For patients looking to enhance the appearance of their thighs by addressing excess and often hanging skin, thigh lift surgery can help boost confidence and improve overall body proportions and appearance. Performed by Dr. Steven Turkeltaub, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Scottsdale, thigh lift surgery offers personalized results tailored to each patient’s unique goals and anatomy.
What Is a Thigh Lift?
A thigh lift is a procedure that can treat lax and excess skin of the thighs. An inner thigh lift addresses the loose skin of the inner thigh and some of the anterior thigh whereas the outer thigh lift will tighten the skin of the outer thighs and even hips. The goal of both techniques is to remove loose, sagging skin from the thighs in order to create a tauter and shapelier contour between the hips and knees.
These procedures can be particularly beneficial for patients who have undergone bariatric surgery or dramatic weight loss by another means who wish to address the resulting stretched out lax skin.
Inner and outer thigh lifts can be performed individually or together and often are combined with other skin tightening procedures such as a tummy tuck, arm lift, and belt lipectomy.
How Is a Thigh Lift Performed?
An inner thigh lift targets sagging skin along the upper inner thigh. The procedure typically begins with an incision in the groin area, which may extend downward along the inner thigh depending on the extent of correction needed. Through this incision, Dr. Turkeltaub removes excess skin and tissue, tightening the area for a smoother, tighter contour.
An outer thigh lift addresses loose skin on the outer and upper thighs, often in conjunction with a buttock lift. This procedure generally requires a longer incision that runs along the hip and sometimes wraps around to the lower back. Dr. Turkeltaub lifts and removes excess skin to create a firmer and more youthful shape.
Both techniques are performed under general anesthesia and can be combined for comprehensive thigh contouring. Advanced suturing techniques ensure skin is securely tightened to minimize scarring.
What Is Recovery Like After a Thigh Lift?
Discomfort can be significant for the first several days to a week or more after thigh lift surgery. Patients can expect to experience swelling and maybe some bruising around the surgical site. There are limitations for a variety of vigorous activities for four to eight weeks to allow time for the new thigh contours to heal and settle. Though the ultimate scars in general are not fine line in nature, the improvements obtained from these procedures can be quite impressive and pleasing.
Interested in learning more about thigh lift surgery? Contact the Arizona Center for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery today.
