Treatment
Due to losing a lot of weight or simply due to ageing, the skin of the thighs loses its elasticity. This causes excess and sagging skin on the inner thighs. Exercising can make the thighs look firmer again, but it will not improve the sagging skin. With a thigh lift, the skin on the thighs can be re-tightened. Moreover, if the thighs are too thick, liposculpture can also be performed at the same time.
How does a thigh lift happen?
The excess skin that can be grasped between thumb and forefinger is removed. The skin is then nicely stretched and lifted upwards against gravity. If there is also excess fat, it is first aspirated away with liposculpture.
See the before and after results of this treatment
Important information
Scar
The incision is made in the least conspicuous place. Specifically, the scar runs from the groin crease, between the pubic hairs to the buttock crease and on the inner side of the thighs. Suturing is done subcutaneously, after which the wound seam is glued. The scar is sometimes red and hard in the first few months. But it fades and softens greatly in the following year. The plastic surgeon will give you advice to speed up this natural maturation process. In extreme cases, the scar is vertical on the inside of the thigh.
Recovery
The same day of surgery, you may already leave the clinic. There are no drains. This procedure causes little pain. Any discomfort in the first 24 hours is controlled with the classic painkillers such as paracetamol and ibuprofen.
During the first two weeks, sitting and/or walking may be difficult because the skin is so tightened. The ankles may be temporarily a bit swollen. You may also experience some bruising at first.
You will be incapacitated for about half a week. After a week, you will come for a check-up and the dressing will be renewed. Three months after the procedure, the result is evaluated based on the photos taken.
Anaesthetic
With the refinement of surgical technique and strong advances in anaesthesia in recent years, a thigh lift is performed under light general anaesthesia and local anaesthesia. As a result, you will feel much fitter after the procedure. An overnight stay at the clinic is also unnecessary as a result.
Precautions
All our procedures are performed in the safest conditions by the plastic surgeon.
Although a thigh lift is usually done under local anaesthetic, you will be continuously monitored (automatic, repeated blood pressure readings, constant oxygen saturation readings, electrocardiogram) by the surgeon during the procedure. Local anaesthesia not only ensures a pain-free procedure, but also minimal blood loss and bruising.
If you are taking blood-thinning medications, please inform your plastic surgeon in advance (e.g. acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin, asaflow, cardioaspirin, dipiridamole, plavix, sintrom, marevan and others).
After your procedure, you will be given your plastic surgeon's personal mobile phone number so that you feel safe.
Possible risks
If you are healthy, there are hardly any risks associated with this procedure. Infection is rare. The wound on the buttock may heal a little slower, as wound hygiene is difficult there. Moreover, that wound is subject to a lot of tension, especially when sitting down.
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