**2. Material and methods**

A retrospective chart review of 153 consecutive suction-assisted procedure was performed on various parts of the body. Of the 153 procedures 22 patients had suction assisted transverse medial thigh lifts as an outpatient procedure.

#### **2.1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria**

All patients in the series belonged to ASA class 1 or 2 with skin excess predominantly limited to upper medial compartment of thigh. Contraindications to this procedure include, lymphodema, smoking, diabetes or patients with history of vasculopathies. Those with a history of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or other venous abnormalities of lower limb should be investigated and appropriate prophylaxis given. Those patients who strongly expect or request circumferential results in upper, middle and lower thigh were excluded and not considered suitable for medial thigh lift.
