Thigh Lift
Rediscover the freedom to move with confidence and wear the styles you love. Dr. De La Cruz utilizes a meticulous, multi-modality approach to ensure your thighs look as athletic and natural as they feel.
Rediscover the freedom to move with confidence and wear the styles you love. Dr. De La Cruz utilizes a meticulous, multi-modality approach to ensure your thighs look as athletic and natural as they feel.
If you're looking to enhance the contour, tone, and appearance of your thighs, Dr. De La Cruz offers a highly specialized approach combining thigh lift surgery, VASER liposuction, and Renuvion skin tightening. Whether you’re dealing with excess skin, stubborn fat, or reduced skin elasticity, this cutting-edge procedure is designed to deliver smoother, firmer, and more proportionate thighs with transformative results.
Removes redundant skin and stubborn fat to reshape the upper legs.
Enhanced with VASER 4D Liposuction and Renuvion skin tightening.
2-4 hours; performed under general anesthesia.
Initial return to light daily activity in 10 to 14 days.
Visible improvements in leg contours with long-lasting, toned definition.
A thigh lift (thighplasty) is a surgical procedure that removes excess skin and fat from the inner or outer thighs to create a more toned and youthful appearance. It is especially effective for individuals who have experienced significant weight loss or have loose skin due to aging.
Dr. De La Cruz specializes in two types of thigh lifts:
Consultation: Dr. De La Cruz will assess your concerns, goals, and anatomy to recommend the best combination of techniques.
Surgery: The procedure is performed under general anesthesia. VASER liposuction is first used to remove excess fat, followed by skin tightening with Renuvion. If a thigh lift is required, Dr. De La Cruz performs either a medial or vertical thigh lift to eliminate sagging skin.
Recovery: Most patients return to light activities within 1-2 weeks and resume normal activities in 4-6 weeks.
Dr. De La Cruz believes that achieving a truly athletic thigh contour requires more than just removing skin. By integrating specialized energy-based technologies, he can sculpt the underlying fat and tighten the remaining tissue from within, often allowing for more conservative incisions and a more fluid aesthetic outcome.
VASER liposuction is a revolutionary technique that uses ultrasound technology to precisely break down fat cells, making it easier to remove stubborn fat while preserving surrounding tissues. This method ensures:
By integrating VASER liposuction, Dr. De La Cruz ensures optimal fat removal to refine the shape and balance of your thighs, enhancing the overall result of your thigh lift procedure.
To further refine results, Dr. De La Cruz uses Renuvion, a cutting-edge skin tightening technology that combines radiofrequency energy with helium plasma. This innovative treatment contracts the skin and promotes collagen production, leading to:
A thigh lift is the gold standard for treating significant skin laxity, often referred to as “crepey” or sagging skin, which occurs after massive weight loss or as a result of the natural aging process. This excess tissue can cause physical discomfort, such as persistent chafing, rashes, and difficulty finding clothing that fits properly.
By performing a surgical removal of this skin and addressing localized fat deposits with VASER technology, Dr. De La Cruz also treats the loss of definition in the inner and outer thigh area. This procedure restores the structural balance of the legs, allowing the skin to adhere tightly to the underlying musculature again for a smoother, firmer appearance.
By combining these advanced techniques, Dr. De La Cruz delivers a customized procedure with unparalleled results:
You may be an ideal candidate for a thigh lift if you:
Recovering from a thigh lift requires a commitment to rest and proper wound care to ensure the best possible results. You will wake up wearing a medical-grade compression garment, which is essential for managing swelling and supporting the new contours of your legs. Most patients report tightness or soreness, similar to a very intense leg day at the gym, which is well managed with our personalized pain management protocols.
During the first two weeks, keep your legs elevated when possible and avoid movements that put tension on the incision sites. We provide a detailed aftercare roadmap, including instructions on hygiene and activity levels, to ensure that your scars heal as discreetly and smoothly as possible. Our team will be by your side, with regular follow-up appointments to monitor your progress at every stage.
The results of your thigh lift will be visible immediately, though the true "wow" factor emerges as swelling subsides over the first 3 to 6 months. You will notice a significantly smoother thigh surface, a more proportional leg shape, and a dramatic reduction in the jiggle associated with loose skin. These results are designed to be permanent, provided you maintain a stable weight and a healthy lifestyle.
While the surgery removes unwanted fat and skin, significant weight gain or future weight loss can alter the structural outcome. For this reason, we recommend that patients reach their goal weight before the procedure. When these conditions are met, the confidence gained from your new, athletic leg contour can last a lifetime, giving you the freedom to embrace every moment with grace.
Dr. De La Cruz is a highly skilled, double-board-certified plastic surgeon known for advanced body-contouring techniques. With a keen eye for detail and expertise in VASER liposuction, Renuvion, and thigh lift procedures, he delivers natural-looking, long-lasting results tailored to each patient’s unique needs.
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Ready to transform your thighs and enhance your confidence? Contact us today to schedule a consultation with Dr. De La Cruz. Together, we’ll create a customized plan to achieve your desired results with the most advanced techniques available.
Dr. De La Cruz is meticulous about incision placement, typically hiding them in the groin crease or along the inner inseam where they are least noticeable. We provide advanced scar management protocols to help these marks fade significantly over time, making them as inconspicuous as possible.
It is very common to combine a thigh lift with other body contouring procedures, such as a tummy tuck or a Brazilian Butt Lift, especially for post-weight loss patients. Combining surgeries can streamline recovery and deliver a more harmonious overall result.
A medial thigh lift uses a shorter incision in the groin area and is ideal for patients with skin laxity localized to the upper third of the inner thigh. A vertical thigh lift is recommended for patients with significant loose skin extending toward the knee, providing a more comprehensive reshaping of the entire leg.
While you can return to light walking within a few days to promote circulation, you should avoid strenuous lower-body exercises, heavy lifting, or running for at least six weeks. This ensures your incisions have fully matured and can handle the tension of physical activity.
The amount of fat removed is customized to your specific anatomy and aesthetic goals. VASER allows Dr. De La Cruz to be highly precise, removing stubborn pockets of fat while leaving surrounding tissues intact, resulting in smoother outcomes and a faster recovery.
