Thigh / Buttock Lift

Inner or Medial Thigh Lift and Outer or Lateral Thigh Lift

Who is a Good Candidate for a Thigh Lift

Patients who desire a more youthful appearance of the thighs where there is excess overhanging and loose skin. This is often associated with significant weight reduction by dieting or weight loss surgery.

General anaesthesia is used and the procedure takes about two hours.
The incision for inner thigh lift is located in the groin beneath the bikini line. It has a tendency to stretch slightly.
The procedure may involve liposuction of any excess fat in the thighs and legs and then removing excess skin high up in the groin.
An outer thigh lift is often combined with other skin tightening procedures such as a tummy tuck or body lift.
The skin excisions are sutured with buried dissolving sutures.
Small soft drains are used for approximately two days.
A light compression garment is used for several weeks.

You can go home the next day.
You can shower on the second or third day after surgery when the drains are out.
There is only minimal pain and is mostly gone by the second or third day.
Swelling and bruising is mild to moderate and usually disappears after two weeks.
You can resume many light activities within the first week and full activities by approximately three to four weeks.
Sutures are buried and dissolve and do not require removal.
Expect to be off work for approximately one to two weeks.