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DR. ABDOLLAH MALEK: I think that the thigh lift is also very important. The issue about thighs is that thighs are very hard to cover with clothing. And obviously if we want to wear a bathing suit, the thigh, especially upper thighs are quite visible. Obviously the best way to modify the thigh contour and shape is liposuction but occasionally the skin of the thigh loses it’s tightness and it becomes saggy and redundant and loose. And on those occasions, the thigh lift can be very helpful. A thigh lift can be used basically with an incision that is very close to the groin area and lift the thighs toward the groin and the skin and the deeper tissues are tucked to the fascia to prevent it to come down. But if the thigh lift is quite significant and the laxity of the skin is quite a bit, an incision can be made in the middle or to the inner thigh. And although we try to avoid that because we like to have our incision quite hidden away. And we try to avoid that. But occasionally if the skin is very, very loose, that could give you quite a bit of mileage. And the scar usually heals very nicely, although we try to avoid that as much as possible.

Another component of the thigh lift is the incision that are made toward the lateral and back of the thigh that will lift the lateral aspect of the thigh upward. And again that could be used mostly people who have a lot of skin laxity. In the majority of the time, with a little bit of suction and the media of thigh lift which is skin is very nicely hidden, the result can be very good.