Thigh Lift
Apadana Hospital
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- 48 Beds
Brief info about Apadana Hospital
Apadana Hospital, located close to Ferdowsi Sq., Tehran, Iran, started its work in 1967 and has been one of the major facilities providing specialized medical and surgical services over the past 50 years. This 80-bed hospital, which currently includes internal-surgical departments for men and women, ICU-CCU special department, maternity wards, and many other sections, is ready to provide high-quality medical services. The presence of distinguished professors, experienced committed staff, and consultant doctors make this hospital a well-known center. Indeed, everything you expect from a multi-specialty health center can be easily found in this hospital.
Amenities
How this Procedure is Done
What is Thigh Lift?
Many people are tired of poor diets and cannot get rid of their hanging skin and fat deposits collected in their thighs. Extreme weight loss or aging usually result in lax skin. Therefore, the skin will gradually lose elasticity and won’t get retracted or tightened again as it was before. Surgeons recommend operations to these patients for improving their appearance.
A thigh lift or thighplasty is a surgery that resolves lax skin, fat deposits, and can enhance the overall appearance of thighs. This surgery is performed for inner thighs, outer thighs, or both. It’s important to indicate that while liposuction can only remove excess fat in the thighs to improve the appearance, a thigh lift is a different procedure which addresses all parts of thighs, namely skin, fat, and shape. Through this operation, patients do not lose weight. It is suitable for individuals who maintain their ideal weight but are not happy with the shape of their thighs.
There are four kinds of thighplasty:
- An inner thigh lift: This procedure targets the skin in the lower portion of the inner thigh
- A vertical thighplasty: In this type, the surgeon starts the incision at the groin and extends to the inner knee. This technique is suitable for those who suffer from a lot of excess fat and sag skin.
- Outer thigh lift: This operation involves an incision that extends from the groin around the hip.
- Spiral thighplasty:This is a somewhat new technique in which surgeons reshape the front, back, inner and outer areas of the thigh. They make an incision below the buttocks, extending to the groin crease. This procedure is recommended to those who have lost considerable weight.
Depending on your skin quality, the area’s shape, the amount of excess fat, and your preferences, surgeons might decide to combine some of the above-mentioned procedures.
Why Iran?
To learn more about the surgeries you aim to have, scheduling a consultation with experienced surgeons is highly recommended. They ask you about the current medications you use, clarify the process, assess the skin laxity, and help you reach your favorable goals. You can feel free to ask questions and express all your concerns. To go through this process successfully from the very beginning, Iranian experts can help you substantially. They have extensive knowledge specially about cosmetic surgeries and employ state-of-the-art techniques to perform the operation in the best way possible. In addition, since these types of surgeries are done in Iran with a low cost, you can save a considerable amount of money while obtaining your desired outcomes.
Who Can Benefit from Thigh lift?
This operation cannot be performed for everyone. Individuals who are seeking to have this surgery should maintain a stable weight, live a healthy lifestyle, have proper nutrition, and do physical exercises on a regular basis. Furthermore, they should not use certain medications and must quit smoking for a while before and after the operation. Having realistic goals and expectations is necessary as well because cosmetic surgeries might have potential risks or complications.
Procedure
If doing regular exercises or balanced diets cannot remove the extra fat in thighs, carrying out a liposuction a few months before the main surgery is suggested to obtain favorable outcomes. Thigh lift usually takes about 2 or 3 hours depending on the amount of fat collected in thighs and the technique employed by the specialist. In the beginning, surgeons make incisions in the outer thighs, the inner thighs, or both. The outer thigh lift is mostly carried out along with a tummy tuck. The scar will be made in the lower abdomen. In an inner thigh lift, the incision starts at the groin and extends downward to reach the knee. Throughout these procedures, the surgeon removes the excess skin and fat deposits to improve the overall appearance of the thighs.
Recovery
During the first several weeks of the recovery process, patients require to wear a compression garment. It’s better not to go to work for at least two weeks and avoid lifting heavy objects. However, as soon as potential pain, swelling, and scars fade away, light activities can be done as usual. There is no need to worry about swelling since it disappears after a while.
Results
While you can enjoy the results of your tight lift immediately after the surgery, final outcomes will be achieved after a few months when swelling decreases. Your skin quality is also enhanced afterwards, and you will feel better with your new appearance. Nonetheless, remember that as you get older, your skin gradually loses some firmness. If you live a healthy lifestyle and try to maintain at a stable weight, the results will be everlasting.
This operation cannot be performed on everyone. Individuals who are seeking to have this surgery should maintain a stable weight, live a healthy lifestyle, have proper nutrition, and do physical exercises on a regular basis. Furthermore, they should not use certain medications and must quit smoking for a while before and after the operation. Having realistic goals and expectations is necessary as well because cosmetic surgeries might have potential risks or complications.
A thigh lift only addresses sagging skin of the thighs, while in a lower body lift, the surgeon follows a more complicated procedure and combines the inner and outer thigh lift with a tummy tuck and a buttock lift to help you achieve satisfactory results. This operation is suitable for individuals who have experienced considerable weight loss and suffer from loose skin, which cannot be tightened through exercising.
In a thigh lift, the surgeon removes excess skin and then tightens the sagging skin. Therefore, the contour of the thighs will be revealed. However, since the skin does not retract after being stretched, it’s better to remove some tissue to obtain favorable outcomes.
Since for many people, sagging skin does not exist only in thighs, your doctor may conduct this surgery along with other procedures to remove excess fat and skin in other parts of your body like stomach or buttocks as well. This combination does not cause any problem as long as it is believed to be safe by your doctor.
The majority of women and some men suffer from cellulite. It’s so annoying for them and appears when fat is pressed up against fibrous tissue in the skin. This problem is not easy to tackle and cannot be treated the same as loose skin, which can be easily removed with a thigh lift.
Patients undergoing thigh lift surgery can usually go back home the same day. However, since daily activities are better to be restricted, patients are highly recommended to ask someone to take care of them for at least a week after the operation.
- You can easily find clothes that fit your legs.
- You can enjoy long-lasting results by living a healthy lifestyle.
- You will feel more comfortable while exercising.
- Your self-confidence will increase.
- You will look younger and more beautiful.