Thigh Lift

A thigh lift removes loose, sagging skin from the inner or outer thighs to create a firmer, smoother leg contour. It is most often performed after major weight loss, when skin that has lost its elasticity hangs in folds that no amount of exercise can tighten. Clinic for Luck excises the excess skin and, where needed, combines the lift with liposuction to refine the result. Priced from 65,000 Kč, it is a body-contouring procedure for patients at a stable weight who are troubled by skin laxity rather than fat alone.

Thigh lift surgery (plastika stehen) tackles the loose, redundant skin that commonly remains on the thighs after substantial weight loss, when the skin has been stretched and its elasticity exhausted. Such skin folds can chafe, interfere with movement and clothing, and resist every attempt at toning through exercise, because the problem is surplus skin rather than fat. A lift removes the excess and tightens what remains for a smoother, more proportionate thigh. The surgeon plans the incision according to where the laxity is greatest. An inner (medial) thigh lift places the incision in the groin crease, sometimes extending down the inner thigh for more advanced cases, while an outer thigh lift addresses laxity on the outer and front aspects. Excess skin is excised, the underlying tissue is supported, and the remaining skin is redraped and closed under appropriate tension to lift the thigh. Where pockets of fat accompany the loose skin, liposuction is combined to contour the area at the same time. The operation is performed under anaesthesia suited to its extent. Recovery involves wearing a compression garment to control swelling and support the healing tissue, with a graduated return to activity over several weeks; patients avoid strenuous leg exercise until cleared. Because the incisions sit in or near the groin crease, scars are positioned to be concealed by underwear and fade over the first year, though thigh-lift scars can be more noticeable than those of some other body procedures and this is discussed candidly at consultation. The best candidates are at a stable weight with good general health and realistic expectations about the trade-off between tighter contour and scarring. At consultation the surgeon assesses skin laxity, fat distribution and scar placement to plan the most suitable approach.