Arm Lift

Brachioplasty is a procedure that improves the contour of your arms. Does hanging skin and loose tissue on your upper arms bother you? An arm lift could be the solution you need to alleviate this cosmetic problem and regain confidence about the appearance of your arms.

Who Can Benefit from Brachioplasty?

Those who benefit from arm lift surgery have often lost a significant amount of body weight. Weight loss is a considerable achievement, but it often leads to a condition of excess skin on the body. Your upper arms are one location that excess skin tends to accumulate.

At minimum, good candidates for arm lift surgery will have excess, hanging skin on the upper arms that they find very bothersome and limited fat deposits in this area. The main drawback of the surgery is the scars that result; they will fade over time byt always be evident. Those who truly benefit from arm lift surgery are willing to accept the scars in order to realize sleeker, more toned arms.

Arm Lift Surgery: What’s Involved?

With the patient under general anesthesia, Dr. Genter makes an incision from the armpit area toward the elbow, on the back of the arm. A precise amount of excess skin and fat is removed before sutures are placed to close the incisions and further tighten the tissue. The incision size will vary; some patients will only need a limited incision, but in most cases the best results are achieved with the traditional technique.

Recovery from arm lift surgery can be tedious because the patient must limit movement of the arms and keep them elevated much of the time. There are instructions Dr. Genter can provide for you that will make the process as easy as possible. Prescription pain medications are provided to control discomfort during recovery.

Contact Dr. Genter’s office in Jenkintown to learn more about arm lift surgery and whether it may be a good option for you to attain sleeker, slimmer upper arms.