Thigh Lift- 32 Y/o, No Kids - Final Procedure After Having Tummy Tuck and Arm Lift Last Year - Chadds Ford, PA

After losing 115 pounds and keeping it off for the last 3.5 years, I decided to look into procedures for removing excess skin. I got a tummy tuck and arm lift last March and, despite a couple of complications, have been thrilled with my results and with my surgeon, and finally decided to go ahead and close out this chapter of my life with a thigh lift.

The doctor called it a "mini thigh lift" though I'm not sure if that is an official term. The incision will be in the groin and tuck down the inner thighs by a couple of inches, so hopefully mostly hidden. However, my arm scars are visible at certain angles and still pretty red a year later, and I don't regret it whatsoever. My doctor also said he wants to do a revision of my abdominal scar to pull it down a little bit since the scar is a bit depressed on the right side. He is going to do it at the same time at no additional charge, and doesn't sound like it will increase the recovery substantially. I wouldn't do the scar revision on its own and hadn't had any problem with it, but I'll trust whatever he thinks is best.

Surgery is scheduled for 6/1. I'm excited but it's not dominating my life quite the way the TT/arm lift seemed to be in the months and weeks leading up to it. The excess thigh skin is really just an aesthetic issue rather than causing me any major problems, but it will be nice to feel comfortable in shorts and bathing suits!

Here are some before pics.. clearly my mirror needs to be cleaned, sorry! The biggest problem area is the upper inner thighs, but he said he would also do some lipo in the lower thigh area (though it sounds like the incision wouldn't have to go down that far). In a perfect world I'd do the outer thighs/saddlebags and butt too, but I'll be thrilled just to get the extra skin removed from the inner thighs.

I had my thigh lift and ab scar revision earlier today and it feels great to be on the other side. I got to the surgery center a little after 10, went back to get prepped around 10:30, headed into surgery within the hour, and was through recovery and on my way home by 4 or so.

I'm definitely having some soreness, more than I remember from my tummy tuck and arm lift, but I also had a "pain buster" belt thing after that one that delivered pain relief right to the stomach incision area which probably helped. And the perocets seem to be managing the pain well enough. I can take my next one in 45 minutes and I'd say pain is about a 3.5-4 out of 10.

TMI.... VERY happy that the bike shorts compression garment I'm wearing are completely crotchless or I'd for sure be peeing all over myself! I can't imagine trying to pull them off and on every time yet either so very pleased with this CG.

I guess that's about all I have to report so far but will for sure be updating regularly!