What Can I Do to About my Loose Skin After my Liposuction?

asked 6 months ago by kjpres in Hilton Head
Latest answer by Teanoosh Zadeh, MD
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Tags: thighs, 18 months post-op, loose skin, options

I had liposuction on my thighs. My surgery was in April 2010. I am very happy with my results. I had a breast augmentation as well. After I had my children. I am 34. I range from 127-133 in my weight. I am 5'8". I lift weights and run. I love to exercise. But I have loose skin from my surgery. What can I do to help this? I love the size of my thighs just feel that I still am so jiggly.

8 answers to What Can I Do to About my Loose Skin After my Liposuction?

Loose Skin after Liposuction

Dear Patient, There is a skin tightening procedure called Thermage. It is non invasive and excellent for tightening the skin. It uses radio frequency technology to heat up the collagen in your skin. As you age, the collagen in your skin breaks down resulting in sagging skin. The fact that you exercise and run is great! But sometimes that isn’t enough for our skin. Thermage will safely heat the deeper layers of your skin stimulating new collagen and promoting new collagen growth!... more

Teanoosh Zadeh, MD
Montreal Plastic Surgeon

“Jiggly” skin after liposuction?

Thank you for the question. It is difficult to give advice without direct examination. Generally speaking, it is probably in your best interest to avoid any further surgery ( or gimmicky heavily marketed miracle technology) at this point. Give your skin the benefit of the doubt of at least one year after surgery to contract back. If at that point you still have significant skin then it may be worth thinking about some skin excision ( but only as a last resort given the resulting... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

Liposuction and loose skin

When trying to improve the thighs two things can be done. Either liposuction or thigh lift. Problem with the thigh lift is the scars and most times you would be forced because there is a large amount of excess skin to do the procedure. Liposuction can sometimes get some skin contracture if a superficial liposuction is done. The other thing that can sometimes be done is to do liposuction circumferentially around the thigh to try to get the skin contracture from one area to help tighten... more

Wendell Perry, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

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Lipo of thighs needs to be approached with caution.

There are several things that need to be considered when you have Liposuction of the thighs especially the medial thighs. Liposuction removes fat. Skin contraction happens but the degree it happens depends on a lot of factors. What many fail to realize is that after pregnancy the supporting structures are stretched. Because the fascial system in the thighs is in continuity with the abdominal fascial system which has been stretched laxity of the medial thigh results. Removing only... more

Thomas R. Walek, MD
Providence Plastic Surgeon

Loose skin on thighs after liposuction

Loose skin is a sequelae of liposuction more so in some areas than others. The area you mentioned as in the thighs is a very common area of poor skin quality. If it is severe, then a small thigh lift may improve it.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

There is no good way to tighten skin.

Loose skin after liposuction should have been discussed as a possible unwanted side effect of the procedure. I have tried several skin "tightening" technologies including ultrasound, laser, and laser assisted liposuction. In my opinion, they don't work very well if at all. Excess skin can be removed by excision but this involves a scar which is seldom a suitable trade-off in the thighs.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Loose skin after thigh liposuction

If you have skin laxity, liposuction will not correct and may worsen the appearance and "jiggling" of your thighs. You should see a plastic surgeon about whether you would benefit from a thigh lift.

Robert L. Kraft, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Loose Skin after Liposuction

Without before and after pictures or seeing you in person, it is impossible to give you specific advice. However, if you do have loose skin, then you may benefit from a mini thigh lift if that is where the loose skin in.