Thigh lift words to know
- General anesthesia: Drugs and/or gases used during an operation to relieve pain and alter consciousness.
- Hematoma: Blood pooling beneath the skin.
- Intravenous sedation: Sedatives administered by injection into a vein to help you relax.
- Liposuction: Also called lipoplasty or suction lipectomy, this procedure vacuums out fat from beneath the skin’s surface to reduce fullness.
- Local anesthesia: A drug injected directly to the site of an incision during an operation to relieve pain.
- Medial thigh lift: A surgical procedure to correct sagging of the inner thigh.
- Outer thigh lift: A surgical procedure to correct sagging of the outer and mid-thigh.
- Sutures: Stitches used by surgeons to hold skin and tissue together.
Inside
- What is a thigh lift?
- How much will thigh lift surgery cost?
- Thigh lift candidates
- What to expect during your consultation
- Preparing for thigh lift surgery
- Thigh lift procedural steps
- Thigh lift surgery risks and safety information
- Thigh lift recovery
- The results will be long-lasting
- Thigh lift words to know
- Questions to ask my plastic surgeon
- Choose a surgeon you can trust
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