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A thigh lift or thighplasty is part of a cosmetic surgery procedure called body contouring. It is designed to remove large amounts of skin and fat from the hips and thighs.
The first body lifting operations began in Brazil and France in the 1960s and 1970s.
Thigh lifts, <a href="/Treatments/Buttock-Lift" target="_self">buttock lifts</a>, <a href="/Treatments/Tummy-Tuck-Abdominoplasty" target="_self">abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)</a>, and <a href="/Treatments/Arm-Lift-Brachioplasty" target="_self">arm lifts</a> were performed using the surgical techniques which were available at that time. Although “tummy tucks” have since become a popular procedure performed by many surgeons today, this was not the case in the early days. The results of the surgery were often unsatisfactory and unpredictable. After the operation, the patient could be left with an oddly shaped stomach, deep scars and other complications. This made doctors quite cautious about offering these operations.
Since the late 1980s, doctors have gained a better understanding of skin and fat structure and how our body shape changes as we age. Thus, surgeons have been able to redesign their surgery in order to perform operations with more consistent results and fewer complications.
According to statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), 9,815 thigh lifts were performed in 2019 in the U.S., a rise of 0.7% on 2018 statistics.
No official figures are yet available for the UK, but there are a few surgeons who are starting to offer this procedure.
If you're considering a thigh lift, the following information will give you a basic understanding of the procedure. It can't answer all your questions, since a lot depends on the individual patient and the surgeon. Please ask your surgeon about anything you don't understand.

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