Inside the upper thigh, the skin is very thin, and its elasticity is fragile. During aging or weight variation, the skin is quickly affected, stretched, and degraded. The demand for degrading skin treatment is very high as it is often psychologically badly experienced. Associated with the altered skin, there is often an excess of fatty mass located in the upper thigh which may bother when walking due to friction.
A thigh lift or cruroplasty removes the excess skin on the inner thighs. This lifting helps to firm and tone the entire upper thighs.
During the diagnosis, Dr. Gagnon takes into account the morphology of the thighs, most precisely, the excess fat, the quality of the skin and the muscle tone. Cruroplasty is often combined with liposuction to provide an optimal result.
Thigh lift
Duration
1.5-2.5 hours
Anesthesia
General
Stay
24 hours
Are you a good candidate?
Dr. Gagnon may recommend a thigh lift if you have any of these concerns:
- Loose skin on the upper thighs that makes you uncomfortable
- Excess skin following massive weight loss
- Laxity of the skin which makes certain types of clothing uncomfortable
The candidates who want to undergo thigh lift surgery must be in relatively good health. Smokers will be asked to quit at least four weeks before surgery to ensure that the nicotine does not interfere with the safety or success of the procedure as well as healing process.
What are the different abdominal
lipectomy techniques?
Three types of incisions are possible depending on the results of the skin examination.
- The pure horizontal technique is practiced when the excess skin length is predominant by pulling the skin upwards. This technique is suitable for minimal relaxation.
- The pure vertical technique treats the excess in width using a vertical scar all along the inside of the thigh. This technique is rarely practiced because the excess in height is almost systematic.
- The third technique, namely the mixed technique, combines the two incisions in order to treat the excess of skin in both directions, which results in an inverted “L” or “T” shaped scar.
Procedure
The thigh lift is performed under general anesthesia, including one night in the clinic, and lasts about two hours.
The intervention takes place in two stages:
Fat aspiration
In most situations, liposuction is beforehand carried out to permanently remove the excess of fat accumulated at this level. All the excess of fat on the inner side of the thighs is removed. Only the excess skin that has not retracted after the thigh liposuction is removed afterward.
Removal of the excess skin
There are two incision techniques depending on the amount of saggy skin.
Moderate excess skin: There is a horizontal scar near the crease of the groin that extends to the gluteal fold. This scar is completely hidden when wearing underwear.
Significant excess skin: There is a “T” scar that combines the horizontal scar with a more or less long vertical scar on the inner side of the thigh.
At the end of the surgery, the surgeon stitches and places a bandage.
At the end of the surgery, the surgeon stitches and places a bandage.
The results
The result is visible immediately and becomes definite after three months. The entire upper thighs are slimmed down and reshaped with firmer skin.
The scar takes on its final appearance after a year.
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