1, causes of leg deformation
O-shaped leg and X-shaped leg, the former is also called genu varus, and the latter is also called genu valgus. What about these two kinds? In the past, it was thought that the main reason for the formation of these two kinds of deformed legs was rickets. With the improvement of people's living standards and the popularization of health care knowledge, rickets leads to fewer and fewer "O" legs and "X" legs. The reason why newborns and infants form mild and moderate "O" legs and "X" legs may be related to the position where the fetus bends his hips and knees in the uterus. Most of them are mild. "X" can be formed after 2-3 years old and corrected naturally after 4-8 years old. These mild and moderate "O" legs and "X" legs are normal physiological phenomena in the process of growth and development. A few O-shaped legs, X-shaped legs are rickety O-shaped legs caused by malnutrition or calcium deficiency caused by other diseases. Besides X-shaped legs, X-shaped legs have other reasons, such as epiphysis of the lower femur and upper tibia being damaged due to trauma, fracture and chronic osteomyelitis, resulting in genu varum and genu valgus deformity.
2. Elephant's legs
Women's physiological structure is different from that of men, so it is particularly easy to accumulate more fat in the abdomen, thighs and buttocks for pregnancy and birth of the next generation. Under such congenital conditions, if you encounter acquired factors such as improper diet and lack of exercise, it will induce a lot of fat accumulation or orange peel tissue problems.
Strategy: liposuction.
Liposuction is still the most effective method to solve the problem of large-scale fat accumulation. In the upper thigh, hip, waist and navel, the deep adipose tissue is thicker, and the deep adipose tissue in these parts will also spread around. These places are more prone to obesity, and liposuction surgery mainly requires deep fat. In other words, it is also a significant cause of liposuction. Liposuction can deal with local fat accumulation that is ineffective in diet therapy and exercise therapy, such as hypertrophy of the inner and outer thighs and buttocks. This kind of operation is also suitable for abdomen, waist, face, chin and arms, and the liposuction range is quite extensive.
But if you don't like this way of coping with external forces, you might as well start with diet control, regular massage and exercise!
Generally speaking, experts should avoid eating high-calorie and high-fat foods, eat more high-fiber foods such as vegetables and fruits, do more exercise and increase physical activity. However, if you really don't have extra time and can implement the correct fitness plan well, I suggest that you can use a simple bathing method, bathing with water temperature 2~3 degrees higher than your body temperature, so as to consume fat and calories and increase your body metabolism. Soak for at least 15 minutes every day, and dripping old ginger soup in the bath is also a way to help burn calories and relax.
3. Radish legs
The structure of the calf is mainly bones and muscles, so there is not much subcutaneous fat, and the liposuction effect is not good unless it is a very fat person (a lot of fat). The formation of "radish leg" (that is, thick leg) is caused by excessive development or hypertrophy of calf muscles. Because of the physical relationship in Asia, the proportion of "radish legs" is high. Traditionally, liposuction is used to eliminate "radish legs", and the effect is not good.
Strategy: Botox injection for micro-shaping.
The method of stovepipe can take different ways because of the thick legs. If it is fat, you can use liposuction. If it is muscle (radish leg), Botox injection, gastrocnemius surgical resection or leg neuroplasty can be considered.
The principle of improving radish legs by injecting Botox is to use Botox to inhibit the tension and contraction of flabby muscles, and then produce the contraction effect. Each course of treatment can last for about half a year. Although it is a temporary treatment, it is not only safe but also safe compared with the traditional surgical resection method.
4.o-legs
O-leg, commonly known as bowleg, is medically called genu varus. O-legs, no matter how hard you try to stand up straight, your legs just can't stand in a straight line. This problem, which originates from bones, plagues many women, especially when the bones are displaced, it will oppress the surrounding nerves and blood vessels, aggravate the circulatory dysfunction and affect the slimming effect.
Strategy: Orthopedic surgical correction
Leg skew is mainly due to long-term incorrect posture. The plastic surgeon said that at present, except orthopedic surgery, other plastic surgery is difficult to improve, but bodybuilder Zhang Chunchun provided an alternative plastic surgery method that has been popular in Japan for many years, that is, winding the leg shape with an elastic rope every day, then holding the back of the chair with both hands and squatting down until the big leg and the calf form a 45-degree angle, thus realizing the dream of changing the leg shape.
Self-check: Are you an O-leg?
When standing in front of the mirror, pay attention to whether your knees can be together in a natural standing posture. Can you persist after clamping hard?
If your knees can come together naturally, congratulations, your legs are not O-shaped: if you can clamp your knees together hard, you will be very pleased. You only have moderate and mild O-legs. At this time, you can often practice the action of putting your feet together to improve.
If your knees don't clamp well, then you have a serious O-leg shape, and you need to take pains to correct it.
To judge whether your O-leg is serious, you can also measure it with a ruler:
Normal knee distance is below 3 cm, which is mild;
The normal knee distance between 3- 10 cm is moderate;
Normal knee distance greater than 10 cm is severe;
Normal knee distance is natural standing.
Note: Normal knee distance refers to standing naturally, which is the distance between two knees without deliberate clamping.
5. Eight legs
The external splayed leg is also called "X-shaped leg", which is medically called genu valgus. X-leg refers to the gait in which two feet are together at the same time. First, the knees touch and the heels don't come together. When walking, two knees fight and touch each other. When the feet are together, only the knees can touch them, and there is a gap between the thighs and calves. The changes of lower limbs in the growing period usually occur between four and six years old. For example, X-shaped legs still appear after four to five or six years old, which may be caused by bad sitting posture such as congenital inheritance or acquired W-shaped sitting posture.
Strategy: Orthopedic surgical correction
The splayed leg destroys the normal stress distribution of the knee joint, increases the biological stress on one side of the joint and reduces the opposite side. Over time, it will also cause knee pain when walking, and joint activity will also be affected, which will easily lead to osteoarthritis. Correcting this deformity can not only improve bodybuilding, but also improve the uneven stress distribution of knee joint.