Open AccessMedial thighplasty: Horizontal and vertical procedures after massive weight loss
Author(s) -
Lara Labardi,
Pietro Gentile,
S. Gigliotti,
M. Marianetti,
Gianfranco Marcello Colicchia,
Michele Pascali,
Lorenzo Brinci,
Valerio Cervelli
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.4103/0974-2077.94330
Subject(s) - medicine , medial compartment of thigh , surgery , ptosis , thigh , liposuction , scars , anterior compartment of thigh , fascia , abdominoplasty , plastic surgery
The 'medial thigh lift' was first described by Lewis in 1957, but did not receive the widespread acceptance because of the various postoperative complications, such as scar migration with vulvar deformities and early recurrence of ptosis. For this reason, Lockwood developed a technique of anchoring the dermis to the Colles' fascia, to make the surgical outcome more stable over time and to prevent scar migration. In this article, we describe our approaches to the medial thigh lift in post-bariatric surgery patients.