title: Bilateral idiopathic calf muscle hypertrophy: an exceptional cause of unsightly leg curvature.
abstract: The authors present the management of a young female patient who presented with longstanding bilateral calf muscle hypertrophy, with no known cause. Taking into account the patient's wishes and the fact that the hypertrophy was mainly located in the posteromedial compartment, we chose to carry out a subtotal bilateral resection of medial gastrocnemius muscles. This procedure was performed with an harmonic scalpel, permitting a excellent cosmetic result while avoiding complications or functional impairment. After a reviewing of the commonly used techniques, the authors discuss the chosen surgical approach taking into account its clinical particularity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Pediatric and Craniofacial Surgery - Lapeyronie University Hospital of Montpellier, 325, avenue du Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wound Healing and Burns Units-Lapeyronie University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France. Electronic address: drchristianherlin@gmail.com.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herlin
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Rangueil University Hospital of Toulouse, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chaput
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Neurology, Faculty of Medecine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rivier
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Pediatric and Craniofacial Surgery - Lapeyronie University Hospital of Montpellier, 325, avenue du Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Doucet
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Pediatric and Craniofacial Surgery - Lapeyronie University Hospital of Montpellier, 325, avenue du Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bigorre
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Pediatric and Craniofacial Surgery - Lapeyronie University Hospital of Montpellier, 325, avenue du Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France; Laboratory of Anatomy, Faculty of Medecine, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Captier
mesh_terms: D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D059708:Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Calf; Gastrocnemius; Gastrocnémien; Hypertrophie; Hypertrophy; Mollets; Muscle; Resection; Résection