{"id":25996,"date":"2024-01-02T17:50:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T22:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/?p=25996"},"modified":"2025-04-29T20:19:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:19:58","slug":"why-are-my-thighs-bigger-after-tummy-tuck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarasotasurgicalarts.com\/blog\/why-are-my-thighs-bigger-after-tummy-tuck\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are My Thighs Bigger After Tummy Tuck?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A tummy tuck Sarasota<\/a>\u2014also known as an abdominoplasty\u2014can have a dramatic effect on the contours of the body. After carrying copious amounts of extra skin around, seeing a flat stomach can have a profound effect on the patient. Understandably, this can lead to some emotions, and it is perfectly normal for patients to experience a range of emotions following any cosmetic surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Within the first month of recovery, patients may notice changes in their body contours. When it comes to the abdomen, post-surgical swelling usually takes a couple of days to settle in. Thus, the abdomen can then look not like the result immediately after surgery. This can cause patients to have major concerns. However, this is not the only aesthetic concern patients may have after a tummy tuck. Below are some common concerns patients have, what causes them, and what to do about them.<\/span>
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#1: Why Do My Thighs Look Bigger?<\/b><\/h3>\n

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After a tummy tuck, the thighs can look disproportionate to the abdomen because of the flattened stomach and often liposuction waist and stomach. In some patients, this can be more pronounced than in others. If a patient is at risk of this aesthetic appearing, they may consider adding thigh liposuction to their procedure which can help even out the disproportionate sizes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It should be noted that not all patients are troubled by this outcome. Surgeons can also often predict it and warn patients of the possibility. But, if it occurs, there are some options.<\/span><\/p>\n