The treatment for sagging thighs can be done with exercises and with aesthetic treatments, such as radio frequency or Russian current, for example. But another option is to associate liposuction with lifting.
Flaccidity can be caused by sudden weight loss, unbalanced diet, physical inactivity and aging of the skin and therefore the goal should be to fill the flabby skin with more muscles and firm the skin by increasing the production of collagen fibers, which are responsible for giving elasticity and firmness to the skin.
Exercises to strengthen your thighs
The best exercises to strengthen the inner and back thigh muscles include running, adductor, abductor and legg press, which can be done in a weight training class. But to complement this muscle strengthening at home, the most suitable exercises are:
Exercise 1 - Lie on your side and raise your upper leg. If you wish you can put a weight of up to 2kg on the ankle to further strengthen the lateral part of the thigh, eliminating cellulite. Do 8 leg raises and then repeat 2 more sets.
Exercise 2 - Lie on your back and lift your torso off the floor, making a bridge, then stretch one leg at a time. Then you must lower the trunk and start the movement again. Do this exercise 10 times.
Exercise 3 - Spread your legs hip-width apart and crouch, remembering your knees never to exceed your toes. Do 10 squats in a row, then 2 more sets of 10.
Exercise 4 - Spread your legs hip-width apart and then spread a little further, with the toes facing outwards, and then squat. Hold yourself in that position for 15 seconds and then make short movements of standing and squatting. Repeat this exercise 5 times.
Aesthetic treatments
Some excellent options for aesthetic treatments against sagging thighs are:
- Radiofrequency: uses heat to favor the skin's collagen production, giving firmness; Russian Current: uses electrodes that are placed on the skin and that, when producing low intensity electric current, stimulate the muscles, improving muscle tone and sagging; Carboxitherapy: application of gas injections under the skin that promote blood flow and stimulate the production of collagen and elastin, which are responsible for the firmness of the skin; Criolift: uses a cold system called a peltier cell, which manages to decrease the local temperature to minus 10 degrees, promoting vasoconstriction and muscle tone, decreasing flaccidity; Mesolifting: injection of rejuvenating substances or medications into the skin of the face and neck that moisturize and regenerate the skin, reducing sagging; Microcurrent: electrostimulation, which uses low intensity currents to promote skin rejuvenation, increasing firmness.
In addition to these treatments for sagging, it is important to drink about 2 liters of water a day to keep your skin hydrated and apply a sagging cream daily, prescribed by a dermatologist.
Watch the following video and understand how some of these aesthetic treatments work:
Surgery for sagging thigh
In the last case, if the person wishes, he can still have a plastic surgery to remove the excess skin from the thighs, leaving the legs more turned and firm. For this, a good option is the thigh lift, a procedure that consists of removing only the excess skin or liposuction that will also remove the localized fat. The doctor usually recommends a combination of these two procedures for a better result. Learn more about thigh lifting.
