on your unique needs. At his West Hollywood medical practice, the most recommended treatment options for reducing the calves are Botox injections and HD liposculpture.

BOTOX

If you have overly large calf muscles, Dr. Emer can inject a neuromodulator like Botox to stop the muscle from receiving the nerve signals that cause it to activate. Decreasing the muscle’s activity causes the muscle to shrink, which results in smaller calves.

For this procedure, Dr. Emer starts by marking the ideal injection sites on the calves. He then uses a very small needle to inject a precise dose of Botox into each quadrant of the calf muscle. Botox injections do not require downtime, so you will be able to resume your normal daily activities after treatment.

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HD Liposculpture

For the most dramatic calf reduction results, Dr. Emer can create slimmer, shapelier calves with his signature HD lipo procedure. HD lipo is Dr. Emer’s preferred method of fat removal for reducing the size of enlarged calves due to excess fat. HD lipo also allows Dr. Emer to contour the lower leg and tighten the skin for incredible results.

Dr. Emer performs HD lipo with advanced liposuction methods. He uses the Body Jet fat removal system and VASER ultrasound-assisted liposuction to ensure precision fat removal and contouring.

The Body Jet water-assisted fat removal system allows Dr. Emer to control the amount of fluid used to loosen the fat cells. This feature is crucial to minimizing downtime, as he can protect the surrounding vessels and tissues when working in small treatment areas such as the calves.
Unlike other types of liposuction, VASER lipo provides a skin tightening effect along with fat removal. Since VASER helps your skin adjust aesthetically to your slimmer lower leg contours, patients experience optimal improvements with this form of liposuction for the calves.

Body Jet and VASER also allow Dr. Emer to harvest fat cells for fat transfer procedures for patients who can benefit from fat injections to contour the breasts, hips, and/or buttocks. Fat transfer is often included in HD lipo procedures to achieve full-body improvements for the patient in just one procedure.

Dr. Emer may also include treatment with internal heating devices as part of your HD lipo procedure. Internal heating devices like Renuvion, ThermiRF, and InMode BodyTite provide further sculpting and “shrink wrap” skin tightening.

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Results & Recovery

Your recovery and results after calf reduction treatment will depend on the specific procedures involved. Once he has created your treatment plan, Dr. Emer can provide a timeline for your results and recovery.

BOTOX RESULTS​

Most patients notice calf reduction results about two weeks after Botox injections. Depending on how active your lifestyle is, you can enjoy smaller, more feminine calves for three to six months after Botox injections.

Calf reduction with Botox will require periodic retreatment. The body metabolizes the neuromodulator over time, so the muscle will resume its higher activity levels unless it is retreated at regular intervals. Dr. Emer will monitor your results and advise you when to schedule your next Botox injections to maintain your results.

HD LIPO RESULTS​

You can expect about a week of downtime after HD lipo for calf reduction. You will also need to wear compression garments around the lower legs as directed by Dr. Emer. Compression garments work to support healing and promote optimal results.

It can take a month or more for the area to heal completely. At that point, your final results will be visible. With consistent exercise and healthy eating, you can maintain your HD lipo calf reduction results long-term.