{"id":39615,"date":"2021-04-04T15:33:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T13:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/lexikon\/radiofrequency-method-for-calf-reduction\/"},"modified":"2021-04-04T15:33:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T13:33:28","slug":"radiofrequency-method-for-calf-reduction","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/lexikon\/radiofrequency-method-for-calf-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiofrequency method for calf reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Calf reduction using <strong>radiofrequency<\/strong> means <strong>sclerosing the muscle<\/strong> using electricity and heat via several small skin punctures.<\/p>\n<p>This can be done to varying degrees, but must usually be done <strong>under general anesthesia<\/strong>. Essentially, the muscles are burned, resulting in partial necrosis <strong>(dying tissue)<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<h2>Small effect of calf reduction<\/h2>\n<p>However, there is still plenty of residual tissue, so that the effect<strong> is less <\/strong>than with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/op\/body\/calf-reduction\/\">gastrocnemius removal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Internal scarring<\/h2>\n<p>However, there are fewer or smaller scars on the skin. However, the <strong>internal scarring<\/strong> of the gastrocnemius muscle should not be overlooked. Therefore, calf stretching exercises are necessary for many weeks to prevent excessive muscle shrinkage.  <\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, due to the increased trauma, significantly more severe swelling can be expected after calf reduction using radiofrequency, which can last for weeks to months.<\/p>\n<h2>Advantages<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Small inconspicuous scars on the skin<\/li>\n<li>Less loss of muscle strength in the short term<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Disadvantages<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Internal scarring of the muscle<\/li>\n<li>Longer swelling phase<\/li>\n<li>Less effect, as the gastrocnemius muscle remains.<\/li>\n<li>Healthy muscle tissue is destroyed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/17235459\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radiofrequency volume reduction of gastrocnemius muscle hypertrophy for cosmetic purposes. &#8211; Park YJ, Jo YW, Bang SI, Kim HJ, Lim SY, Mun GH, Hyon WS, Oh KS. &#8211; Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2007 Jan-Feb;31(1):53-61  <\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calf reduction using radiofrequency means sclerosing the muscle using electricity and heat via several small skin punctures. This can be done to varying degrees, but must usually be done under general anesthesia. Essentially, the muscles are burned, resulting in partial necrosis (dying tissue). Small effect of calf reduction However, there is still plenty of residual [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","encyclopedia-tag":[155,96,154],"class_list":["post-39615","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry","encyclopedia-tag-verkleinern","encyclopedia-tag-wade","encyclopedia-tag-wadenverkleinerung"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/39615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=39615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}