How to Fix Bowlegs (Bandy Legs) in Adults

You can learn how to fix bowlegs from this article.

What causes bowlegs?

Bowlegs (bandy legs) are actually the incompatibility between the knee part and the below knee part of the legs. In general, the knee part is thick and there is fat accumulation in the inner region of the knee. Because there is not enough tissue volume in the inner part of the leg below the knee, the legs appear in an “o” shape. The aim is to thin the upper leg, reduce the tissue on the inside of the knee, and replace the missing tissue in the lower part of the knee.

How to fix bow legs, what are the methods?

Surgery to correct bow legs (bandy legs) is basically done with 2 techniques. This area is thinned by liposuction around the knee. The fats taken are given to the inner side of the calf. The patient gets rid of this situation with his own tissue. Fat removal is done with the help of laser liposuction.

Thanks to the laser, only the fat tissue is melted, which reduces possible problems. Another important advantage of the laser system is that it tightens the skin on the adipose tissue. The fat taken from the micro holes without leaving a trace is enriched with stem cells obtained from the patient’s own fat tissue and increases the permanence of the given fat cells. In cases where the patient’s own fat tissue is not sufficient, that is, in thin people, a silicone implant is placed on the muscle on the inner side of the knee.

To whom it can be applied and to whom it cannot be applied?

These operations can be applied to anyone over the age of 18 without any health problems.

What is the recovery period?

If the patient has a silicone implant, he/she can stand up on the same day and return to his/her social life within 4-5 days. Such interventions in the leg area can be performed under local anesthesia by anesthetizing the patient from the waist down. Patients who do not want general anesthesia can get rid of crooked legs by staying awake and feeling pain. Patients with fat transfer or silicone implant placed can do sports within 4 weeks. Patients who underwent laser liposuction can stand up on the same day.

How are leg thinning and leg thickening operations performed?

Leg thinning surgeries: Laser liposuction method is applied. In order to obtain a proportional leg before the operation, the areas that need to be removed are marked, and these areas are studied during the operation. The operation takes approximately 1 – 1.5 hours, and the patient wears a special stocking after the operation.

The patient can stand up the same day after the surgery. After the operation, it is not necessary to stand for a long time, up to 1 week. Standing for a long time delays the regression of edema. The legs come to the desired shape at the end of 1 month, but a period of 3-6 months is required for full recovery, complete resolution of edema and regression.

Leg thickening: It is generally done in the area below the knee. The weak inner part of the area described as the calf below the knee causes the legs to look disproportionate and crooked. In order to correct this situation, that area needs to be thickened. This can basically be done in two ways. The first is the transfer of the patient’s own fat tissue to this region.

If there is enough fat in the patient, fat cells are taken from the areas with excess fat with 2 mm cannulas and given to the missing area after a special process. The situation is corrected by placing a silicone implant in the missing area in patients who do not have enough fat or in patients with advanced disorders. After this type of surgery, the patient gets up immediately. But he should not stand for a long time and rest for 1 week.