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Calf Augmentation and Volumetric Restoration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2022; 75:3551-3567. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.06.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chugay PN. Calf Augmentation. Clin Plast Surg 2022; 49:313-328. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2021.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Andjelkov K, Atanasijevic TC, Popovic VM, Colic M, Llull R. Safe Composite Calf Augmentation: A Staged Procedure. Aesthet Surg J 2021; 41:NP26-NP35. [PMID: 32215546 DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjaa080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Calf augmentation can be achieved by fat grafting, calf implants, or a combination of both methods (composite augmentation). For safety reasons, it is important to be aware of important calf anatomic features, specific physiologic considerations, and some health conditions that can hinder the outcome of these procedures. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to present our experience with performing composite calf augmentation, and to describe indications, surgical techniques and safety issues. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 63 patients who had undergone composite calf augmentation for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery in our practice. We reviewed group demographics, complications, and results, and identified all the pitfalls encountered in our cases. Additionally, dissection of the calf regions in fresh cadavers was performed to obtain more accurate anatomy. We also measured intracompartmental pressures before and after calf augmentation with implants in 6 cases to determine pressure changes. RESULTS All cases received subfascial implant insertion and fat grafting as a delayed procedure. If there is a need for multiple implants, we recommend a staged procedure. Our study showed high muscle sensitivity to pressure increase after augmentation. Hence, from the standpoint of safety, we advocate subcutaneous fat grafting only. No patients developed compartment syndrome. CONCLUSIONS Composite calf augmentation surgery is safe and easy to reproduce, with a short recovery period and a low complication rate when done as a staged procedure and respecting specific anatomic and physiologic calf features. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4
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- Institute for Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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Chavoin JP, Lupon E, Moreno B, Leyx P, Grolleau JL, Chaput B. Correcting of Calf Atrophy With a Custom-Made Silicone Implant: Contribution of Three-Dimensional Computer-Aided Design Reconstruction: A Pilot Study. Aesthet Surg J 2021; 41:NP12-NP22. [PMID: 32593168 DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjaa171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Calf shape is an essential aesthetic parameter of the leg, and calf atrophy can lead to complex problems. The functional consequences of calf atrophy are generally moderate. Prefilled silicone gel implants represent the vast majority of currently placed prostheses, but this technique does not ensure optimal adaptation of the implant shape due to loss of volume. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to describe an innovative procedure for correcting acquired calf atrophy based on 3-dimensional (3D) modeling. METHODS The study involved 22 patients treated for calf atrophy caused by illness. Implants were made with solid rubber silicone, and 3D reconstructions were created by computer-aided design based on computed tomography scans. The implants were introduced through a horizontal popliteal incision. RESULTS Forty-one implants were placed. No cases of infection, hematoma, or compartment syndrome were encountered. We experienced 1 case of skin necrosis and 1 case of periprosthetic seroma. In addition, lipofilling was performed in 5 cases. Two patients sought to benefit from a surgical reduction in implant size. CONCLUSIONS Our innovative procedure to correct calf atrophy with custom solid rubber silicone implants produces a calf shape that better adapts to volume loss than prefilled silicone gel implants. The material maintains its shape and facilitates retrofitting of the prosthesis. There is no risk of hull formation or breakage, and the life span of the implants is limitless. This 3D computer-aided design approach has optimized our reconstructions. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4
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- Jean-Pierre Chavoin
- Department of Plastic Surgery, University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
- Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Laboratory, Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
- Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Laboratory, Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
- Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Laboratory, Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
- Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Laboratory, Center for Transplantation Sciences, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Melita D, Innocenti A. Surgical Calf Augmentation Techniques: Personal Experience, Literature Review and Analysis of Complications. Aesthetic Plast Surg 2019; 43:973-979. [PMID: 30868304 DOI: 10.1007/s00266-019-01347-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND More attention is paid to calf appearance, both in males and females, and several surgical techniques are available. Different studies have been published over time for calf augmentation, but, to the best of our knowledge, no comprehensive literature review and complications analysis have been published. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study is to analyse the overall complication rate of calf augmentation surgical procedures and complication rates associated with the investigated techniques, namely subfascial implant placement, submuscular implant placement and fat grafting or lipofilling. Demographic analysis, including age and gender, is also performed. MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature review on the PubMed database was performed for clinical studies regarding calf augmentation surgical procedures. The authors selected and analysed 26 articles among the actual literature on this field and reported personal experience in calf augmentation surgery. RESULTS Twenty-six studies, published from 1993 to 2018, were included in the study for a total amount of 1498 patients, with a total of 2629 calves treated. Three different surgical techniques have been reviewed, excluding medical procedures: subfascial implant augmentation (n = 1929), submuscular implant augmentation (n = 435) and fat grafting (n = 265). The overall complication rate was 4.4883%. Calf augmentation with subfascial implants presented a total complication rate of 5.702%. The submuscular implant placement complication rate was 0.92%. Fat grafting presented a global complication rate of 1.509%. CONCLUSIONS Calf augmentation, with all reviewed surgical techniques, has a low rate of complications compared to other body contouring procedures, but a high rate of satisfaction among patients. Fat grafting has the lowest rate of complications, but multiple sessions are required. Specific complications of implants, such as capsular contracture, malposition or rupture, are less common compared to the use of implants for other cosmetic purposes. Procedures should always be performed by experienced plastic surgeons. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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- Dario Melita
- Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Careggi University Hospital, Via Valdichiana 88, 50127, Florence, Italy.
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- Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Careggi University Hospital, Via Valdichiana 88, 50127, Florence, Italy
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Pires RE, Waldolato G, Jr EOS, Wajnsztejn A, Labronici PJ, Giordano V. Calf Augmentation Implant Disruption Following a Tibial Plateau Fracture Fixation: An Extremely Rare Complication. J Orthop Case Rep 2019; 9:91-94. [PMID: 32548014 PMCID: PMC7276624 DOI: 10.13107/jocr.2250-0685.1550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction: Calf augmentation is a procedure to enhance leg contour, therefore, providing better aesthetic aspect. Patient satisfaction is extremely high, and reported complications following this procedure are rare. Case Report: The aim of this study is to report an as yet described complication related to calf implants: Prosthesis disruption in a 60-year-old female patient who fell downstairs and presented a closed bicondylar tibial plateau fracture on the right knee (Schatzker V). Conclusion: We believe this case report can alert orthopaedic surgeons to carefully evaluate leg images in traumatized extremities and look for calf augmentation implants, especially in unconscious patients.
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- Robinson E Pires
- Department of the Locomotor Apparatus, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, FelicioRocho Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, FelicioRocho Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, FelicioRocho Hospital, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, Miguel Couto Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Lin DJ, Wong TT, Ciavarra GA, Kazam JK. Adventures and Misadventures in Plastic Surgery and Soft-Tissue Implants. Radiographics 2017; 37:2145-2163. [DOI: 10.1148/rg.2017170090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Dana J. Lin
- From the Department of Radiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 W 168th St, MC-28, New York, NY 10032 (D.J.L., T.T.W., J.K.K.); and the Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center–Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY (G.A.C.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 W 168th St, MC-28, New York, NY 10032 (D.J.L., T.T.W., J.K.K.); and the Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center–Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY (G.A.C.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 W 168th St, MC-28, New York, NY 10032 (D.J.L., T.T.W., J.K.K.); and the Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center–Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY (G.A.C.)
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- From the Department of Radiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 W 168th St, MC-28, New York, NY 10032 (D.J.L., T.T.W., J.K.K.); and the Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center–Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY (G.A.C.)
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Calf Augmentation and Restoration: Long-Term Results and the Review of the Reported Complications. Aesthetic Plast Surg 2017; 41:1115-1131. [PMID: 28488211 DOI: 10.1007/s00266-017-0885-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Augmentation or reconstruction of the calves is indicated in patients with thin legs, for bodybuilders, or when there is a defect after an injury or illness. The principle of placing implants under the investing crural fascia was worked out in the 1980s. The senior author (I.N.) introduced many technical modifications and improvements for this operation, among them the new instrument, an inserter for the calf implants. Presented patient material is unique in that the more challenging reconstructive cases almost equal the numbers of the aesthetic cases. METHODS During the years 1991 through 2016, 50 patients underwent 60 calf contour corrections. Indications were aesthetic in 23 patients, six were bodybuilders, and 21 underwent lower leg reconstruction because of deformity caused by illness. RESULTS According to evaluation by the surgeon, excellent-to-good results were obtained in 30 out of 37 followed patients. Patients rated their results as very good (18), good (10), acceptable (7) and bad (2). One 28-year-old professional bodybuilder sustained acute anterior compartment syndrome in one leg. Implants were removed 16 h after surgery, but he developed ischaemia in the anterior compartment leading to the necrosis of muscles. After several surgical operations, including microsurgical transfer of the innervated central caput of the quadriceps femoris muscle, he could resume his bodybuilding activities. Other complications were minor and manageable. CONCLUSION Calf augmentation, performed properly, has evolved to be a safe, efficient and aesthetically pleasing operation. The possibility of acute compartment syndrome should be kept in mind. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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Capsular Contracture after Calf Augmentation with Silicone Implant Insertion. Arch Plast Surg 2015; 42:642-5. [PMID: 26430642 PMCID: PMC4579182 DOI: 10.5999/aps.2015.42.5.642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Linguine sign in musculoskeletal imaging: calf silicone implant rupture. Skeletal Radiol 2015; 44:1157-60. [PMID: 25577259 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-014-2091-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Revised: 12/11/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Imaging findings of breast silicone implant rupture are well described in the literature. On MRI, the linguine sign indicates intracapsular rupture, while the presence of silicone particles outside the fibrous capsule indicates extracapsular rupture. The linguine sign is described as the thin, wavy hypodense wall of the implant within the hyperintense silicone on T2-weighted images indicative of rupture of the implant within the naturally formed fibrous capsule. Hyperintense T2 signal outside of the fibrous capsule is indicative of an extracapsular rupture with silicone granuloma formation. We present a rare case of a patient with a silicone calf implant rupture and discuss the MRI findings associated with this condition.
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Jung MS, Jeong HS, Lee BH, Kim JH, Park SH, Ahn DK, Suh IS. Correction of Severely Asymmetric Calf using Latissimus Dorsi Musculocutaneous Free Flap and Customized Silicone Implant. ARCHIVES OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY 2014. [DOI: 10.14730/aaps.2014.20.2.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Min Su Jung
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, KangNam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, KangNam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, KangNam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, KangNam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, KangNam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, KangNam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, KangNam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
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Calf contouring with endoscopic fascial release, calf implant, and structural fat grafting. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY-GLOBAL OPEN 2013; 1:e35. [PMID: 25289229 PMCID: PMC4174200 DOI: 10.1097/gox.0b013e3182a4ee61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Background: Curved lower legs cause psychological stress for women. In evaluating the shape, if thickness is the main contributing factor of leg aesthetic, then lipoplasty or calf reducing procedures will be the option. If the legs are slender and have no muscle hypertrophy but still have some indentation or bulges on both sides and lack an aesthetic shape what will be the options? The answer to the question is discussed in detail in this article. Methods: Twenty-two patients, operated over a period of 5 years from 2007 to 2012, were included in the study. A novel technique has been introduced. This method requires release of fascia covering muscles of the inner leg bulge via endoscopic approach and simultaneous calf augmentation with calf implant, liposuction, and structural fat grafting to optimize the results. Results: Patients were followed on a regular basis with a mean follow-up of 31 months. The procedure was well tolerated with minimal discomfort during the postoperative period. Increase in diameter of proximal and distal lower legs was measured at least 6 months after surgery. Mean diameter change of proximal lower legs was 2.16 cm and 1.77 cm in distal lower legs. Conclusions: A novel endoscopic approach for lower leg contouring is discussed. Endoscopic fasciotomy technique with calf implant and structural fat grafting for improved lower leg aesthetics is a simple, effective, reliable, and predictable technique for calf contouring.
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