Sculpting slim arms
I’ve never been slim. I’ve gone to the gym regularly for some time now. Unfortunately, I’m not able to get rid of the unattractive, drooping arm skin. I admit, I’ve lost quite a lot of weight lately. I exercise and have massages, but to little effect, I’m
Arm lift, or brachioplasty, is designed to reduce the skin and redundant fatty tissue in the arm region and to profile this body part.
In a classic brachioplasty (arm lift), the plastic surgeon makes an incision starting just above the elbow on the inner side of the arm, and ending in the armpit region. The skin is then separated from the rest of the tissue and excised while the remaining skin is appropriately stretched and sewn. If too much fatty tissue is accumulated in the area as well, it is removed. Postoperative incisions are sewn with fine surgical suture to be removed 7-10 days after the surgery. Absorbable sutures are an alternative, which are absorbed in the process of healing and needn’t be removed.
Contemporary fashion often promotes bare-armed clothing. Sleeveless blouses and dresses are all the rage with women. Discreetly exposed, bared arms are also highly attractive and sensual to men. Well-shaped and muscular male arms are symbols of female strength associated with security and courage of their owners. In old cultures, strong and supple arms were synonymous with hard work, energy, and health.
Unfortunately, fat, misshapen arms are problematic to both the fair and rougher sexes. Slim arms cannot always be produced with a balanced diet or regular exercise only. Therefore, brachioplasty is an increasingly popular way of shaping this part of the body. It is applied not only to those who have lost weight quickly and the process has left unwanted excess skin, but also to people with massive arms due to fatty tissue hypertrophy or mature individuals whose arm skin droops as collagen proteins are no longer flexible because of ageing processes.
Depending on the extent of arm deformations, possible corrections come in two varieties. You can undergo a liposuction to remove excess fatty tissue or a lift focussed on reduction of excessive skin. If the Patient suffers from both skin and fat excesses, the procedures are simultaneous. Low quantities of redundant skin are removed as part of mini-brachioplasty, which leaves smaller scars in the axillary region. To change your arms more impressively, a lift may be combined with a fatty tissue transplant (lipofilling) to the deltoid area. You can find out more about this procedure in the Lipofilling page.
Arm liposuction is possible in those whose fatty tissue has accumulated too much in this area of their body, yet their skin is still in good shape, firm, tight, and free from stretch marks. There is therefore a chance of the skin constricting and producing nice-looking arms. Following liposuction, which only requires a fine incision, scars should not be too manifest. If the liposuction alone does not bring expected results, and arm shape and contours aren’t satisfactory, a full brachioplasty can still be undertaken.
Arm liposuction is commonly applied to relatively young Patients who haven’t lost too much weight, don’t have deep deposits of redundant fatty tissue, and their skin is flexible enough.
Following a brachioplasty, the Patient acquires naturally shaped arms. Their skin is lifted and firmer.
Patients planning or expecting a surgery are requested to read ‘Guide for the Patient – preparation for your procedure’, available in the INFORMATION section.
Patients will be informed in detail about any recommendations following their procedures at the clinic.
Scars will be left just like after any other surgery. If your procedure involves only liposuction, the scars aren’t large as only fine incisions are made during the surgery. If the scope of your procedure is more extensive and excess skin is removed as well, larger scars should be expected. Given proper care, they become less manifest and troublesome. When someone in whom excessive skin has been removed stands with their arms down by their body, the scars cannot be seen at all. If they lift their arms whose inner side is uncovered, the scars can be clearly seen.
If the Patient doesn’t have a tendency to keloids, most scars should pale and should be scarcely manifest within 6-12 months.
Those with substantially excessive arm skin after weight loss are the ideal candidates. The surgery can also be undertaken in individuals in their prime whose skin is no longer firm and begins drooping due to ageing.
It happens to be conducted at the same time as other procedures. Patients who have lost plenty of kilos commonly think of simultaneous corrections to other body regions, stomach or thigh liposuction.
Results of the surgery can be said to be long-term. Your arms are slim and their skin is tight. Ageing processes or possible weight fluctuations may cause tissue to loosen and skin to lose its firmness, however.
Every surgery entails the risk of complications. The Patient will be informed about general complications and those specific to this procedure at a qualifying medical appointment.
Yes, of course. Liposuction is not a contraindication to exercise. It can be taken up again, though, after the end of the recovery process.
Returning to your professional duties depends on the kind of work you do. If the Patient works in an office and their duties do not require significant manual labour, they can get back to work as early as after 5–7 days. If you do manual labour, on the other hand, wait at least 10 to 14 days and consult your doctor before returning.
If results of a primary procedure aren’t satisfactory or become less notable in time, you can think of having another surgery.
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