INTRODUCTION:

An arm lift, or Brachioplasty, is a surgical procedure that:

Reduces excess sagging skin that droops downward

Tightens and smoothes the underlying supportive tissue that defines the shape of the upper arm

Reduces localized pockets of fat in the upper arm region

Type of procedure:

• horizontal incision at axilla
• L shape incision
• T shape incision

Information about procedure :

The incision lay medial or posterior from axilla to elbow

Include liposuction and resection extra skin

COMPLICATION:

• Bleeding
• Damage to deeper structures such as nerves, blood vessels and muscles
• Fatty tissue under the skin might die (fat necrosis)
• Fluid accumulation (seroma)
• Infection
• Numbness or other changes in skin sensation
• Pain, which may persist
• Poor wound healing
• Possible need for revisional surgery
• Sutures may not absorb, but spontaneously surface through the skin, causing irritation, drainage and redness
• Unsightly scarring

Results:

The smoother, tighter contours that result from arm lift surgery are apparent almost immediately following your procedure. Initial results will be obscured by swelling and bruising, and a scar will remain where the incision was made.