There are several studies that have looked to see if cryolipolysis worked on the inner thighs. There was a study in Lasers In Medical Science* in 2015 by Rungsima Wanitphakdeedecha,  Angkana Sathaworawong, and Woraphong Manuskiatti. And what they found was that in all 20 subjects they noticed improvement for the patients who finished the study. There were a couple in the study who withdrew from the study for  reasons of becoming pregnant. But the patients who were able to finish the protocol they found that they were able to see some circumferential reduction in their thighs. And this was measured by observer photographs and measurements.

So inner thighs are one of those trickier areas where patients can talk about having multiple treatments. Surgical treatment of legs and thighs tend not to be the best surgical treatments, meaning some sort of leg reduction or liposuction is definitely a consideration here.

It can be very tricky to do liposuction on the inner thigh area. And the inner thigh area has particular significance for a lot of our female patients. Those wearing bikinis shorts jeans, tights etc. Can really show up making the legs look not in the shape that they desire. So, by reducing that patients’ legs can definitely look lighter and improved. CoolSculpting in this area, particularly with the newer applicators has been proven to be an effective way of reducing inner thigh fat. That’s done by both photographs and by measurements.

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*Wanitphakdeedecha R, Sathaworawong A, Manuskiatti W. The efficacy of cryolipolysis treatment on arms and inner thighs. Lasers Med Sci. 2015;30(8):2165-2169. doi:10.1007/s10103-015-1781-y