Arm Lift (Brachioplasty)
Arm Lift New York – Arm Lift Manhattan Surgery
An arm lift, or brachioplasty, is a procedure that removes excess skin and fatty tissue from the arms so that the arm becomes tightened and smaller in size. An arm lift is a very common procedure, especially for patients who have lost a great deal of weight or whose skin has become lax and sagging due to the aging process. Most patients find that the excess skin not only looks unattractive but also gets in the way of wearing certain types of shirts. Often times, our arm lift New York patients tell us about their embarrassment in wearing sleeveless shirts because their arm skin sways from side to side and looks like “bat wings”. Additionally, they do not like the way the excess skin and fat folds under while wearing long sleeved shirts. A brachioplasty can resolve all of these issues.
Our arm lift New York and arm lift Manhattan NYC surgeons are Board Certified and highly-qualified to give you slender and shapely arms once again!
Our Arm Lift New York Surgeons' Methods
An arm lift is done in either our Arm Lift New York (Long Island) or Arm Lift Manhattan (NYC) surgery centers. It is performed under general anesthesia, or while the patient is asleep and fully anesthetized. The area is cleansed to help lessen the risk of infection from the skin incisions. The skin is marked with a felt tip marker to help the plastic surgeon to plan for what tissue needs to be removed. The outer markings signify where the plastic surgeon will join the two ends of skin back together to achieve the tightened, smaller arm size that the patient is looking for.
The incisions are placed where they can be hidden under the arms when resting on either side of the body. Depending upon the patient, the arm lift surgeon may use laser liposuction (our office uses SmartLipo) to remove excess fat from the arm before cutting away the skin. Next, the extra skin is removed from the center of the underside of the arm. Once that has been completed, the skin is joined together using dissolvable stitches and reinforced with surgical tape strips (or Steri-Strips) to assure that the tension in the incision is evenly distributed throughout the length of the incision. This will prevent tugging on any particular place of the incision.
After Surgery in Our Arm Lift Manhattan or Long Island Centers
Once the other arm is corrected, both arms are then wrapped in flexible bandage material (such as an ACE bandage). These bandages offer just the right amount of pressure to preserve the new placement of the skin as well as to reduce swelling. They must remain on the arms for several weeks after arm lift surgery. Our arm lift New York and arm lift Manhattan plastic surgeons will help instruct you about how to bathe without getting your incisions wet until they are properly healed up.
Recovery After Arm Lift Surgery
Most of our arm lift New York and arm lift Manhattan patients recover quite quickly; feeling only slight discomfort after about 6-7 days post-surgery. They can return to work and light duty within the first week. The best part is that they no longer have to be embarrassed by excess skin and fat hanging down underneath their arms. We hear from arm lift patients who are thrilled to be able to wear short sleeved and sleeveless clothing for the first time in years!
If you have lost a significant amount of weight, you may be considering multiple areas to lift on the body or perhaps a full body lift. Please see our Body Procedures Page for information about the other body lift procedures we perform.
Contact Us for a Free Consultation at Our Arm Lift New York or Arm Lift Manhattan Locations
Call us today or come in for a free, private consultation to discuss whether an arm lift is right for you. We will take all the time you need to answer your questions and explain the procedure from beginning to end.
Arm Lift New York Info from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Arm Lift Manhattan Video from WebMD.
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