What Can I Do to About my Loose Skin After my Liposuction?

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I had liposuction on my thighs. My surgery was in April 2010. I am very happy with my results. I had a breast augmentation as well. After I had my children. I am 34. I range from 127-133 in my weight. I am 5'8". I lift weights and run. I love to exercise. But I have loose skin from my surgery. What can I do to help this? I love the size of my thighs just feel that I still am so jiggly.

Tom J. Pousti, MD · Answer

Thank you for the question.

	It is difficult to give advice without direct examination.

	Generally speaking, it is probably in your best interest to avoid any further surgery ( or gimmicky heavily marketed miracle technology) at this point. Give your skin the benefit of the doubt of at least one year after surgery to contract back.

	If at that point you still have significant skin then it may be worth thinking about some skin excision ( but only as a last resort given the resulting scars etc.).

	I hope this helps.

Michael Constantin Gartner, DO · Answer

Thighplasty can help tighten loose skin. If there isn't too much, you can also consider laser skin tightening.

Jerome Edelstein, MD · Answer

There are a few treatments that can tighten loose skin, but thigh lift surgery is the only that can dramatically do it, with more predictable results. Noninvasive treatments include laser skin tightening and micro needling, both of which may require several sessions to achieve noticeable results.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

Loose skin after liposuction should have been discussed as a possible unwanted side effect of the procedure.  I have tried several skin "tightening" technologies including ultrasound, laser, and laser assisted liposuction.  In my opinion, they don't work very well if at all.  Excess skin can be removed by excision but this involves a scar which is seldom a suitable trade-off in the thighs.

David Shafer, MD, FACS · Answer

Without before and after pictures or seeing you in person, it is impossible to give you specific advice.  However, if you do have loose skin, then you may benefit from a mini thigh lift if that is where the loose skin in.

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