arm lift and upper leg lift....should I do them together?

[Queen of Crop 1,103]

Anyone out there that has done an arm lift and upper leg lift? Should I do them together because of the anesthesia? I had a breast lift, probably should have had it all done while I was out!

Queen of Crop

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

there are a lot of different theories on this.... local surgeons I saw wanted me to stage over 3 surgeries. I can't take 4 weeks of disability off every year for 3 years! One local surgeon was ready to go out on a limb and stage my work over 2 surgeries, but the thighs we NOT combined with anything else due to the difficult recovery from a long thigh lift.

I decided to go to a surgeon that has alot of experience doing jumbo procedures, and uses a different anesthesia so it is lower risk to be under for longer.

Anyway, what I was told by USA/local surgeons was to not do arms and thighs together - especially not with a Tummy Tuck because getting up and down you need to be able to use your arms or legs. In the usa, well at least in the Seattle area, you get zilch nursing care unless you can afford a private nurse - they send you home the same day - that is part of the problem. In Mexico, you stay in the clinic for 3 days and then have nursing care at the hotel for the next week or so.... makes all the difference of being able to recover from multipe procedures at once.

Bottom line there is no single answer to this but remember when you have the arm work you can't raise your arms over your head (ie grabbing a plate out of the kitchen cabinet becomes problematic) and a long thigh lift has its own challenges for recovery. I am likely getting a small thigh lift (groin scar only) even though it means not as good as results. I just don't want the difficult recovery and big long scar. Victoria secrets wasn't gonna hire me anyway, so I reckon the small thigh lift is a good compromise for me.

[JoannLz 62]

Great advise I want to do a tt, boobies, inner thighs and if possible booty. I'm pretty sure no one will do it. But if I can get the most in would be great. I'm also thinking mexico.

[SuperFab 689]

there are a lot of different theories on this.... local surgeons I saw wanted me to stage over 3 surgeries. I can't take 4 weeks of disability off every year for 3 years! One local surgeon was ready to go out on a limb and stage my work over 2 surgeries' date=' but the thighs we NOT combined with anything else due to the difficult recovery from a long thigh lift.

I decided to go to a surgeon that has alot of experience doing jumbo procedures, and uses a different anesthesia so it is lower risk to be under for longer.

Anyway, what I was told by USA/local surgeons was to not do arms and thighs together - especially not with a Tummy Tuck because getting up and down you need to be able to use your arms or legs. In the usa, well at least in the Seattle area, you get zilch nursing care unless you can afford a private nurse - they send you home the same day - that is part of the problem. In Mexico, you stay in the clinic for 3 days and then have nursing care at the hotel for the next week or so.... makes all the difference of being able to recover from multipe procedures at once.

Bottom line there is no single answer to this but remember when you have the arm work you can't raise your arms over your head (ie grabbing a plate out of the kitchen cabinet becomes problematic) and a long thigh lift has its own challenges for recovery. I am likely getting a small thigh lift (groin scar only) even though it means not as good as results. I just don't want the difficult recovery and big long scar. Victoria secrets wasn't gonna hire me anyway, so I reckon the small thigh lift is a good compromise for me.[/quote']

Exactly. My sister had her thighs done and I was there to help her get up and down for a couple of days but after that she was on her own. Her arms and shoulders hurt so bad even two weeks out because of having to use them to hoist herself up. And it's not like she's big. She's a size 7.