I bought a suit, then lost a bunch of weight. Can a tailor turn a 48R into a 44L or will it be a mess?

I got the suits last year, then lost almost 60 lbs. I was recently sized at 44L, and when I check my old suits they are 48R. I don't have a ton of money, so I was thinking of taking the old suits to a tailor, but I've heard horror stories abut bad results from drastic changes. Would this sort of job be drastic enough that the results would likely be ugly?