MYONECROSIS AS A SEQUELA OF CALF IMPLANTS

Calf augmentation using alloplastic implants primarily is intended to enhance body contour. Usually this is a safe and efficacious procedure . However, in this unique report, significant myonecrosis occurred as a direct consequence of calf implantation, which resulted in a residua l functional disability as well as aesthetic deformity. An awareness o f the potential for a similar catastrophe hopefully will mitigate agai nst future overzealous attempts at augmentation.