Elasticity of the skin unavoidably diminishes with age. As the layers of muscle and skin become thinner, the upper arms lose their firmness. Age and sudden weight-loss can often be the cause of drooping or flaccid upper arms. Arm Lift is a great way to get rid of excess arm fat and loosened skin. Also known as brachioplasty surgery, this procedure is designed to remove loose flabby arm skin and to reshape your arm, resulting in a more proportionate appearance.
There are three different types of brachioplasty:
Liposuction is almost always carried out prior to the arm lift, in order to eliminate the fatty tissue. In clients that have good skin elasticity, liposuction can be performed alone with good results. In an arm lift surgery, the incisions are invariably made along the inner arm up to the armpit. The skin is separated from the underlying fat and muscle. Excess skin is thereafter gently removed.
Smoking should be stopped two months prior to the operation. Any on-going medication or sedation that can cause post-operative bleeding should be discontinued at least two weeks before the surgery if permitted by the prescribing physician.
Where the duration of the surgery depends on the amount of skin to be removed, it generally, doesn’t take more than an hour for the whole surgery to complete and it doesn’t require an overnight stay of the patient in the clinic or the hospital.
Arm Lift procedure is carried out under mild/local anaesthesia.
The results of an arm lift are usually outstanding, even if the scarring on the inner part of the arm (arm pit) remains visible. Thereafter, patients can enjoy wearing sleeveless tops and overall feel much more confident about their arms and upper body than before the procedure.
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