Due to aging, frequent weight fluctuations, loss of skin elasticity and gravity, sagging and cracks may occur in the back and inner parts of the arms.
There may be an increase in the amount of fat along with sagging. It can also be in the form of skin abundance after obesity surgeries. Arm lift surgery (brachioplasty) can be performed alone or in combination with other stretching operations such as tummy tuck, breast reduction or lift, leg lift and liposuction. Better results are obtained, especially when arm lift surgery is combined with liposuction.
Thus, both the adipose tissue can be thinned more and more skin can be removed as the tension is reduced. The suture scar may be only a short scar in the armpit area, depending on the condition of skin and fat excess in arm lift surgeries, or it may be in the form of a long scar extending from the inside of the arm to the armpit.
In cases where skin elasticity is good and there is limited sagging, if fat accumulation is high, only liposuction may be sufficient. Arm lift surgery can be performed with full anesthetization or regional anesthesia. With liposuction, fat is removed and contours are provided to be good for fat. Excess skin is removed.
The incision site is closed in layers. The arm is wrapped in a soft dressing. Patients are discharged on the same day. Patients return to their daily activities within 1 week. Wearing a corset for 1 month is recommended as in most stretching and fat removal surgeries.
Thanks to the corset, less swelling occurs under the tissues and provides support to your wound. Your surgical scars begin to lose their clarity after 1 month. After 1 year, the traces begin to disappear.
