I also have muscular calves, and my calves are thicker than yours! For this reason, I went to the plastic surgery hospital for consultation. The muscle cutting method you mentioned is not a feasible method, because the doctor said that the muscle cutting method is immature and can easily lead to disability, that is, the calf cannot use force or walks lamely! The doctor's suggestion is to take botulinum toxin, a drug that temporarily eliminates calf muscles, but it is expensive and the muscles will still grow back as before if you insist on it for up to 3 months! So muscular calves are really troublesome, and the best way is Remove salt and oil. This is the advice of my personal trainer and nutritionist. I don’t know if you can stand it. I haven’t eaten salt or oil for a month. I only boiled vegetables because the best way to lose muscle is not to eat any salt or oil. Eat salt and oil! My calves are indeed slimmer now! But it’s really hard to live without salt and oil! Hope this method can help you! I wish you success in slimming down your legs!