Redding Arm Lift doctors
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Curtis Wong, MD
Redding Plastic Surgeon
2440 Sister Mary Columba Dr. Suite 200, Red Bluff |
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Mark D. Ball, MD
Redding Plastic Surgeon
2439 Sonoma Street Suite 101, Redding |
Recent Answers
I have read about the postero-medial incision placement (Brachioplasty).
One time it said this incision was at the junction of the posterior and medial aspects of the arm, in another, it said it was an inner incision. Is it neither an inner nor a posterior incision but just at the junction or is it considered an inner incision?
Thank you for any clarification regarding this.
The traditional scar placed on the inside of the arm will almost universally hypertrophy or stretch out.
The posterior scar is a curvy scar that is visible when your arms are down at your side.
I was fortunate enough to have a patient willing to have each technique done and her overwhelming choice was the posterior scar.
Scars will mature with time and become less noticeable. The posterior approach is much simpler to revise if needed and the scar has potential to be better than the medial arm scar.
Its a choice you will be presented with and only you can decide on what scar you can live with.
I had a Brachioplasty (Arm Lift) done in early 2009. The surgeon and I agreed a revision would be a good idea to remove the remaining excess hanging skin. He has suggested doing this in his office with local anesthesia...I will be awake. Yikes..
Is it routine to do such a procedure in an office (not a surgery center) with only a local? I think if I see him cutting my arm flesh off I'll pass out! Has anyone removed excess skin all the way along the length of both arms in an office with just a local? Thanks for your input!
It depends... if you can tolerate the injections, its certainly safe to do in the office and under oral sedation. If your pain tolerances are poor, it would be better to do in an operating room under IV sedation or with an anesthesiologist assuming you have the whole arm to "redo". If you only have very small areas of concern, local anesthesia would be your best and most cost efficient option.
