Open AccessLiposuction-assisted medial thigh lift in obese and non obese patients
Author(s) -
Abdelmohsen Khalaf Aboueldahab
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2077.123410
Subject(s) - medicine , liposuction , medial compartment of thigh , thigh , surgery , seroma , anterior compartment of thigh , body contouring , deformity , buttocks , posterior compartment of thigh , lymphedema , ischial tuberosity , weight loss , complication , obesity , cancer , breast cancer
The abdomen, thighs and buttocks are often the areas of greatest concern to patients following massive weight loss due to bariatric surgery. The typical appearance of the patient who has lost a massive amount of weight derives from a combination of factors, including gender-dependent body morphology and a change in body mass index, which lead to skin and soft-tissue excess and poor skin tone. Thigh laxity and redundancy represents a great challenge to both patients and surgeons. Not only because of the difficulty to satisfy the patients, but also due to the higher incidence of complications especially, with those obese patients who have not undergone bariatric surgery before. The problems with such patients are due to the heavy thighs that require both debulking and tight anchorage to prevent scar migration or labial distortion.