Thigh lift surgery is a cosmetic procedure designed to tighten the skin of the thigh and reduce sagging in the inner thigh. More and more people are discovering that a thigh lift can provide them with a more youthful appearance of the legs, especially the inner thighs. The thigh is now the second most commonly requested area for body lift surgery. Straith Clinic’s thigh lift plastic surgeons have successfully performed thousands of thigh lift surgeries over the years. With having performed so many favorable procedures, the expertise of our thigh lift surgeons can be considered among the highest in the country.

Who is a Candidate for Thigh Lift Surgery?

• If you’ve experienced a loss of skin elasticity of the thigh
• If you’re generally self-conscious about your lower body appearance
• People who have undergone dramatic weight loss
• Patients with excess skin of the inner or outer thighs
• Individuals experiencing chronic rashes from rubbing of the excess skin
• People with hygiene issue of the inner thighs
• Patients that have undergone gastric bypass surgery with significant weight loss

The Thigh Lift Explained

Depending on your needs and expectations, our plastic surgeons can perform inner (medial) thigh lifts to help others attain the lower body contour they've always wanted.

Inner Thigh Lift (Medial) Surgery

The inner thigh is a common area of concern among people who are interested in a thigh lift. Our surgeons can improve overall shape of the thigh and reduce the bothersome rubbing together of the inner thighs. Typically, the inner thigh lift involves an incision in the groin crease area used to excise the redundant skin and fat. This excision could extend all the way around the leg, pulling up three to four inches of thigh skin and fat, thus reducing the sagging and possibly improving the "cellulite" and/or bubbling appearance of the skin of the upper thigh. Liposuction is then used to remove excess fat. Sometimes a vertical incision is used. The incision is placed in the inner thigh and it extends from the groin along the inner aspect to above the knee.

Thigh lift surgery is intended to produce tighter, more attractive thigh and it is also intended to decrease irregularities in skin surface. Candidates should also be in good health and have realistic expectations about the potential benefits a thigh lift operation could have for them.

Thigh Lift Surgery Facts

• Anesthesia: Usually local with IV sedation.
• Length of surgery: 2 to 3 hours.
• In/Outpatient: Generally out-patient in our accredited office operating room suite or in a hospital setting.
• Recovery: Back to work 2 to 4 weeks. More strenuous activity: 4 to 8 weeks. Fading and flattening of scars: 3 months to 2 years.
• Duration of Results: Depends on the condition of the thigh skin. In general, thigh skin that has lost its elasticity (skin that has stretch marks) will have a shorter duration of improvement.

Most thigh lift cosmetic procedures can be performed safely on an outpatient basis in our AAAHC (Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care) accredited office operating room suite. This accreditation is a voluntary process through which AAAHC’s expert surveyors assess the quality of care by taking an indepth look at our plastic surgery facility, services, and activities. We have had unconditional accreditation from the AAAHC since 1990. For your safety and comfort, a hospital overnight stay is also included for certain procedures. The Straith Clinic is a one of Detroit’s state-of-the-art plastic surgery center with the support of our highly trained staff of thigh lift surgeons.

Schedule an initial thigh lift consultation now and make the first step in your lower body makeover. Call 1-800-401-1212 or fill-in the contact form on the right of the page and a Straith Clinic representative will respond to you promptly. All surgical operations have inherent uncertainties or risks involved. A Straith thigh lift plastic surgeon will provide a customized evaluation outlining any possible concerns related to the thigh lift procedure. During this session, the surgeon and our specialists will explain the effects and limitations of the thigh lift surgery, what to expect after surgery, financing options, thigh lift surgery costs, and the type of anesthesia used, which is dependent on the patient and the extent of the thigh lift procedure being performed.