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The author describes his 12 years' experience of performing calf augmentation using gel-filled implants for the correction of thin or asymmetrical legs. In essence, these implants are placed over the gastrocnemius muscle beneath the fascia cruris.
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Szalay, L. Twelve years' experience of calf augmentation. Aesth. Plast. Surg. 19, 473–476 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00453883
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