Hi All,

I am planning on having inner (medial) thigh surgery sometime within the next month or so (probably).

I have already had a TT, BL, BA and a buttocks/lateral thigh lift, so I have very few concerns at this point about undergoing surgery.

What I am concerned about, however, are the results and the scars left from this procedure. I have scoured the web and my (unscientific) observation is that far more people are dissatisfied with the results of their inner thigh surgery than almost any other body-contouring procedure. Some have gone so far as to say that it was a total waste of time and money.

I was therefore hoping to get some feedback from others on this board who have had it done. Primarily I am interested in getting your feedback on the following:

1) Are you happy with the results?

2) Would you do it again?

3) Do you feel that the scar from this procedure is (was) an acceptable trade-off for the improvement you gained?

I have not scheduled the surgery yet, as my concerns are giving me pause -- so your feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks :confused::smile::confused:!

Karey, I am curious about your slippages. How are you doing now? What do you know about the sleeve? I had a slippage last year and had my band removed. I am sad, because I gained back a lot of the weight that I lost - from 206 back up to 242. I am trying to get the courage up to try again. I miss my smaller self, even though I still had about 45 pounds I wanted to lose.

Ivansmom: So sorry about your slippage and losing your band. This is my second slip and I am upset about it too. I didn't realize how much my band was helping me regulate my food intake until I got another unfill. Baah! I will find out on May 6 if my band has miraculously gone back into place. If not, I plan on getting a sleeve in June. I have gone back and forth about what I would do, but I have finally decided. The sleeve has a lot of advantages. There are no fills for one thing! It is a restrictive procedure and it doesn't interfere with digestion or cause malabsorption. Removing a large portion of the stomach removes the ghrelin hormone and so your appetite goes down or away. The down side is that they remove a large portion of your stomach! It's a more difficult procedure than the band and there aren't as many doctors that know how to perform it yet. It costs about $10 to 15,000. If you go to the home page of Lapband Talk you will find a section on revision and alternative surgeries and there is an entire section on the vertical gastric sleeve. The people on the threads there are very nice and really know their stuff. If I have to have the procedure, I'll probably start a thread on there just to get some support. Wishing you the best with your decision, let me know if I can help in any way.

Hi All-

I am actually recovering from the surgery RIGHT NOW! I had a circumferential adominalplasty in dec, and just had inner thigh and arms done in april.

I am happy I did both, but I have had some complications from the inner thigh. My incision opened in 2 places. Please please please listen to the doc and be very careful after surgery to keep legs togther and knees together. This has been a super painful recovery that has taken weeks lobger than it should have b/c I split.

Sounds awful, hope you mend soon! Best wishes!

Hi All-

I am actually recovering from the surgery RIGHT NOW! I had a circumferential adominalplasty in dec, and just had inner thigh and arms done in april.

I am happy I did both, but I have had some complications from the inner thigh. My incision opened in 2 places. Please please please listen to the doc and be very careful after surgery to keep legs togther and knees together. This has been a super painful recovery that has taken weeks lobger than it should have b/c I split.

Out of curiosity how much did it cost and did insurance happen to cover anything?

I am looking into a thigh lift. My legs have always been so flabbly. I can never find pants to fit right. (Got to lose some weight first!) starting my journey, first fill 6/8. Planning ahead, save some $, thinking of Mexico but I am concerned with aftercare.

T.

Currently recovering promise to post pics as soon as i have them and am all healed... Great result so far.. But difficult healing process up in the groin crease.....

I had the inner thigh lift on 5/7 and the jury is still out on whether or not I am happy with it. The incision along the right side opened up, which my dr. (now) tells me happens to about 90% of the people who have this procedure. The healing process has been slow, actually worse than the healing from the TT. BUT, on the upside, I saw immediate results with the little chubs of fat between my legs being gone immediately. My doc said it will look better as time goes on. Will let you know when I decide if it was worth it.

Tracy

Have two open wounds one on each side so I completely agree it is a difficult area to heal my doc says I'm lucky its so little that he says he's seen a lot worse

I hope you both heal quickly. God Bless... I have debated about having this surgery. I had difficulty healing from my lower body lift. Just don't know if I can take anymore. I do hate the old inner thighs, but it sounds like a very difficult recovery. I've heard that it's very painful to sit to use the rest room, etc. I will really be interested in how you like your thighs when you're healed and the pain has gone. Please keep me posted. Thanks!

i did it 2 weeks ago and my stitches came separated and i have an open wound and i cannot walk even to the toilet. my doctor said it is a common on the t section near the groin to be separated because of the heavy muscels of the legs. i am in pain and i would not do it as much as i wanted it if i new i had to suffer so much during and the scar will remain judge and discusting unless i do something about it.

check oout the pictures of the wound and scar.

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I am so sorry for your suffering. 2 wks ago I asked my PS to do this surgery and he said no, he won't do them because of the complications. I would like to have my inner thighs jiggle joggle gone but do not want to suffer.

Best wishes,

Mimi

Laura,

Thank you so much for posting your pictures and your story. I've been going back and forth on this surgery and I have decided I can live with the thighs.

THANK YOU!

~Lori

My heart goes out to you! Are you seeing a wound specialist? What is your doc doing for you? How long are you going to be down with this? So sorry you had to experience this. This is the down side to plastic surgery. We all need to be reminded that it doesn't always do as planned. Please keep us posted on your recovery.

Functional Issues from Medial Thigh Lift surgery & 2nd Surgery to Reconstruct issues from initial Thigh Lift-

Anyone else had issues??? Experienced Skin Graft surgery???

I had the medial thigh lift back in 2008. The incisions in the groin area started stretching/moving down. After waiting a few years because the surgeon stated it may loosen a bit... I started having functional issues from the thigh lift. Stretching of the labia, causing vaginal dryness, pain & discomfort. The natural crease fold between the thigh and the groin went away...thus causing my panties to not stay in place. This caused daily discomfort, a constant "weggie" causing chaffing at times, like a rug burn. Also intimacy with my husband, not comfortable. After waiting a few years & with recommendations from 2 different gynecologist that I needed to have reconstructive surgery to relieve my issues. They felt it was medically necessary & should be covered by my Ins. After being referred to a plastic & reconstructive surgeon in the area, I had a consultation w/him and he agreed I needed to have reconstructive surgery. Surgeon was confident he knew how to relieve my issues & make me feel better. I liked him, felt good about him & he was highly recommended. I had the reconstructive procedure in July 2012, He basically performed the same medial thigh lift surgery. I had good initial results. Still going through normal recovery, some sutures would surface through the skin. Then approx., at 3-4months the incision scar started moving/stretching down a bit. During this time I also experienced a great deal of pain one day-felt like something was ripping out & experienced pain like I did in the initial 1st few days/week of recovery. Dr. assured me this was normal. That the incision may stretch some & would check at 6mo., follow up. 6mo. follow up- Dr. noted the incisions had continued to move down & stretch. This creating tension, pulling the vagina open. I expected him to have a solution, maybe stitch/suture in a certain area that would hold, not stretch, causing tension. He said, "This was beyond his capabilities". I have now had consults with 5 surgeons. I am now experiencing the same & now WORSE issues than before, discomfort, itchy irritated areas & intimacy with my husband is uncomfortable & painful. The tension is not only stretching the labia, now pulling on the perineum and anus pulling apart. The best surgical solution so far seems to be: Will require 2 separate surgeries. Skin graft & tissue expansion, expanding healthy, normal skin, and then using that extra skin to release my contractures. I would like to know if anyone has experienced these issues. If so, have you had a reconstructive procedure that worked to relieve your issues from a medial thigh lift surgery?