I have very short legs relative to my body. I'm 5'1" (on a good day) and my inseam is 27.5" and the length from ground up to the top of my hip bone is 36". I am pear shape with muscular legs but tend to hold fat there as well. I am scheduled for a Mommy Makeover but have the option to include the inner thigh and knee lipo. I'd like to do the lipo if the result will be slimmer, longer looking legs.
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If you truly have so called "bat wings" which are really more skin excess rather than fat excess, then the appropriate operation would be a brachioplasty rather than upper arm liposuction. On the other hand, if the problem is truly localize fat excess, and your skin elasticity is good, then...
Thanks for your question. Although liposuction is not as "invasive" as other procedures (e.g. tummy tuck), I still recommend waiting 3-4 weeks before exercise or other strenuous activity. The reason is that those activities can lead to more swelling and may end up taking longer to settle down....
Thank you for asking about your European plastic surgery.Your surgeon should be Board Certified by EBOPRAS - the European Board Organization for Plastic, Reconstructive and Esthetic surgery.
Always see a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Best wishes - Elizabeth Morgan MD PHD FACS