What is Thigh Lift Surgery?

When people lose too much weight, after pregnancy or with their age, lubrication and sagging may occur in the thigh-upper leg-regions. This situation can cause both the patient to be unhappy in the aesthetic sense and the discomfort of the patient while walking, which can also impair his comfort. Therefore, some patients may need thigh lift (leg lift) operation.

One of the methods that can be applied for the treatment of these problems is the laser lipolysis method. However, when the scope of the problem expands, sometimes the laser lipolysis method alone may not be enough. Therefore, the area can be stretched towards the groin by thigh stretching operation as a thigh lift surgery.

However, both the quality of the skin in the patient's area of discomfort and the tolerance of the patient regarding the incision scars that may occur will affect the decision-making process. For this reason, it may be necessary to examine the patient in detail beforehand.

What is Sagging Thigs? And why does it ocur?

Sagging Thighs can occur through different reasons.In cases where excess weight is lost, various skin sagging and skin loosening can be seen in the upper leg area, which is specified as the thigh, after the pregnancy period and with the advancement of age. In such cases, patients may need leg aesthetics. Because the skin in the thigh area is too thin and very prone to reactions such as sagging or cracking. This is especially true in patients who have lost a lot of weight. Because stretching occurs on the skin and sagging may occur because the skin cannot collect itself. In order to eliminate such problems, Thigh Lift surgery can be performed.

The patient's discomfort due to the friction that may occur while walking can be shown among the reasons that lead patients to leg aesthetic operations. Likewise, the occurrence of such problems may increase the risk of patients being exposed to problems such as diaper rash or fungus in the summer months. For this reason, upper leg stretching (thigh stretching) operations are performed both to relieve the patient's aesthetic concerns and to ensure that the patient leads a more comfortable life. In other words, it can be said that leg aesthetic applications made for this purpose can provide a two-way effect.

Who is this for?

It is suitable for anyone who has loosened and sagging tissues, especially in the inner part of the thigh and hip, as a result of factors such as weight gain, loss, sun and aging.

How is the surgery performed?

Thigh Lift Surgery is performed in a fully equipped hospital. Thigh Lift Surgery

requires general anesthesia and takes an average of 2 hours. It is enough to stay in the hospital for 1 day. In the Thigh Lift operation, excess skin is removed from the groin line to the inner side of the leg, the skin of the inner side of the leg is stretched upwards and stitched again on the groin line. Thus, both the excess fat is removed and the tension of the skin is ensured. In some patients, it may be possible to combine liposuction with the thigh lift surgery.

Recovery After the Surgery

The patient will not feel any pain after the surgery that disturbs. The mild pain the patient will feel with painkillers will also be at a level that will not bother the patient.The patient can stand up after the operation at the same day. Swelling and bruising may occur on the inner side of the leg after leg lift surgery. It may take several weeks for the swelling and bruising to heal completely. The patient will be able to travel by plane 2-3 days after the operation. It is possible to take a bath 2-3 days after the operation. The recovery period varies greatly from person to person, it is possible to fully recover in about 7-10 days. It takes about 5-7 days for the patient to return to her/his work life.

The patient can start work that requires strength and sportive movements after 4 weeks. Although thigh lift surgery is an operation that leaves scars in the early period, the scars fade over time and the results of leg lift aesthetic surgery are quite satisfactory.

Potential Risks and Side Effects

Smoking after this surgery greatly increases the risk of all kinds of complications. In such surgeries, there is always a risk of enlargement of scars and bad appearance. Wound healing and the associated scarring and scarring vary from patient to patient.