Is Cankle Liposuction For Real?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Do you do liposuction on “cankles” and calves?

Cankle Liposuction Dr Barry Eppley IndianapolisA: Cankle liposuction is more than a myth, It is  very real surgical procedure! Reshaping the legs from the thighs down to the ankles are liposuction procedures that I commonly do. Do not think of reshaping the lower extremities as a 360 degree circumferential procedure as that is not the approach that is taken. The most effective thigh, knee, calf and ankle liposuction technique is known as ‘silhouetting’. This is done by selectively changing the inner and outer contours to give the entire leg more shape as seen from the front. This means that the inner and outer thighs are done, the knees from across the top, inner aspect and curving below the knee into the upper calf and tapering the lower calf above the ankle area above both areas of the ankle bones. This is how one uses liposuction to make the leg more shapely from top to bottom.

While effective, cankle liposuction invokes a lot of persistent swelling around the ankles that takes months to completely go away and see the final result.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Indianapolis, Indiana

 

Dr. Barry Eppley

Indianapolis, Indiana