Silhouette surgery
Some patients are uncomfortable with the sagging skin of the inner side of their thighs, responsible for frictions when walking. This one is mainly due to weight loss or ageing.
Inner thigh lift surgery (also known as dermolipectomy of inner thighs or cruroplasty) enables to restore skin tension of the inner and anterior sides of thighs, and significantly improve their contours.
Pre-operative markings are performed by Dr. Petit before the procedure.
This one is performed under general anesthesia and requires a hospital stay of one night at the clinic in most cases.
It consists in performing a liposuction in the anterior and inner sides of the thighs and in removing excess skin from the inner side of the thighs.
The scar is vertical and concealed inside the thighs. Its length will depend on the extent of your excess skin. It is often necessary to extend this scar to a diagonal scar located outside the labia majora and concealed inside the underwear.
The thigh lift surgery technique with horizontal scars in the groin is less efficient and correspond to moderate excess skin.
The cutaneous closure is performed with sub-cutaneous dissolving sutures.
A dressing modeling the thighs is performed at the end of the procedure.
Thigh lift surgery is a little or moderate painful procedure. Pains are well soothed by analgesics.
Ecchymosis (bruises) are classical and subside within 2 to 3 weeks after the operation. An oedema (swelling) is constant and of variable duration, gradually subsiding within a few months.
Daily nursing care after your shower with a soft soap are necessary during 15 days.
Three preventive measures against phlebitis are established after the procedure: the affected leg elevated as well as the walk, the wearing of compression stockings and the daily injection of an anticoagulant (medicines which thin the blood) over 15 days.
The wearing of a compression garment is recommended during 1 month in order to reduce the post-operative œdema.
The resumption of daily activities is possible the day following the procedure.
The resumption of professional activities is possible from 7 to 15 days following the procedure.
The resumption of sports activities can be done within 6 weeks following the operation.
The complications of thigh lift surgery are weak and will be mentioned by Dr. Petit during the consultation.
In the first hours following the surgery:
In the post-operative month:
In the long term:
The final result of thigh lift surgery is obtained between 3 to 6 months after the procedure, when the post-operative oedema has disappeared.
The scars initially are inflammatory (red and swollen) the first months, then they will fade gradually without disappearing. The final aspect of your scar is not predictable and will be known at the end of the scarring maturation (between 1 and 2 years after the procedure). The result is long-lasting except in case of significant changes in body weight or pregnancy. Thigh lift surgery is an efficient procedure which reshapes the contour of the thighs and provides a high degree of patient satisfaction relating to the functional and aesthetic aspects.
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