Category: thigh implants

Aesthetic Thigh Augmentation with Subfascial Rectus Femoris Muscle Implants

The extremities are capable of undergoing aesthetic muscle augmentation using implants of which the most commonly done historically is that of calf implants. Today other extremity augmentations are also done in the upper arm for biceps and tricep implants. What all of these extremity implantation sites share is that of a muscle which glides inside Read More…

Technical Strategies – Pocket Dissection for Thigh Implants

Thigh implants offer aesthetic augmentation of the upper leg through subfascial implant placement of the biceps femoris muscle. This is the single largest muscle of the anterior thigh and thus creates the best opportunity for increased thigh size and definition by alloplastic insertion. Like all implants it requires a method of pocket dissection that is Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Thigh Implant for Soft Tissue Atrophy

Background: The size of the thigh (upper leg) is heavily influenced by the bulk provided by its muscle mass. Between the large femur bone and the many muscles that encircle it the thigh is always bigger than its lower leg counterpart in both length and circumference. As the connector between the pelvis and the knee Read More…

Common Questions about Body Implant Surgery

1. What is body implant surgery? While everyone has heard of breast implants, few are aware that there are other locations for the placement of implants to enhance the contours of one’s body. All of these body implants are for the purposes of enhancing certain muscles. Think of body implants as muscle contouring surgery. Read More…