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A
brachioplasty.
Commonly
called an arm lift, is a
surgical procedure to
reshape and provide improved
contour to the upper arms
and connecting area of chest
wall. While “brachioplasty”
is commonly used to describe
a specific procedure for the
upper arms, the term can
also be used to describe any
surgical arm contouring.
Brachioplasty is often used
to address issues such as
excessive loose skin or
excessive fat in the arms
when it does not respond
well to diet and exercise.
Brachioplasty is a common
procedure for patients who
have experienced massive
weight loss. |
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Liposuction of the arms. The least invasive manner to
contour the upper arms is to
simply remove extra fat via
liposuction. |
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Hidden/Minimal incision
brachioplasty. Under the right conditions
such as adequate skin
elasticity and minimal
excess skin, the surgical
incision for the
brachioplasty can be placed
under the arm. This allows
for easy concealment of the
scar. |
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Traditional brachioplasty. The typical brachioplasty
involves removing excessive
loose skin via surgical
excision, leaving a
significant scar along the
bottom of the upper arms. |
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Extended brachipolasty. If
there is also a significant
amount of loose skin that
goes from the upper arms and
continues along the chest
wall, an extended
brachioplasty may be called
for. In an extended
brachioplasty, the incision
and excision of skin
continues along the upper
arm onto the area under the
arm along the chest wall. |
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Use of Molds. This technique uses a mold
to mark the incision in an
italic double S-shape for
better incision control,
symmetrical and smaller
scars. This method is often
used in association with
other brachioplasty
procedures. |
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Read more:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachioplasty
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Arm Lift surgery, also know
as a brachioplasty, is
becoming a more common
procedure in our practice.
We are seeing a remarkable
increase in the amount of
people that have lost a
large amount of weight
either by diet and exercise
or by having gastric bypass
surgery.
However, as the pounds come
off, there can be a large
amount of loose, excess skin
left behind. Unfortunately,
exercise does not get rid of
excess skin.
In fact, patients find that
as they lose weight the skin
under their arms becomes
looser and looks even worse!
This is where an arm lift
comes in. |
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There are a couple of
important things to realize
about arm lift surgery.
The most important thing is
that arm lift surgery is
always a trade-off. Whenever
you remove skin from the
body, there is always a scar
where the incisions were
made.
Although it will fade over
time, you are trading a more
improved contour of the arm
with a scar that runs
lengthwise under the arm
area. People with a large
amount of excess skin or
“bat-wings” can really
benefit from the surgery.
But if you just have a
little saggy area under the
arms, you are probably
better off not having an arm
lift. |
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Some people ask if they can
have liposuction under the
arms. Liposuction is usually
not an option and it makes
sense when you really think
about it.
When you remove fat from
under the arms and the skin
is not elastic, you just
have more loose skin. It is
important to understand that
an arm lift is not
considered a weight loss
procedure and is best suited
for men and women that are
in relatively good shape. It
is not recommended for you
if you still need to lose a
significant amount of weight
because your arms will
continue to change |
