Naples Arm Lift doctors

	Kent V. Hasen, MD Naples Plastic Surgeon 4081 Tamiami Trail North Suite C203, Naples		1 answer
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	Justin Yovino, MD Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon 910 NE 26th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
	Andrea Paolo Basile, MD Naples Plastic Surgeon 803 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples
	Stanley Gulin, MD Naples Plastic Surgeon 6610 Willow Park Drive Suite 104, Naples

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Postero-medial Incision Placement in Brachioplasty 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.

A: Posterior versus Medial Based Scars

The first point to realize with a brachioplasty that the scar is the biggest issue with the overall outcome. You have to trade the excess skin and fat of the upper arm for a much better and tighter shape to the upper arm, but at the expense of scar.

So there have been many different approaches to addressing the scar in brachioplasty. These range from the traditional inner medial incision to a posterior based incision to short scar types.

The traditional inner medial incision is well hidden when the arms are down at your side, but quite noticeable when your arms are up.

The posterior incision is located at the bottom part of the upper arm when your arms are raised at 90 degrees to your body. This scar is not seen from the front when your arm is by your side. It is also not seen when your arm is raised up. The only time this is seen is from behind when your arm is by your side.

I draw a red line with a marker on my patients arms in both locations so they can decide for themselves which scar they would rather have.

As for the short scar brachioplasty, this tries to hide the scar horizontally in the armpit. It can be useful in people with arm laxity in the upper 1/3 of the upper arm, but it doesn't reduce the circumferential excess that is frequently seen in people needing brachioplasty.

Kent V. Hasen, MD

Naples Plastic Surgeon