As with the arms, significant weight loss or normal aging can cause redundant skin over the thighs as well. Excess skin in the inner thigh area can cause significant chafing when patients are attempting to exercise, and many of these patients also seek improvement in the smoothness and contour. A thigh lift reshapes the thighs by removing excess skin and fat. Depending on whether the laxity is mostly in the inner or outer thigh, the location of the incision can be on the inner thigh from the groin crease to the knee, or around the top of the outer thigh.
