Body Lift or Thigh Lift for Stretch Marks on Calves, Hips, and Thighs?

asked 2 years ago by mary649 in canada
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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Tags: age 25-34, calves, hips, stretch marks, thighs, female, body, cellulite, weight gain

I gained 33 lbs with one pregnancy and 28 lbs with the other. I'm 30 years old, and feel as though my lower body looks 60! I know there is nothing permanent for stretch marks and cellulite removal. I had 6 Fraxel treatments on my legs and there was some improvement. I want to wear shorts again. I would like to get rid of the stretch marks on my hips and calves. Is this possible with a lower body lift or thigh lift? I understand I will have another scar, but its better than many. I have olive skin and always scar lighter than my skin tone.

6 answers to Body Lift or Thigh Lift for Stretch Marks on Calves, Hips, and Thighs?

Body Lift

If you have stretch marks on your hips and thighs, a lower body lift will offer you the best procedure by removing the excess, damaged skin. A thigh lift only removes thigh skin. Fraxel will probably make no or minimal change.

Siamak Agha, MD, PhD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon

www.drsiamakagha.com

Stretch marks

If the stretch marks are within an area where they can be excised then that will help. THERE IS NO TREATMENT FOT THIGH LIFT. FRAXEL IS JUNK MEDICINE, designed to part you with your money.

Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

Body lift or thigh lift for stretch marks

2 comments: 1. A BODY LIFT = Buttock lift + bilateral Lateral Thigh Lifts + Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) 2. Stretch marks are NOT superficial markings. They are through and through CRACKS in the skin that filled with scar tissue. Therefore short of removing them with surgery - there is NO WAY currently available to just erase them. A Body Lift WOULD remove the stretch marks in the sagging skin just below the incision and, depending on the skin sag, as much as 3 to 8 inches below the... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Getting rid of stretch marks

Stretch marks are particularly troublesome to many of my patients who are new moms. Depending on the severity of the stretch marks and their locations, sometimes a surgical procedure to remove the damaged skin (i.e abdominoplasty or lower body lift) is a more effective choice. For my patients who have scars that are not amenable to surgical removal, I have had very good success with a combination laser treatment with the Pixel Fractionated Erbium Laser and Skin Tightening Laser. Cellulite... more

Kevin Brenner, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Treatment for stretch marks

Thank you for your question. Best to be examined by a board certified plastic surgeon for the best advice but if you have excess skin as well as stretch marks on your thighs, a thigh lift may help BUT it is a large surgery with scarring and you need to weigh the pro's and con's of having this procedure and whether it's worth it. That is why a consultation is important to get all of the information. Best Wishes!

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Body lift and thigh lift

Without a formal exam it is difficult to say what you would benefit from and whether or not the stretch marks would be able to be removed in the procedure.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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