A thigh lift is the most effective surgical option.
Identifying Skin Sagging and Body Structure
In the realm of sophisticated plastic surgery to sculpt the body, knowing what the perfect technique is to tighten the inner thighs depends on you clinically determining tissue type and your unique requirements of body parts at the surgery. It is known that the inner thigh is a notoriously difficult area – there, the skin is thinner than average and highly sensitive to gravity, friction, and the natural decrease in elastin of the skin.
Clinically speaking, for patients who are still in good condition of skin elasticity and do not have sagging skin, different types of liposuction, such as energy-assisted liposuction, could be considered; whereas, a medial thigh lift is the best solution to get rid of heavy and saggy folds, especially when there is a significant hanging skin problem. Because non-surgical treatments and exercise cannot eliminate loose skin or fat that hangs down, the best results are achieved when you undergo plastic surgery after a careful examination of your body. Hence, the surgeon knows what your tissue is like and which surgery is to be performed. In other words, the right surgery, which removes not only your undesirable parts but also the excessive, hanging skin, would be a way to attain a smooth, perfectly shaped upper thigh that will last forever.
The Medial Thigh Lift (Thighplasty)
In a case of weight loss of a very high degree or when you have undergone major changes as a part of your body’s aging process or have been diagnosed with sagging body tissues, a thigh lift (surgical lift) will definitely be the treatment you should have first. Essentially, this type of surgery removes the extra skin and fat in your inner thigh in one go with the use of an incision. The surgeon creates the right sort of opening, either a hidden groove type that lies exactly behind your crotch in the case of mild tissue laxity, or an incision going straight down from one part of your leg to another as a result of the very lax tissue.
Afterward, the surgical suturing, which goes beneath the skin, attaches the remaining layers of the skin in a permanent manner to the underlying fascial layers of the pelvis. Thus, the surgeon not only makes a perfect silhouette on the outer thigh but also prevents it from dropping again and reduces pain or irritation due to the skin sticking together of the thighs.
Energy-Assisted Liposuction (RFAL and Helium Plasma)
When one has been primarily affected by fat deposits in a certain area (inner thigh bulge) and yet his/her skin is still rather stretchy, contemporary methods of liposuction that use additional subdermal energy have emerged as ideal solutions for those who don’t need their whole skin to be cut out. Technologies like Radiofrequency-Assisted Lipolysis (BodyTite) or helium plasma (Renuvion) offer new ways to tighten tissue for patients not requiring surgical skin excision. In these micro-surgical procedures, first the doctor extracts the unwanted tissues and fat, after which a small applicator is passed through the skin into the fatty layer to administer the thermal energy that is focused on the dermal collagen and the fibro-septal network. This kind of intense controlled heat causes the skin and tissues to shrink, so the inner thigh skin becomes tightened on the leg muscles while not resulting in the visible scars typical for a thighplasty operation that lasts a lifetime.
Keeping Tissues in Shape After Operation
For those who are very meticulous and demand nothing less than flawless from their figure at all stages of development, keeping strictly within the safety guidelines and making wise behavioral choices throughout your recovery time are really the key. Whether you have a thighplasty or energy-assisted liposuction done, the newly pulled-tight skin, the moved fat, and the new incision line in the groin region all rely heavily on mechanical protection to allow for the laying down of a tight collagen network.
To make sure that your inner thighs have a perfect shape and your skin has healed without wrinkles and irregularities, you are supposed to wear compression garments designed for recovery periods in the first four to six weeks of your healing time continuously. Such compression will not only reduce your discomfort from fluid buildup but also protect your incisions and prevent excessive strain. Moreover, it is an absolute necessity not only in the days preceding your operations, at the time, and immediately after, but also afterward to fully avoid all forms of tobacco since it limits the flow of blood to your cells, which are involved in the process of healing, so that your skin flap in the high-friction groin area might be wounded and the wound might get bigger.
LIN Europe Clinic
Choosing LIN Europe Clinic means joining the world’s top-tier medical retreat where you are treated at highest level of quality and compassion at the same time by a team of very experienced specialists. We realize perfectly well that making a great thigh lift requires more than being just accurate and having the right tools – it has to be done also under very well-controlled conditions that are safe and highly supportive of the patient. That is why we provide a very detailed, thorough, and transparent approach to every step of the surgery from your first consultation up to the final aftercare. Our high standards are based on the best in the field of medical evidence, and we take a lot of pride in offering our patients a truly unique and very luxurious environment that makes them feel at home even if they are being treated at a state-of-the-art facility located in Turkey.
By trusting our top specialists at LIN Europe Clinic in Istanbul for all your aesthetic treatments, a detailed follow-up of all the parameters of your physique in each phase of the treatment, so nothing escapes being checked or diagnosed. With this, we can offer full pre-op planning, high-quality tissue review on the screen, and detailed healing schedules for your comfort and convenience. The top-notch medical personnel will be there every day to make sure that your cosmetic treatment and general wellbeing are totally taken care of, and you will feel confident and safe when you settle into your best-looking self with your innermost balance revealed. At LIN Europe Clinic, we want all of our patients to enjoy the luxury of perfect care and get the ideal balance between their physical features, beauty, and health with a safe and professional surgical procedure in the heart of Turkey.
FAQ:
A medial thigh lift (also called thighplasty) is definitely the top procedure for severe laxity and saggy skin. Meanwhile, patients who are facing minor skin sagging and have stubborn fat areas, the combination of liposuction and internal RF heating (like with BodyTite) serves as the best less-restrictive option.
No. Although targeted leg workouts (such as squats and lunges) will definitely get you those beautiful, strong underlying muscles, they won’t do anything to fix the skin that is naturally loose because of age or weight loss.
There will surely be a scar. A thigh lift surgery, like the vast majority of cosmetic procedures, needs an incision, yet it is a matter for which one can rest assured since the doctor can conceal the scar so it becomes totally invisible or a tiny one. The best is that a light scar of the surgeon’s art would only be visible under a bikini or at most a very short shirt.
Returning to full activity and getting back to doing work at a desk are achievable in between the period of two-three weeks, on the average case. However, as the inner thighs is an area that is highly movable and subject to high friction, it is necessary for you to wait approximately 6 to 8 weeks for you to engage in running and heavy workouts without risk of injury or setback.
In the case of outer non-surgical methods (e.g. ultrasound or external radiofrequency), you can only expect very minor and very short-lived improvements. As a patient facing hanging skin or “crepey” skin folds in a really pronounced way, it is not surgical removal or at least subdermal energy treatment that will get you good effects but that’s just a must do.
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