Calf Reduction Surgery
WARNING: This post contains swearing.
A while ago I had read an article on popseoul about the muscularity of female Korean celebrities calf muscles. The author had stated that older gnerations had more muscular legs while the younger generations had slimmer ones. They even included this picture as a comparison:
At the time I thought it was really weird to make the comparison between older and younger generations and the difference between their legs. I had just figured that the style recently was to go for taller girls who didn’t have as “chunky” calf muscles. Sadly, this is not the case. Most likely these women had calf reduction surgery to cut out a part of their calf muscle to make their calf slimmer. And *surprise* the procedure was invented in South Korea. *groan*
Here is a blurb about the surgery:
- Beautiful calves are desirable to both men and women all over the world. Unfortunately many Asian women have short and muscular calves. Thus, the muscle reduction surgery was first developed in Korea.
For many years, the efforts to reduce calves had focused on fat. But result of liposuction was disappointing in most cases because the calf was mainly composed of muscles with little fat.
By reducing the muscle bulk of Gastrocnemius muscles, the calves can be made thinner and longer.
Among various methods which can reduce the muscle bulk in calf, partial resection of Gastrocnemius muscle is the most effective and safe procedure.
Safe my ass. I don’t think a month recooperation and the need to relearn how to walk is safe. Seriously, wtf?! Are these Korean celebrities completely fucked in the head? Who in their right mind thinks that chopping up your muscles for temporary esthetics is a good idea? I am really hoping that there are some Korean celebrities have told their management to fuck off when they were presented with the idea, because if this is an accepted choice then that is just pathetic. Personally, I don’t even see how muscular legs are unattractive. So what if you don’t look like a tall White model! Why mutulate your body to try to become something you are not? Why not accept your body the way it is and realize that this “ideal beauty” is a bunch of bullshit? It is a concept, which means it can be changed. Conforming to it and sending harmful messages to others is not a positive approach to take. In fact, it is disgusting.
If you have come here seeking information on calf reduction surgery because you are thinking of having it, please reconsider. You are beautiful the way you are. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
References:
1. Popseoul: Picture and article
2. Calf reduction surgery blurb
