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Bub-Bye Thunder Thighs
UPDATED FROM Backbaygirl
11 months post
Not happy after a year
$7,900
My legs didn’t get better with time. They are so bumpy and odd looking that there will once again be no shorts or bathing suits for me. I’ve been trying to gain muscle but that hasn’t helped. So much skin laxity and there is NO WAY I’m getting a lift - too expensive, too much recovery time and too many risks. On top of that, fat was removed from my lower butt which I did NOT ask for. I can feel my butt hitting the top not my thighs! Extremely disappointed.
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UPDATED FROM Backbaygirl
6 months post
6 month update
So I went back for my 6 month check and it basically looks the same, perhaps a bit worse - the top inner thighs were not touch and now look like blobs and rub together. Ugh! Because of skin laxity, I rarely showed my thighs over the summer - shorts and bathing suits only a couple times. While I can see see the difference in the shape, the appearance & texture makes it look worse to me. Again, the legs appear fine when in pants, so I’m happy with tat part but do feel some tweaking is needed.
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I have been told you have to be very, very careful with Lipo to legs. Especially inner thigh where the skin is very thin. I don't know how old you are but age also plays a factor on how well your skin retracts. I had a little light Lipo done on my inner thighs and now I feel like the skin is definitely a little baggier. I'm 51. I think your best bet is probably going to be a thigh lift if it really continues to bother you and hinders what you can wear. On the other hand, he did take care of your saddlebags which is great!
I'm 58 - I'm afraid of a thing lift. The scars and recovery. I can't take that much time off to recover/heal. Plus I've seen so many mishaps where the skin doesn't close up on the crease/groin, that it scares the heck out of me!
when you are able i would think about weight lifting. fill out the loose skin with some nice muscles. didn’t the ps warn you that u would have laxity issues?
Do u think that would work? Never thought about making my muscles bigger! My PS did mention possible laxity but said he would e careful not to make that happen. But to me, it happened A LOT!
Maybe everyone should consider doing a lippo combined with Renuvion is a non-surgical procedure for skin tightening. Also known as J Plasma or J Plasty, the procedure tightens and refreshes loose skin. Is great fro arms, thighs, chin, belly or back bulges. Obviously is great for all over the body.
When I had liposuction done by Dr. Hovsepian on my outer thighs, inner thighs, back of thighs, and full back and belly, my skin was actually tighter after due to the laser he uses during the procedure. In my opinion, your results are not very extreme for having gone through all that one has to go through physically, mentally, financially, etc for liposuction. Based on your goal pic, I don’t think that is an unattainable goal but I think you should go to a Dr who does very extreme lipo. Dr Hovsepian was amazing but I paid about $22k for everything I listed above.
I am feel better after reading this post. I had lipo on my legs, inner thighs, outer thighs. My legs look worse now than they did before. I went through 3 months of lymphatic massage to try to reduce the swelling, to no avail. The doctor told me I would be buying all new pants after, I did, a size larger as my thighs are lumpy and feel like they are filled with fluid, especially on the backside. They did an ultrasound to make sure there was nothing else going on, ie a blood clot. To top it off, I paid $9k for my legs to look worse. Shorts, bath8ng suit are definitely a no, can't afford to redo this, so I suffer in silence.
I'm so sorry - yeah, definitely no shorts or bathing suits for me anymore. This was exactly what I wanted to be able to freely do. And $7900 down the drain. So disappointed.
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I think you look dramatically different, in a good way! Your legs look great! Try not to be so hard on yourself and give your body more time to heal.
do you mind if i ask how old you are? i am 50 and considering the same but am wondering if my skin would be lax.
I'm 58. If anything, it's gotten worse and I'm 10.5 months out.
I can really tell a difference! Looks great, I know it’s been a struggle for you! How do you feel about it?
If you have lose skin I will recommend getting Vaser Liposuction. Look it up. Is what I am planning to have since I had a tummy tuck and the doctor did not do a great job and left me with lots of skin and fat
I think you look VERY GOOD! Take a look at your before pic and compare. I can see a BIG difference ( for good)
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But most Drs don't know what it is which is annoying.