Cellulite and lax skin treatment?

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Hi I had some liposuction done a year ago and it has left me with some lax skin and cellulite ilike to have a treatment to improve this but not sure which to go for as there are so many on the market, I looked into thigh lift but they leave significant scarring? Is there anything you can recommend that would work. The liposuction was done on the thighs so it’s front and knees where the lax skin is I will attach some photos. Thank you

Tommaso Addona, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question.
While liposuction does a great job at removing excess fat from the body, you will be left with excess lax skin. Based on your photos, I recommend a thigh lift. This procedure will remove the lax skin and tissue from the thighs leaving you with a better overall aesthetic. I recommend speaking with a board certified plastic surgeon to discuss your options. They will also be able to guide you in scar treatment in order to give you the best results possible with this procedure.

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

A thigh lift will give you the best results to improve the lax skin.  Further liposuction may worsen how the skin appears.  You may find some improvement with Aveli . This is a specialized treatment that targets the appearance of cellulite. See a board certified plastic surgeon near you to learn more.

J. Timothy Katzen, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question regarding what to do with your thighs. Thank you also for your pictureThe best treatment for your thighs will be a thigh lift. You’ve already had thigh liposuction, and your skin has contracted, but you still have excess skin. Further thigh liposuction will make your thighs worse, not better. Since you have excess thigh skin, you need skin removal. I would suggest an incision from the groin to the knee to remove excess skin. Anything short of a thigh lift will give optimal results and lead to more skin wrinkling because of the elimination of underlying fat. The thigh lift takes approximately 3-4 hours under general anesthesia. Plan on a 2-3 week recovery. Please seek a board-certified plastic surgeon. 
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, President of the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons, 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.)

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