AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY
Thigh reduction improves the shape and appearance of the thighs, especially on the inner or medial side. The procedure involves lifting the thighs to improve the body contour.
AM I A CANDIDATE FOR A THIGH LIFT?
You are a candidate if you have any of the following characteristics:
- Presents excess skin at thigh level after significant weight loss.
- Excess skin on your thighs predisposes you to continuous chafing and skin problems.
HOW IS THE SURGERY PERFORMED?
Surgery is accompanied by liposuction in most cases. Then incisions are made depending on your excess skin; it is done where they are less visible, generally at the level of the folds. The incision may be located only on the inner thigh near the groin or need to be extended to the gluteal fold and the inner thigh to the knee.
Through these incisions, excess skin and tissue are removed and sutured. After surgery, the thighs will look better, and the scars will fade.
RECOVERY
On the same day of the surgery, the patient is discharged. If the surgery is performed with other aesthetic procedures (abdominoplasty, breast surgery, etc.), the patient will stay in the hospital after the surgery. –You must stay in a particular compression garment for a few weeks. In the first week, you should avoid sudden movements.
FREQUENT QUESTIONS Q&A.
- Pain: There is tolerable and easily controllable pain by medication, which will gradually decrease.
- Swelling: During the first few days afterward, your thighs may look swollen, and some bruising is possible. Over the days and weeks, the inflammation will subside.
- Return to activities: After 7 to 10 days, the patient can gradually return to daily activities.