Teenage Thigh Lift

Good for you. I'm seeing more and more patients that are loosing weight the old fashion way, diet and exercise. Because you are so young it's likely that you still have good skin tone. I would recommend to you what we do post liposuction. Buy a compression garment on line and wear it as much as possible. The fat is gone from under the skin, but the skin still has memory. By using the compression garment it will help to get the skin the shrink and therefore avoid surgery.... more

Thigh lifts are for those patients who will trade a better shape for a sometimes very obvious scar and sometimes a difficult recovery.  These patients are usually older and/or have lost a lot of weight.  I recommend you concentrate of maintaining your healthy habits and doing some strength training to build up your thigh muscles some.  Lisa Lynn Sowder, M.D.

From your description it sounds that the problem is a minimal problem. The question then is trading a minimal problem to a scar worth it for you. It sounds not for an 18 years old. You have done well losing the weight, continue your healthy lifestyle and enjoy your NEW YOU.

Hello, These things are personal. No one "needs" a thigh lift. If you are happy with the way things are you are better off just observing things for now. If things change you can always have surgery later. You have plenty of time.

It looks like you are going great. As long as your skin keeps contracting, I would NOT recommend you consider any operations. A thigh lift procedure should be done when the deformity is way worse than the solution. Since a lateral thigh lift leaves a lengthy scar across the waist / side of the leg and a medial thigh leaves a long scar along the inner thigh trunk junction (and another vertically along the inner seam) I would really hold off.

Congratulations on the great weight loss!! You would NEVER want a thigh lift because of the scars it leaves behind. For what you are describing, it would be overkill. Just keep your weight stable and get into exercise where you increase the tone of the muscles in the thighs and you will feel firmer and better toned without scars.

Dear Sprickett, Congratulations on your weight loss! I'm glad you made a positive lifestyle change at such an early age. At your age, you likely still have good skin tone, and your body will continue to recover after the weight loss. Since you are only noticing a pinch of excess skin and can only see it when you are looking for it, I'd really recommend not considering surgery. A thigh lift leaves a visible scar that is there all the time, so it is really only worth doing if you are... more

You are to be congratulated for your weight loss. After this amount of weight loss the skin takes a little more time to maximally contract. You can expect to see the final skin results 6 months after your final weight has been achieved. Because of your age you have the benefit of good elasticity but even the best skin can tighten only so much. If there is still a small amount of loose skin after 6 months you can see a plastic surgeon for consultation but the tradeoff becomes the small... more