Should I still be swollen and my thighs bulging out more than my lower 5 months post op? (photo)

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J. Timothy Katzen, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question regarding swelling of your thighs five months after your thigh lift.  Swelling is expected after any procedure, the thigh lift is no exception. After a thigh reduction, most thigh lift swelling should be gone at six to eight weeks. However, swelling five months after a thigh lift is NOT common . It is also more common to have a persistent seroma (or a collection of serous fluid) or possibly, even a resolving hematoma (or a collection of blood) in your thighs five months after your thigh reduction. Therefore, I suggest you follow up with your thigh reduction plastic surgeon. He or she needs to examine your thighs. If it indeed is a seroma, your seroma should be drained with a needle in the office. If it is a resolving hematoma, this may be able to be drained in the office with a needle; or it might need a small in-office draining procedure.  In my opinion, I do not think you have just swelling in your thighs five months after a thigh lift.  I think you have something else going on, like perhaps a seroma or hematoma . All in all, you should follow up with your plastic surgeon. I thank you for your questions and I hope that I have answered your question regarding swelling of your thighs five months after your thigh lift.  I specialize in thigh lifts.  I hope that I have answered your questions regarding the thigh reduction.  If you have any more questions regarding the thigh lift, thigh reduction, vertical thigh lift, medial thigh lift, spiral thigh lift, crescent thigh lift, or thigh lipo, please contact my office.  Please seek an experienced, board-certified plastic surgeon with significant experience performing thigh lifts. Do your research.  Make sure your chosen plastic surgeon has performed at least 100 thigh lifts.  Make sure they have the before and after pictures to prove it.  Carefully examine their before and after pictures and check their reviews on RealSelf.  Sincerely, Dr. Katzen. (“Verified” Plastic Surgeon, Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Fellow of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American College of Surgery, International College of Surgery, and American Board of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and RealSelf Hall of Fame.)

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Hello. Great question. I am sorry for your post op difficulties. A personal examination is needed to determine if its swelling and not fluid collection. Please follow up with your surgeon.

Yuly Gorodisky, DO, FACOS · Answer

You should see your surgeon to make sure you don’t have a seroma or another reason for the swelling.

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