Arm Lift: Q&A
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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?
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deana182
in Nashville, TN.
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Weight Training Helps Brachioplasty
Toning your muscles with resistance training will definitely help with the results of your arm lift (brachioplasty)!
I recommend you start as soon as you can before surgery, but it is not necessary to delay your surgery date in order to do toning exercises.
To allow good post-op healing, allow 6 weeks before resuming toning/resistance training for your arms.
I hope you get great results!
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Fitness helps with body contouring
The best results with arm lift procedures are seen in patients with lax arm tissues and minimal fatty deposits. It would help your post-op result immensely if you can achieve a close-to-ideal body weight prior to arm lift surgery. Working out will help achieve that goal, and will improve the muscle tone of your arms.
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Arm lift and timing of exercise
The very best results come in patients who are at their baseline weights. That is the weight they "live at", not necessarily the weight they would like to be.
The reason for this is that the baseline weight is how the patient spends most of their life, and the surgery should be optimized for that state, not for an artificially high or low weight, or an artificially high or low degree of physical conditioning.
Of course it is best for a patient to maximize the health of their diet,...
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Exercise Before and After Arm Lift
Start toning your muscles prior to surgery and then when your plastic surgeon allows you to resume after surgery start up your exercise regimen again for best arm lift results.
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Arm Lifting and Exercise?
Thank you for the question.
Exercise before AND after the procedure will help you with the “best, toned look”.
Please make sure you are working with a well experienced board-certified plastic surgeon.
Best wishes.
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Toning your arms before surgery
By working out and toning your arms as much as possible before an arm lift or Brachioplasty procedure you can only help yourself and your results more. This is because you will tone your muscles and decrease the amount of fat beneath the skin, therefore, your surgeon will be able to remove more skin at the time of surgery and get even better results. Good luck- Erez Sternberg, MD.
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Arm Lift and Exercise
I always encourage a balanced diet and exercise. Toning before and after your surgery will definitely help your results. However, remember, after your surgery, your surgeon will likely recommend no heavy lifting or strenuous activity for 3-5 weeks. You need to give time for all your incisions to heal well. Talk to your surgeon about his/her postoperative care plan.
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Arm Lift and Exercise
A healthy lifestyle with good diet and exercise is always recommended with or without surgery. Weight training is great for toning muscles. It will do nothing for excess skin. If you are planning to get Arm lift, toning your muscles will compliment your cosmetic outcome and yield better results. Choosing the right plastic surgeon is also very important. Make sure you choose a plastic surgeon that is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgeon.
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Arm lift (brachioplasty) and exercise
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...
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Exercise and arm lifts
Exercise with resistance can cause muscle hypertrophy and increased blood flow to the area. exercise the triceps muscle. the biceps doen't matter as much. this will help in ultimate definition
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