Tampa Arm Lift doctors
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Armando Soto, MD
Orlando Plastic Surgeon
7009 Dr. Phillips Blvd. Suite 100, Orlando |
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7 answers |
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Daniel Greenwald, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon
1208 East Kennedy Blvd Suite 221, Tampa |
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2 answers |
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Paul Albear, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon
26844 Tanic Drive, Wesley Chapel |
1 answer | |
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Eleanor J. Barone, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon
3715 W. Azeele St., Tampa |
1 answer | |
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Jay H. Ross, MD
Tampa Plastic Surgeon
35080 US Highway 19 N At The Fountains, Palm Harbor |
1 answer |
Recent Answers
What Are the Options for Treatment of Bat Wings if You've Had a Mastectomy?
Contouring the upper arms is an extremely successful procedure. Batwings, hanging skin from the upper arms, is removed to provide a smooth and youthful contour. This can be performed after breast reduction or in conjunction with other body contouring procedures. There is a long scar, but this is usually well hidden at the back of the arm.
I am doing saline packing on the small wound but is there anything else to speed the healing? Also why are the compression garments worn for 6 wks plus. Thanks in advance
Minor wound healing problems are quite common after brachioplasty. These occur because the skin is tight when closed under some tension. It would not be unusual for a small wound such as this to require 4-6 weeks for complete healing. The final results are rarely compromised.
Saline dressing changes are completely appropriate. If you are experiencing some discomfort and you are not allergic to sulfa you may want to try Silvadene dressing changes. This antibiotic cream can be soothing and actually promotes wound healing.
Compressive garments are worn for 6 weeks to help control swelling and to mold the arm while you are healing, and also to help keep tension off the wound so that the scar is not stretched. The 6 week time frame derives from research which suggests that it takes at least 42 days for wound strength to become significant after surgery.
A tummy tuck removes stretchmarks from the stomach..does an arm lift remove stretchmarks from arms?? Thankyou
Brachioplasty will remove the wrinkles if they are in the surgical field. The real goal is , like a tummy tuck, to remove the excess skin. The three worse things about the procedure is 1st the scar , 2nd the scar and 3rd the scar. Hard to hide the incision it is very visable because of the location ( inner arm between the bicep and tricep). Just depends on if you want to exchange the skin for a scar. Look at pre and post photos before having it done.
