subject: Plastic Surgery Removes Redundant, Flabby, And Sagging Skin Folds Of The Upper Arms [print this page] Arm tuck or arm lift, is a plastic surgery procedure used to remove flabby, and sagging skin folds of the upper arms. Hanging arm skin folds are not only unsightly, but also causes underarm skin rashes and irritation and interferes with ones ability to fit in sleeved tops.
Brachioplasty now gives patients the freedom to have a lifestyle that they could not enjoy before. In fact, arm lift surgery has become so popular that according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the amount of brachioplasty surgeries since 1997 has tripled, with in 2005, nearly 15,000 procedures were being performed. Men have also undergone this surgery and it is not exclusive to women.
Those who have had Bariatric Surgery and have lost massive weight because of it, also known as "lap banding" may be good candidates for brachioplasty are or "stomach stapling." While these patients experience many psychological and health benefits because of this weight loss, one of its results is hanging skin that sags from the arms and other parts of the body.
Other candidates for this procedure are those who have gained upper arm flabbiness, mainly caused by the drastic loss of elasticity that accompanies chronic tanning or aging.
Fortunately, this plastic surgery can help make people able to wear blouses and shirts comfortably, to conduct their lives with greater confidence and freedom, and to be able to not feel self-conscious when showing their arms.
People who are not very good candidates for arm lift surgery are those who predominantly have excess fat. This includes those men and women that are better served with first undergoing liposuction. Also, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, a persistent ongoing infection of the sweat glands in their armpits causes people with this to not be able to undergo this surgery until treated appropriately. Finally, People who are at risk of developing chronic arm swelling after undergoing brachioplasty are those women who have had Radical Mastectomy or extensive breast cancer surgery.
Depending on the amount and location of your excess skin, the type of arm lift performed will change. If excess hanging skin is located within two inches from the armpit the cosmetic surgeon can potentially tuck and pull up this excess skin in to the armpit with a mini arm tuck or an axillary brachioplasty. The only option for those people who have excess skin that extends like a "Bat Wing" from the armpit to the elbow, is the standard brachioplasty or standard arm lift, which is the complete removal of the arm flab.
