Walnut Creek Arm Lift doctors
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Joseph Mele, MD
Walnut Creek Plastic Surgeon
130 La Casa Via Building 2, Suite 206, Walnut Creek |
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Robert G. Aycock, MD
Pleasanton Plastic Surgeon
1855 San Miguel Drive #4, Walnut Creek |
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Ramin Behmand, MD
Walnut Creek Plastic Surgeon
1776 Ygnacio Valley Road Ste 108, Walnut Creek |
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Vivian Ting, MD
Walnut Creek Plastic Surgeon
1776 Ygnacio Valley Road Suite 108, Walnut Creek |
Recent Answers
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!
Most scar revision surgery is performed in the office, under local anesthesia. The procedure is usually well tolerated, even if you are nervous. By eliminating sedation, the surgery is safer, and by doing it in the office the cost is reduced.
An iPod can be a good distraction if you like music. It gives you something to concentrate on, and helps time pass more quickly.
If you find it too uncomfortable, the procedure can be rescheduled with sedation or deeper anesthesia in an ambulatory surgery center under monitored conditions. Since the uncomfortable part is the numbing up before surgery, there is nothing to heal while waiting to be rescheduled.
