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Thigh Lift 2-yrs Post Op (video)

Belly Dancing Video
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Just about everybody asks about the thigh lift... was it worth it? did it hurt? do you have cellulite? how bad are the scars? can you where shorts? As the story goes, a picture is worth a thousand words... so here are my thighs in a belly dance video taken on 8-12-15, almost two years post op. Just take a look at my thighs! I remember as a kid wearing holes in my jeans, between my legs, from the friction caused by my thighs rubbing together. Now they barely touch each other.

Scars 19-mos post op

It's nice to wear a bikini with complete comfort and confidence. Yes I have scars down my thighs but they are far better than fat, and largely hidden unless I splay my legs open, which I don't normally do. Scarring is very subjective and your individual results may vary. BTW I did not do any scar treatment or wear compression garments.

Old photo of my nasty thighs

In cleaning old files from my computer today, I came across some old photos of me after my tummy tuck and before my stage 2 surgery. Yikes, my thighs were so awful.

The before photo above was taken on July 8, 2013, just two months before my stage 2 surgery that included the thigh lift. The after photo was taken roughly around April 2014. What a difference! Dr. Capella does very good thigh lifts -- many plastic surgeons cannot execute this procedure well and some are awful.

I honestly haven't seen a better thigh lift than those performed by Dr. Capella. I believe done alone it is a $6-7000 procedure, inclusive of surgeon, OR, anesthesia.

It is wonderful not to have my thighs rubbing together, and to be able to run, and wear short skirts, and leggings, and bikinis, and shorts without getting a crotch wedgie. Ha!

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Dr. Joseph F. Capella
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Most plastic surgeons will tell you that the thigh lift is the most difficult of procedures, especially on massive weight loss patients. Some surgeons even say the thighs just don't come out good from the procedure. However, there is one plastic surgeon who is a leader in thigh lifts. Dr. Joseph F. Capella has the largest experience in the world doing thigh lifts -- and body contouring for that matter, having done more than 1000 thigh lifts and 10,000 body contouring procedures. He did an absolutely wonderful job with my thighs. They are so firm and youthful looking - all the cellulite is gone and so is the saggy skin and fat from my inner thighs and knees. All of the nurses and aids at the CareCenter where I rehabilitated kept running their hands up and down my thighs to appreciate them. My contour is perfect and my incisions are very straight. I was concerned with how my thighs might come out but they look like beautiful natural thighs, not surgery thighs. Recently a fellow patient on RealSelf wrote me, and he stated "Your thighs are almost model-like." Dr. Capella also did a monsplasty with the thigh lift and I've never looked better. Over and over I look at myself in the mirror and I love how my thighs and mons look. I cannot wait to put on a pair of sheer thigh highs and heels (and nothing else). I've always wanted to look good in them and now I will. You may read my full review here: http://www.realself.com/review/ramsey-nj-medial-thigh-lift-lbl-arm-lift-flankplasty-breast-lift-monsplasty