You would probably need a thigh lift in addition to the lbl. The lbl pulls up the sides and front of thighs somewhat, but doesn't do anything for the inner thighs unfortunately. Have you had a consult with a PS yet? I think you could ask them to be very honest with you about your results and you could then decide whether it's worth it. I stood in front of a full length mirror in the buff while he pulled up my skin to show me what my results might look like. It looked a lot better than what I've got!

Also, I have seen in some surgery videos that my surgeon, Dr. Katzen, also fixes varicose veins during surgery if you need it. He also trained as a vascular surgeon. So maybe you could kill two birds with one stone if whoever did yours does that too?

I am pretty sure I will (when steady at goal for long enough) want a LBL. I have some concern about this, since I have seen a fair number of After photos of women who have had this done, yet who barely look different than they did prior to that surgery. Some look so beautifully transformed, but others seem to have a fairly minimal result. I know that recovery from that surgery is quite painful, and I'm concerned that my age makes a good result less likely. I am 64 and would at a minimum be 65 (likely older) when I have that done. I have no illnesses thank goodness, and take no medicine except for a thyroid pill every day. I have slight varicose veins appearing in my right leg, the left is fine. My ideal result from a LBL would be that I would be able to go to the beach and wear a bathing suit (I don't care if it's a two-piece of a one-piece), without being embarrassed at the state of my thighs. As of now, I wouldn't expose my poor thighs on a dare! Has anyone here had a LBL (obviously, after massive weight loss - mine will be 200+ pounds lost) at around my age? What was your result? Inside myself I really am younger than most my age, and people always tell me I look younger (the first thing my surgeon said to me was that I look like I'm in my 50s, not my 60s), but it seems like everyone says that they look younger than their years whether it's obvious to anyone else or not, doesn't it? I'm concerned that after all the pain and expense of a LBL, my result would be just so-so, and I'd still be too self-conscious to wear a bathing suit, or shorts, etc.

Dr Sauceda! Twilight sedation with epidural.

Sorry. I thought you were HAVING it today. Awesome! Keep us posted! I go in May 29th!

Right? I am going to reach out to Dr. Capella about this and see what he says. As others said before, he does work with a surgical assistant (Scott, who I met and is very nice!) and that cuts down a lot of surgical time. It is hard to believe though that one extra person would make such a difference!