INTRODUCTION: The use of silicone implants for the correction of the thin legs started on 1979 with continuous augment requested by the patients to improve the volume and shape. We have been applying these procedures in thighs since 1986, initially in the patients with polymielytis secuelae, and from 1995 on, in healthy people interested in shape and volume of the thigh aesthetic improvement. METHODS: Sixty eight patients of both genders were submitted to thigh silicone implants from 1986 until today. Randomized technical procedures with isolated silicone implants at the internal and lateral aspects of the thigh root, even in combined procedures in the same or different surgical stages became a routine in an attempt to improve the volume and the thigh contour. Technical steps are described in details. RESULTS: During these 15 years the majority of the patients have been followed. The minimal incidence of mild results, capsule contraction, if any, and removal or extruded implants have motivated to continue its indication and performance. CONCLUSION: Based in the low incidence of secondary problems and the high aesthetic results quality along medium and long term follow-up, continuous requests of these surgeries has been observed.
Thigh; Leg; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis Implantation; Silicone Elastomers
