Thighs

A frequent problem area for many women is the inner thigh.  This is because the inner thigh area is a common place for fat accumulation or a tendency for excessive loose skin, especially for women who naturally carry more weight in the hips, buttocks and thigh areas. In addition, the inner thigh area has thinner skin than most areas of the body and is less elastic.  This can lead to sagging skin, especially after weight loss.  The problem of sagging skin in the inner thigh area can also occasionally occur after liposuction procedures.  In most areas of the body, the skin naturally shrinks very well with liposuction but sometimes in the inner thigh, it does not and this is solved with an inner thigh lift.  The inner thigh lift addresses the problem of sagging skin in this area by combining the advanced technology of Vaser® liposuction with surgical removal and tightening of excess skin.

With the inner thigh lift, liposuction is performed with the Vaser® for maximum fat removal.  The extra skin is marked, measured and removed in a half moon pattern.  A final scar lies carefully hidden in the groin crease.  In a more severe case such as substantial weight loss there is a vertical component almost to the knee to take up all of the loose skin.

The procedure is performed as outpatient surgery and takes three to five hours under full sedation.  After the patient goes home, downtime is approximately one week before going back to work.  Light exercise can begin at two weeks with a return to full exercise at one month.

Advanced Concepts in Plastic Surgery was one of the first cosmetic surgery clinics in the Greater Sacramento area to offer inner thigh lifts.   Dr. Andrew Kaczynski has been performing successful inner thigh lifts for over 15 years.