For a long time, people have seen the thigh gap as the pinnacle of female beauty. The elusive space between the thighs, ensuring they never touch, is highly desirable. Yet, for many women, it simply isn’t attainable. The lack of a gap between the thighs doesn’t mean you’re overweight or obese. It also doesn’t mean you’re unfit and need to work out more.
In many cases, the lack of any gaps in this area is purely down to your genes and bone structure. It’s vital for women to recognize that, in some cases, no matter what they do, they’ll never achieve their dream. Their body doesn’t have the right composition to create a gap between their legs. Nevertheless, there may be a way to create thigh gaps through surgery. Here, we take a closer look at the possibilities of thigh gap procedures.
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What Are Thigh Gaps, and Why Should I Have One?
People have said a lot about thigh gaps over recent years. Nevertheless, what actually are they, why should you have one, and is it even possible to achieve one?
Thigh gaps are exactly what they sound like – a gap between the thighs so they don’t meet. How do you know if you’ve got one? Just take a look at yourself in a full-length mirror. You have one if you can stand upright with your knees touching and have a space between your inner thighs.
Many celebrities and models have a gap between their thighs and they have made the look popular. So much so, in fact, many people now think that thigh gaps are synonymous with good health and beauty. Thigh gaps also offer a benefit beyond aesthetics. They eliminate the possibility of thigh chafing – an uncomfortable and often painful problem many women experience.
Some women have thigh gaps naturally due to their bone structure. Other women have a bone structure that simply doesn’t permit a gap to form between their thighs. The distance between your thighs comes down to the width of your hips compared with your femoral head length. If your hips are too narrow, you’ll never have a gap between your thighs naturally.
Can Thigh Gaps Be Achieved Naturally?
If your thighs touch each other because you’re overweight, dieting may help. If you’re obese, your thighs will have excess fat, and therefore they will touch each other. If you have the right bone structure and lose weight by dieting and working out, your thigh gap may appear. It’s important to understand, though, that if your bone structure is wrong, no amount of dieting or working out helps. Many women diet to a dangerously low weight to try to achieve a thigh gap. If their pelvic structure cannot accommodate one, they can never achieve their goal.
If you do have the right bone structure, there are some exercises that can help to achieve a thigh gap. They include:
- Butterfly stretches
- Side leg raises
- Inner thigh presses
These exercises tone the muscles of the inner thighs and can help to tighten them. Adding regular cardio workouts into your regime is also beneficial. Exercises such as running, dancing, cycling, and swimming are all good choices to burn fat. A combination of these exercises can encourage a thigh gap if your body is naturally able to have one.
Could Surgery Create a Gap Between My Thighs?
If you’re struggling to create a gap between your thighs, surgery may be beneficial. Inner thigh liposuction is an effective procedure that slims the inner thighs. The surgery involves making tiny incisions in the inner thighs. The surgeon then uses a cannula inserted into the incisions to break the fat up and suction it away. They then sculpt the inner thigh to create a slimmer, more attractive contour. As a result, the inner thighs look smaller and have an improved shape. Clothing also looks better and feels more comfortable after this surgery.
Despite the benefits of inner thigh lipo, it can’t always create the desirable gap between the thighs. Liposuction removes excess fat but cannot change your body structure. If your hip and thigh ratio don’t allow a gap to form, lipo cannot create one.
Even if liposuction cannot give you a gap between your thighs, it can make them look more toned and slimmer. That is something you should remember if you’re keen to improve the appearance of your legs. With slimmer thighs, you may also experience less chafing, so exercising will be more comfortable. Thigh lipo will help you to look better in your clothes, and your clothing will fit better too. As a result, you’ll feel more confident and have higher self-esteem, thanks to your slimmer appearance.
Only a skilled cosmetic surgeon can tell you whether it’s realistically possible to achieve a thigh gap. Therefore, you should contact Dr. Su at ArtLipo to arrange a consultation and find out how thigh lipo can help.
Dr. Thomas Su, is the owner and cosmetic surgeon of Artistic Lipo. He has led our full-time clinic specializing in awake-only liposuction since 2007. Dr. Su began his medical career in internal medicine, practicing that until 2005, when he began to provide a full spectrum of non-invasive cosmetic procedures.
