Can An Implant Correct An Overreduced Inner Thigh By Liposuction?

Q: Dr. Eppley, These inner areas of the thigh are too straight due to over liposuction and doesn’t have the curvature.  I want to have a curve like this like what I had previously.

A:Because the origin of the problem is fat removal the most anatomic reconstruction is going to be the placement of a fat back into the subcutaneous space. However because of the origin of the issue you’d likely may have had lipo suction i  other areas that may have depleted your options for donor harvest. Which, although I am only surmising, may be why you are investigating implants as an option even though you have not said so specifically in your inquiry.

Implants in the inner thigh, while perhaps effective for creating an improved contour, is potentially problematic for two specific reasons. First leg implants such as thighs are for muscular argumentation and are usually placed under the fascia of the muscle which desires to be augmented. There is no such muscle in the inner thigh and your problem is a subcutaneous fat contour one not a lack of muscle development. This place is the implant in the subcutaneous space which is prone to a variety of issues including srroma formation as well as possible implant edge visibility. Secondly, running down the inner thigh is the saphenous vein which could likely be traumatized during the implant pocket creating leading to bleeding and a hematoma.

It is for these reasons that I would not undertake or recommend inner thighs implant to try to create the contour that you once had.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon