Armlift

Deterioration of the skin thickness and elasticity is inevitable due to many factors, especially aging and weight gain and loss. As the person ages, the elastic and collagen fibers in the body becomes distorted and deformed and subcutaneous fat tissue shrinks. Accordingly, body tissues loosen and sag.

If the skin of arms sags, the condition can be corrected by arm lift, also known as brachioplasty. Excess skin and fat in undersides of your arm are removed, sagging is eliminated and the skin is stretched to obtain a toned appearance by arm lift.

Arm lift or brachioplasty allows the removal of sagging skin on the lower and inner side of the arm due to aging and significant weight changes. Thus, both the outer contour of the arm is corrected and the skin appears firm and well toned.

Arm lift is performed under general anesthesia.

Arm lift can be done alone or combined with other cosmetic procedures, such as abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), breast reduction or breast augmentation, thigh lift and liposuction. Better outcomes can be obtained when arm lift is combined particularly with liposuction.

The sagging skin and excess fat tissue in undersides of your arm are cut and removed. Next, the skin and subcutaneous tissues are stretched and stitched. Small tubes, also known as drain, can be placed, before the surgery is completed, in order to prevent accumulation of blood and body fluids. Finally, the arm is loosely bandaged.

Before you are discharged, your plastic surgeon or another healthcare professional will inform you about the time interval that you should rest and the time that you can start non-strenuous exercises. Although routine daily life activities are allowed, your doctor will instruct you to avoid strenuous works for a particular time.

• Procedure time: 2 to 3 hours
• Overnight stay: 1 to 2 nights
• Anaestetic: General
• Final Result: 6 to 9 moths