Your Experience with Thigh Lift
I am 13 days out from a TT and arm lift.......now I am looking down at my inner thighs and thinking UGH!!!! What is it like to have a thigh lift? Is it more or less painful than a TT? How long is the recovery period? Do you have to wear compression garments on your thighs as well? How bad are the scars?
By the way, I am very happy so far with my TT and arm lift. Pain wise the arm lift was pretty much a piece of cake. The TT was much harder. My doc upped my pain medication the next day after my TT and it did make a difference in being able to handle it better. I had my arm drains for 8 days and my TT drains for 11 days.
I'm also seriously considering a neck lift. If anyone has any expereince with that I would love to hear about it.
Thanks so much,
Kathy
My understanding is that thighs are very risky (I am on appeal to have my inner thighs) and quite painful. Some surgeons do thighs in two stages-lipo and six months later the excess skin removal.
We have one area fixed in removing excess skin and enjoy the flatter and smaller look but at the same time we notice more the other jiggly parts of our bodies.
Smooth healing for you.
Mikimi in Israel
It is like painting a house, isn't it??
I dream of having a thigh lift, too, but am pretty much content with how I look "as-is".
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
Yeah, painting a house. I think I am done with my house painting.
Had LBL with thigh lift in August, no lipo. Had breast lift, augment and thigh lipo 2 weeks ago.
The LBL was definitely the best thing I did for myself. No more big belly.
The thighs have given me some issues. drains, drains, drains. Seromas formed. Massage, massage, massage. Thanks to my husband for helping me with that.
Now that I've had the lipo, I had the compression garment and have been retaining a lot of fluid. Just upgraded to compression hose - yay, toes to waist - like I mean REAL panty hose. Although with elevating the legs and the compression it is making a big difference. Still a bit of pain and swelling but it has only been 2 weeks.
The girls are doing pretty good but the incision is tough due to its location. Right where the bra sits underneath.
I highly recommend the thigh lift - even with my issues, they look much better and my pants fit so much better.