Question:
How do you function normally after this?

Hey there, I was just wondering if after you have plastic surgery on your inner thighs.....how do you sit down or walk when @ home trying to heal? Or after you have skin removal of your under arms....how do you function normally then?? Thanks a bunch!    — Jennifer M. (posted on January 4, 2002)

January 4, 2002
I don't have any experience with thighlift surgery, but I am 6 weeks post-op following a tummy tuck and armlift (brachioplasty). I was also nervous about the discomfort and possible limited use of my arms post-op, but I found this surgery to be surprisingly "comfortable" compared to others that I have had. My plastic surgeon encouraged me to use my arms normally...reaching, stretching, etc...that that would keep the incision line from "tightening up". I also found that the entire incision line was very numb at the beginning, and almost entirely pain-free, so movement and normal range-of-motion wasn't a problem at all. The sensation is gradually returning, but the surgeon warned that I might always have some degree of numbness in that area.....certainly not a bad trade-off for getting rid of some fairly monstrous bat-wings! :-) Good luck!
   — Diana T.

January 4, 2002
Hi Jennifer,In response to your question. When I had my inner thighs done I was cut at the inner thigh front to back(I couldn't wear underwear for about a month)Mens boxers work. The cut was front to back and down to the knees. My doctor didn't do my knees and now I have large fat deposits on the insides of both knees. I hate it !! So be sure to mention removal of excess at the knees. My doc. said because of the tightness and bending the leg he doesn't do the knee,but I think I would rather deal with that than the way my knees look. I'm thinking liposuction is probably my only hope for them now.
   — Connie Z.