Saint Petersburg Arm Lift doctors
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Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon
7009 Dr. Phillips Blvd. Suite 100, Orlando |
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Eleanor J. Barone, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon
3715 W. Azeele St., Tampa |
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Stanley Castor, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon
5383 Primrose Lake Circle Unit A, Tampa |
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Christian G. Drehsen, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon
2325 Ulmerton Rd Suite 27, Clearwater |
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Antonio Gayoso, MD
Saint Petersburg Plastic Surgeon
1515 22nd Ave N, Saint Petersburg |
Recent Answers
I will be getting an Arm Lift (Brachioplasty) in around 6 months. I want my arms to have a nice toned look like they used to have. Should I start weight training again before the surgery, or wait until after the procedure and the skin is tightened? Which one will get me the best, toned look?
Hi there-
While staying fit and maintaining the healthy lifestyle that allowed your weight loss in the first place is important in order to achieve and maintain the best outcome, I do not believe it is necessary to enter into some weight training program in order to be happy.
Growing your muscles through weight training may allow more tightening of the arm skin than would be possible with smaller muscles, but then you'll have muscular arms- an appearance few women favor.
A very pleasing brachioplasty outcome should be possible without needing to alter your exercise regime in some specific way, providing you've chosen a quality, experienced plastic surgeon certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery.
If it were you or your significant other, who would you have do the limited incision brachioplasty? I would like to have this done now, but I'll wait for fall and would like someone exp. I cannot seem to locate anyone in MN that has performed several. Thanks.
Depending upon the degree of skin laxity and associated fat remaining in the arm flaps, you may be eligible for 'staged' procedures. This is frequently done in patients after weight loss to take advantage of the skin's ability to retract somewhat after liposuction. In a staged brachioplasty, I perform liposuction of the arms first, allow the the arms to heal and settle down for 3 to 6 months, and then perform the actual skin excision, with hopefully a shorter scar than the patient would have had before the liposuction. Also, this allows for a better contour to the arm prior to excision of excess skin. Many plastic surgeons lipo the arms during the actual surgery to also improve the contour for a better final result. I stage almost all of my procedures, especially tummy tucks and mini tummy tucks, both for better final contour and to take advantage of skin retraction after liposuction.
I am due to have an arm lift and full tummy tuck (both horizontal scar and vertical) with a little lypo, after loosing 148lb. what will my recovery be and mobility after the procedure is done?
Hi there-
There are a great many factors which will affect the recovery you experience, including your individual pain tolerance, the specific activities you would like to engage in, you work responsibilities, and the details of the planned surgery (which only your surgeon can help you understand)...
Your best bet is to ask the surgeon you have chosen this question.
