Thigh lift pics?

Hi Dr. Agha,

Can you assist with some terminology? Does the medial thigh lift refer to the procedure that goes down the inner part of the thigh, from groin to knee?

The terms I've heard kicked around are:

- inner thigh lift
- medial thigh lift
- vertical thigh lift

However I'm unsure if these are all three different names for the same thing or if they are in fact different techniques. (And then there is your spiral technique, which I gather is different from all of the above.)

Best,

Cindy

Unfortunately, the terminology is not consistent in Plastic Surgery and PSs use the terms loosely.  "Plasty" means moving tissue from one location to another to create form.

Cindy, in my opinion and in my presentations (as in the UCLA one last week), I use the inner thigh lift as a Lift Procedure.  This is the same as the medical thigh lift.  I use the vertical thighplasty as a means of reducing the horizontal laxity.  This procedure will leave a scar from the groin to the inner knee.  I rarely have to use it. 

Most my patients are very satisfied with the Spiral thigh Lift which is a lift and a reductive procedure.  It works well for the milder horizontal laxities (most patients). 

Thanks for the clarification -- it helps.

And I forgot to say -- the link to the photos of "totalfreedom" are amazing. Beautiful results.

Hi trudi,

I just posted my 16 week post op pictures.  I had a thigh lift with my LBL The incisions are strategically located just below my butt and inside the upper thigh.

here is the link to my post: 

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/plasticsurgery/3914236/16- wks-Post-Op-Before-and-After-photos/


My incisions are nice, thin and flat.  They are still red/purple at this point but that is to be expected at this stage.  I think they can take up to two years to fade away.

(I am the patient Dr. Agha mentioned, total freedom)