Leg lift (Thigh lift) surgery operation in Turkey

 

What is LEG LIFT (THIGH LIFT )?

 

The area of the leg between the hip and knee, known as the thigh, is where people most frequently have difficulties with skin undulation and sagging. Weight gain, loss, pregnancy, living a sedentary lifestyle, and age all hasten the loosening of this area. These issues can be resolved via aesthetic and plastic surgery.

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Ageing causes the skin to lose its elasticity and tightness, and weight gain and loss also cause the subcutaneous adipose tissue to decrease. This causes the skin on the legs, especially the inner thighs, to droop downward. Dropping skin folds often gather about the mid-thigh and occasionally the knee.

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The operation

During the leg (thigh) lift operation, the thickening of the inner and top sides of the legs and extra skin folds are removed. Excess skin is excised from thin individuals with little folds of extra skin, and the skin is then stretched and sutured, producing a flat scar on the inside sides of the groin. It is used in conjunction with the liposuction treatment on individuals with significant extra skin folds and fattening. Thigh lift surgery usually takes about 2-3 hours.

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Surgery for a thigh lift does not cause excruciating discomfort. Simple pain relievers will take care of aches and pains in the initial days. Tigh lift surgery is performed under general anaesthesia.

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Who can have thigh lift surgery?

Anyone with moderate to severe laxity, looseness and excess skin in the leg can have thigh lift surgery.

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In the patients who have been treated for obesity, thigh diameter decreases with weight loss and reducing fat tissue. Hence, the loosening skin cannot adequately recover and sags. These patient can undergo leg lift (Thigh lift) surgery.

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Before the surgery

There is no special preparation for this surgery. As with any operation, stop smoking and alcohol and stop taking blood thinners at least one week before the surgery. If you develop a cold or other infection, it may be necessary to postpone the operation. Of course, following a thorough medical evaluation and taking into account the patients' expectations, our plastic surgeon will discuss the procedure's course and approach.

After a thigh lift surgery

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You can start taking a walk one week after surgery but avoid strenuous sports and physical activities for four weeks. You're advised to avoid smoking for a rapid recovery.

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Recovery Process

• You'll have no severe pains after surgery. You might have mild pains, which can be controlled with painkillers.

• You can stand up the same day and only need to stay overnight at the hospital.

• You can have a bath on day 2 or 3 after surgery.

• After a thigh lift surgery, you might have mild bruising and swelling in the inner surface of your legs, which are expected to resolve completely after several weeks.

• You can resume work about one week after surgery.

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For more detail, please contact us.

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