Can I Remove the Loose Skin on my Backside and Thighs in One Surgery and What Scars Would I Have?

Thank you for the question. Congratulations on your weight loss. You may benefit from thigh lifting as well as back/flank lipectomy surgery. Depending on your medical condition and physical examination this may be able to be done in one stage or may be more safely done in two stages. Consultation with a well experienced board-certified plastic surgeon will be helpful. Best wishes.

The procedure that describe for your back is essentially completion of a body lift since you already underwent an abdominoplasty. This would improve the excess skin of your lateral thighs and buttocks in addition to the back. This procedure could be done in conjunction with a medial thigh lift, but it would be safer to have them staged and performed in two separate operations. The scars would be comparable to the scars that you had with your previous surgery, but you have... more