Recommendations to slim down/contour legs? (Photos)

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Context: 37 year old East Asian female, have lost weight previously (body recomp from size 12 to as low as size 6 - approximately 25-30 lbs), active lifestyle, weight lifts 3-4x weekly Even at my smallest (165 lbs, size 6) my legs and arms were always flabby despite my core not being big. Neither seemed very responsive to diet and lifestyle changes, so I lipo’ed my arms and now, I’m ready to do something about my bottom half. What areas would be recommended to streamline the appearance of my legs? I don’t even mind having thicker thighs, I just abhor the fat knees and the thick calves. If I just did knees, would that help the overall appearance? Thanks in advance.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Body contouring procedures have become increasingly popular and can help men and women recontour their body in adulthood. If you have stubborn areas of fatty accumulation that are more resistant to diet and exercise, you may be a candidate for body sculpting liposuction performed at Kare Plastic Surgery in Santa Monica. Liposuction remains one of the most popular procedures in cosmetic surgery and allows patients to slim and toned their waist line, back, arms, and legs using this minimally invasive and highly coveted procedure.

Among the most common areas to have liposuction performed is the waist line and stomach area. This makes liposuction an excellent alternative to a tummy tuck or mini tummy tuck. If you have had fluctuations in weight, you may benefit by recontouring the waistline and abdomen using liposuction. Patient with excessive skin in the lower abdomen from childbirth or from excessive weight loss may not respond well to liposuction because the extra skin will continue to hang. In these patients, and abdominal plasty procedure is preferred.

Best, 
Dr. Karamanoukian 
Realself100 Surgeon

Chet Mays, MD · Answer

Thank you for your inquiry!  We would love to meet with you to discuss your goals.  Liposuction on the  legs would thin them out. Schedule a consultation with a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon to help you reach your goals.

David Hansen, MD · Answer

Liposuction under local with a little iv sedation for complete comfort would really improve the thighs, knees, calves and ankles.  Ideally it would be done in 2 procedures just a day apart.   You would be stood up occasionally to fine to the results and it is so easy to undergo.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

Based on the one posted photo a recommendation is virtual consultation. Based on the photo I would recommend superficial lip sculpting with either J plasma or Endo lays treatment fee $8000-$15,000. Best of virtual consult with.

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

I just responded to another one of your posts.
I’ll try to keep this more brief.
Lower extremity Liposuction is technically difficult and often does not deliver. The results patients had hoped for.
Some parts of the thigh respond better than others.
Recognize that Liposuction will never make your skin look better.
It can make your skin look worse.
Liposuction never flabbyness and Liposuction will never treat cellulite.
In regards to Liposuction around the knee, the area on the inner side of the knee respond well to Liposuction, but all the other areas around the knee do not respond well to Liposuction.
The upper inner thigh is often requested.
This area is also difficult to get good improvements with.
If too much fat is removed the skin can look awful.
Outer thigh, Liposuction can give good results, but in your case will reduce your feminine curves.
In a nutshell, we simply don’t have good treatments for women who have flabby thighs if I may use that term.
For lower extremities, I would probably pass on Liposuction or probably pass on any treatment for that matter.
I know you want them to look better, but we simply don’t have really good treatments for this area and treatments like Liposuction can make things much much worse.
If you want to have liposuction of your thighs, you need to be extraordinarily careful with provider selection.
You need to see at least 20 previous cases of patients who look like you and had good outcomes.
 Lower extremities are very easy to leave disfigured in the hands of those who are not experts at Liposuction.
Treating your midsection should be straightforward, but I would be cautious when it comes to your thighs.
Be careful,
Mats Hagstrom MD

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