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Scottsdale – Arm lift or brachioplasty are procedures designed to treat excess skin and fat in the upper arms.

Goals of arm lift in Arizona.

The goal of arm lift is to remove the excess skin and leave the arms with an improved contour. With age and weight gain, upper arm skin can become loose and flabby. Unfortunately, exercise and diet will usually not help after the patient develops excess skin. In some cases, skin excess seen after major weight loss can be overwhelming.

Scottsdale plastic surgeon offers two options for arm lift.

The two options with arm lift utilize incisions either in the front or in the back of the arm. In general, the greater the excess found, the longer the incisions required. The anterior arm lift techniques are all performed using an incision in the front of the arm where it may be visible, and which is usually located over major blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic channels of the arm.

Advantages of the posterior incision arm lift.

For this reason, we offer the arm lift with incisions hidden in the back of the arm.  This incision is placed where there are no major vessels, nerves and lymphatic channels. This helps to speed recovery and minimizes the use of drains. With the posterior arm lift more skin can be removed resulting in a tighter result.

Arm tuck incision that is easier to hide.

The posterior arm tuck incision is easier to hide and demonstrates favorable healing. When meeting people at social events, patients can extend the arm without worrying about the incision showing. Only a small portion of the incision can be seen when the observer is standing directly behind the patient. Major weight loss patients develop a tremendous amount of excess skin down the back of the arm and into the bra rolls.

Posterior arm lift incision for patients after major weight loss.

Major weight loss patients develop a tremendous amount of excess skin down the back of the arm and into the bra rolls.The posterior arm lift is the ideal procedure for these patients. The incision in the back of the arm can extended into the chest so that the excess skin can be addressed with a single operation.Recovery after arm lift takes 10 to 14 days. Patients are required to wear a light bandage with Ace wraps for two weeks and only a few sutures need removal after surgery.