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Is this cosmetic surgery unhealthy?

My friend has been talking about having cosmetic surgery to bulk up his legs because he thinks they are 'too thin'. Is this cosmetic surgery unhealthy?

3 Answers

It depends on what procedure is done but yes, this surgery may not be safe.
Calf augmentation is not unhealthy. There are two ways this can be accomplished: using your own fat or the placement of calf implants.The calf implants are designed to mimic the two heads of the gastrocnemius muscle. That said, you will need two implants per leg. Out patient surgery either way.

Roger Friedman, MD
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I would strongly suggest against that type of procedure, the risk of either the filler not surviving or it shifting out of place are not worth the risk