Arm Lift & Thigh Lift

Arm and thigh lift surgery at Plastika Praha removes the loose, hanging skin folds on the inner arms and inner thighs that remain after major weight loss or develop with age — tissue that liposuction alone cannot tighten. MUDr. Tomáš Doležal performs both procedures under general anesthesia at the Prague 3 clinic with overnight inpatient care, pricing the arm lift from 55,000 Kč and the thigh lift from 68,000 Kč on the published list. Incisions are placed along the inner surfaces where clothing and natural arm position conceal them.

After substantial weight loss — and sometimes simply with age — the skin of the upper inner arms and inner thighs loses elasticity and hangs in loose folds ('bat wings' on the arms, rubbing skin folds on the thighs). Because the problem is surplus skin rather than fat, liposuction alone often worsens the laxity; the definitive correction is surgical excision: brachioplasty for the arms, thigh lift for the legs. **Arm lift / brachioplasty (from 55,000 Kč):** Through an incision running along the inner arm from armpit toward the elbow (length matched to the extent of laxity), excess skin and subcutaneous fat are removed and the arm contour re-tensioned. The scar is positioned on the inner surface where it faces the body and is hidden in normal posture and short sleeves. **Thigh lift (from 68,000 Kč):** Excess inner-thigh skin is excised through an incision concealed in the groin crease, extending down the inner thigh where laxity is more extensive. Beyond contour, the procedure relieves the practical problems of thigh folds — chafing, irritation, and difficulty with clothing. **Surgery and recovery:** Both are category A procedures — general anesthesia by the clinic's in-house anesthesiologist, with overnight recovery in private single rooms under 24-hour medical staffing. A compression garment is worn for about 6 weeks; swelling and tightness ease over 2–4 weeks; desk work resumes in 1–2 weeks and sport from about 6 weeks. Scars mature and fade over 12 months and remain in concealed positions. **Combination planning:** Patients after massive weight loss often need staged contouring (abdomen, arms, thighs) — Dr. Doležal sequences procedures sensibly at the consultation. Where skin quality is still good and the issue is mainly fat, liposuction of thighs and arms (from 36,000 Kč per area) is the lighter-recovery alternative; the consultation determines candidly which approach your tissue requires.