title: Medial thigh lift in post-bariatric patients: Our encouraging experience.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A high rate of postoperative complications following inner thigh lift is reported in the medical literature. The authors present the results of a study on the validity of inner thigh contouring, with liposuction and concomitant skin excision, in postbariatric patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study examined the charts of 46 postbariatric female patients, who underwent medial thigh lift with a 'T' scar technique and concomitant liposuction, between February 2010 and February 2013. Complications were recorded. A questionnaire was administered to the patients at the 1-year follow-up visit. Preoperative and 1-year postoperative photographs were compared, superimposed, and analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study did not observe major systemic complications, haematoma, seroma, infection, skin necrosis, lymphoceles, or lymphoedema. Minor complications were three cases of wound dehiscence and two cases of deepithelialisation. At the 1-year follow-up visit, caudal scar migration, genital distortion, recurrent ptosis, or deformity of the inner thigh contour were not observed. Questionnaires and a comparison of pre- and 1-year postoperative pictures showed encouraging results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The medial thigh lift technique described and assessed in this article is a straightforward surgical procedure, with considerable functional and aesthetic results. Liposuction, early mobilisation, and appropriate postoperative management are pivotal to reduce postoperative downtime and complications.
authors.affiliation: a Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome , Italy.
authors.forename: Pierfranco
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simone
authors.affiliation: a Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome , Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carusi
authors.affiliation: b Division of Anaesthesia , Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome , Italy.
authors.forename: Romualdo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Del Buono
authors.affiliation: a Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery , Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome , Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Persichetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015187:Lipectomy; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013848:Thigh / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Post-bariatric surgery; thigh lift