Excessive skin after 83 pound weight loss - what would you recommend for droopy thighs and butt? (Photos)

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I have lost about 83 lbs and have lots of loose skin in my inner thighs, back of thighs and buttocks. I also have loose skin in my abdomen. I am most focused on how droopy my thighs and butt are and was wondering what procedures might be an option for me. My BMI is 24.5 right now - should I try to lose more body fat before a procedure?

Yasemin Aydinli, MD · Answer

Congratulations on the weight loss. For loose inner and back-thigh skin a thigh lift is the standard option, and for sagging buttocks and outer thighs a lower body lift can address several areas at once. A BMI of 24.5 is a good starting point; what matters most is that your weight stays stable for a few months, and you do not necessarily need to lose more unless there is a specific fatty area you want reduced. One important point: when we are considering multiple or combined procedures like these, your age, your blood test results, and your overall health status become very important in planning the surgery safely. For that reason, and to allow faster and complication-free healing, I would not recommend performing a thigh lift and a tummy tuck at the same time; staging these procedures rather than combining them is the safer approach.

Excessive skin after 83 pound weight loss - what would you recommend for droopy thighs and butt? (Photos)

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