It is a procedure where excess skin, fat and tissue are removed in order to tone and produce slim, contoured thighs that look proportionate to the rest of the body.
THIGPLASTY
An hour and a half
It is ambulatory (discharge the same day)
Regional anesthesia
Most patients return to their daily activities within 7 days.
It is a long-lasting procedure as long as the patient maintains a stable weight.
Pain is minimal; it can be managed with pain medication.
Wound dehiscence (opening the wound), bleeding, infection, seroma (fluid accumulation)
It is variable, those with excess skin on the thighs are candidates.
Face or body surgeries can be performed along with thighplasty.
Dr. Alvis Jimenez performs Thighplasty in the Mexico City clinics at Hospital Ángeles Lindavista and in Tijuana at NewCity Medical Plaza.