Thigh Lift
When fitness and weight-loss efforts fail to achieve your dreams of a youthful-looking body and well-toned legs, a surgical thigh lift may be the right option for you.
Thigh lift surgery is specifically designed to reshape the thighs by removing excess skin and, in some cases, reducing localised fat. This results in smoother-looking skin and better-proportioned contours of the thighs and lower body which you’ll be proud to show off.
Due to the nature of the procedure, a consultation is required for personalised quotes
Proven Success
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Typical Uses
You should consider a thigh lift if you are looking to treat:
- excessively soft tissue along the inner (medial) thigh region and/or the outer (lateral) thigh
- loose, thin and wrinkled skin from the knee to the groin.
- LOCALIZED POCKETS OF FAT IN THE thigh region that cannot be altered by exercise.
Whilst a thigh lift holds a variety of advantages, opting for this procedure is a highly personal decision. You should only do it for yourself and never to fulfil someone else’s desires or to attempt to fit any sort of ideal image.
What It Entails
During a thigh lift, our plastic surgeon will work to treat very flabby thighs and localised pockets of fat in the thigh region. After being sedated for your ensured comfort, an incision is made using incision patterns which will differ according to the area or areas being treated, the extent of the surgery, and the preferences of the patient and surgeon.
In the case of an inner thigh lift, the incision may be made along the groin, extending towards the back of the thigh. Alternatively, excess skin may be removed from the groin down to the knee by making an incision along the inseam. For those patients that do not require more than a ‘minimal incision inner thigh lift’, a small incision is made in the groin area.
Similarly, when getting an outer thigh lift, the incision may be made from the groin and extending around the hip and across the back. These are usually strategically placed so that any scarring may be hidden underneath clothing.
Once the desired results have been achieved, the incisions are closed up once more to reveal a newly contoured and well-toned thigh.
How It Works
How It Works
Frequently Asked Questions
As with any procedure, side effects may occur, and the risks and potential complications will be discussed in detail during the initial consultation. Possible risks may include:
- Anesthesia risks
- Bleeding
- Damage to deeper structures such as nerves, blood vessels and muscles
- Fatty tissue under the skin might die (fat necrosis)
- Fluid accumulation (seroma)
- Infection
- Numbness or other changes in skin sensation
- Pain, which may persist
- Poor wound healing
- Possible need for revisional surgery
- Sutures may not absorb, but spontaneously surface through the skin, causing irritation, drainage and redness
- Unfavourable scarring
Good candidates for a thigh lift are typically :
- Adults with notable skin laxity in the inner and outer thigh
- Adults enjoying a relatively stable weight and who are not highly overweight
- Healthy individuals that do not suffer from medical conditions that could impair healing or increase risk of surgery
- Non-smokers
- Individuals who have a positive outlook and realistic expectations
As long, as you maintain a stable weight and general fitness habits, the results of thigh lift surgery will be long-lasting. It is important to keep in mind that the body will keep ageing, and losing some firmness is natural. Nevertheless, most of your improvement should be relatively permanent.
