had LBL...inner thigh lift next.. How many have had both and are you happy with your thighs?

My thighs are just gigantic..they just ARE!  135lbs..5'6 and I still look obese from the knee to the hip.  I have had a Lower Body Lift and while my stomach is practically concave now..the back of my thighs are awful and my inner thighs just awful as well.  Anyone that has had the inner thigh (I am having it to the knee) did it help the BACK of your thighs at all by pulling things tighter?   I was supposed to have my IT done in December but my band slipped and I had to have that replaced instead.  Waiting to get clearance for a new date but still anxious about all the money...all the pain..and still just hating the look of my lower body so badly!   Any input welcome.

Hi Wen,  I am in the same boat.  CArried my weight low in my body and my thighs are a mess.  I go back and forth every day between the Mini Thigh lift and the bigger surgery.  As much as I don't want a scar all the way down the inside of my thigh I can't imagine living with all the loose skin on my thighs.  I have a hard time finding pictures of the long scar a year or two out.  I think I would feel more comfortable if I knew the scar faded over time.  Robin

I agree!  The scar thing is freakin me out BUT seriously the skin is awful too.  I have been told by 2 surgeons I do not need lipo..just all that skin removed so it is not even like I could lose MORE weight to get rid of it.  Actually..when my band slipped I went down 10lbs and it was horrible. (that weight is back..LOL..mostly dehydration I think).   Anyway...I am just not happy with the back of my legs either and wondering if the inner thigh lift will pull that tighter as well...thought the LBL would have pulled that higher.

I had both done and am happy w/ the results. To me my thighs still seem a little big but definately better than before. After my LBL I was completely happy and went from a size 12 to a size 10 but the waist was way too big but my thighs wouldn't fit into anything else. After my MTL I went from a size 10 to a size 6. Over all they look much better. I'm going to have to have someone take some more after pictures this weekend. Ever since my MTL everyone now comments on how great I look (some said after the LBL but more not that the whole picture is done).

That sounds a lot like me~! I went from a 10 to an 8 after LBL..and can wear some 6's because my waist is so small but the thighs are tight so I get the "hanging out butt" syndrome because of the weird fit.   I know some size and weight will come off but I really just want my legs to look semi normal.   I have been built this way my whole life and have hid my legs since I was 14 yrs old.   I am trying to "get over myself" but after all that work, money, PAIN..you just think you will finally look normal.  Not to mention I am 40yrs old so I know I am not going to look like 25 but ya know..I kind of look 90 with all that sagging skin.  ug..just in a bad mood today too..Holiday bills.  LOL!

Oh well the results are definately worth the pain and the money. So much better than before and I guess they do look normal. It just one of those things where you don't really see it. I can say that they do look nice & smooth. Not really lumpy & bumpy anymore. The long scar is worth the results that you get. If your thighs were like mine the mini lift wouldn't really do much to get rid of the bulk. My Dr. was initially planning on doing the mini but after our pre-op and I asked if some of the back would be removed he revised his game plan. Very happy that he did.

Thanks for that!  I was on the fence about the long scar but like you..have ALL THAT to get and I know the mini would just not do it.  I feared I would have a scar AND be unhappy.   I am horrible at posting pictures but I find there are not a lot of long scar thigh lifts and the ones that are..are no where near the big girl I am in the thighs..I PROMISE to share this time if it helps others!

Hi Sonnie,  Do you have pics of the thigh scar?  Thanks, Robin

not at the moment but I'm having someone take some pictures on Sat so will try to get some and post them then. They are a little darker than all my other ones but I'm sure they will fade. As w/ the placement of them you really can't see them when I'm standing or laying down. I'd have to turn my leg out to you for them to really be seen.

can you add me as a friend so I can see some pics when you get them?