How to get skinny legs by cutting off muscle

In South Korea and becoming popular in Japan, women are having calf surgery to reduce the muscle in their calves for a more slimmer slender leg. Koreans, similar to Japanese tend to have shorter legs than Caucasians and blacks on average, and being in the country you may often see women with quite developed calf muscles even though they don't do any muscle training to build up that area. Many woman especially in Korea believe that it is not how a sexy leg should be and find it hard to get their legs slimmer because its not fat, its mainly muscle. I think most western men find muscly legs quite sexy to some extent but its not viewed like that in the far east. Many Asian men prefer the skinny legs especially since there are a lot of recent Korea (K-pop) all girls groups which are popular in Japan nowadays and they all seem to have the exact shape slender legs e.g. "Kara".

Luckily, cosmetic surgeons have a way to make the legs skinny by removing excess muscle. This is kind of calf surgery is called Calf Augmentation. Sounds like a gory operation? No at all, they have ways of inserting surgically sharp needle like instruments into the calf area and severing certain nerves which causes excess muscle to relax and naturally reduce in size. It's a very quick operation but take a few months to recover. About 70%-80% of muscle mass is removed in one typical operation, and the remaining muscle is enough for the patient to continue in normal daily activities.

Many foreigners have traveled to Korea/Japan to get the type of calf surgery and the trend has also spread to Japan and some parts of China.

See the image below. Personally I don't think there is anything wrong with the before picture, but in the far east people long for the "After" thinner less curvier legs.

Genetics and ethnicity play a small role in the shape of ones legs however, certain lifestyles can encourage thicker legs. For example women who stand up for long periods wearing heels are likely to get big thick calves due to the fact that the muscle in that area is constantly being stimulated.

For Asians (Far East) too much exercise can contribute to out of proportion calf muscles, which may seem bigger than the thighs. Whereas women with African roots will tend to gain more mass in the thigh department.

What sports you do may also alter the shape of one legs but not for all people.

Since its a muscle that cannot be easily reduced in size, good fitness trainers should be able to show to how to shape your legs up so that the muscles are not concentrated in one particular area.

1. Try not to spend too much time on the balls of your feet. When you move around try to avoid the balls of your feet and this put stress on the calf muscles.

2. Cardiovascular exercises are a very good way to slim down your legs and especially your calf muscles. The best thing to do with cardio is to do it with minimal resistance. It needs to be done for longer periods of time and at a very slow pace. So try to stick to flat surfaces not uphill or on rough terrain. Completely avoid any exercises that require for strength or power.

3. Avoid too many jumping activities or exercises.

4. Avoid any kind of climbing if possible. Stair machines and similar exercises need to be avoided.

5. If you’re going to do weight training, ensure you use lighter weights and do more reps. Doing less reps with heavier weights will only cause your leg muscles (including your calf muscles) to get bigger.

6. Stretching is very important. Stretching can lengthen your muscles so that they more slender. Try Yoga and Pilates for the best stretching exercises.

The K-pop queens "Kara" seem to be running things over here in the far east. Korea is well know for not only the leg surgery but plastic surgery in general. Many suspect that these girls have been through it all, even as they are so young. They all have the same shaped legs, which is what most Asian girls want these days!! What for !?!?