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Arm Lift for Stretchmarks??

asked 1 year ago by f927 in Australia
Latest answer by Tom J. Pousti, MD
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Tags: stretch marks

A tummy tuck removes stretchmarks from the stomach..does an arm lift remove stretchmarks from arms?? Thankyou

9 answers to Arm Lift for Stretchmarks??

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Arm lifting surgery and scars

Arm lifting surgery involves removal of loose skin and adipose tissue of the upper arms. Stretched marked skin that falls along the lower part of the arms may be removed during this procedure. Stretch marks that involve skin of the upper part of the arm or shoulders will not be removed. The arm lifting procedure is a great procedure to remove excess skin and adipose tissue of the upper arms. However, this procedure carries a major drawback: difficult scarring that may require... more
Tom J. Pousti, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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Will an Arm Lift Remove Stretch Marks?

An arm lift can remove stretch marks from the arm if they are in the area where the redundant skin is to be removed. But if removing stretch marks is your major concern, you will not be happy with the trade off. In order to get a good result, an arm lift has an incision from the armpit to the elbow which is much more visible than stretch marks. However, if you are in need of an arm lift due to redundant skin and fat and are aware of the incision line, then yes another benefit can be the... more
Miguel Delgado, Jr., MD

San Francisco Plastic Surgeon
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Arm Lift May Remove Wrinkles Depending on Their Location

A brachioplasty, or arm lift operation will certainly remove stretch marks in a similar way that they are removed during a tummy tuck. It all depends on where the stretch marks are, and whether they are included in the skin excision pattern on the inside of the arms.
Samuel Sohn, MD

Las Vegas Plastic Surgeon
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Arm tummy tuck

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.
Paul Albear, MD

Tampa Plastic Surgeon
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Stretch marks from arm

An arm lift removes excess skin from the inside of the arm. This will obviously remove any stretch marks in the skin being removed. This will also improve the appearance in the nearby area by stretching the remaining skin on the arm. The downside of course in a long scar on the inside of the arm.
Anindya Lahiri, MBBS

Birmingham Plastic Surgeon
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Arm lift helps excessive skin and fat

An arm lift is intended to remove loose skin and fat from the upper arm. If stretch marks are present in the removed skin, they disappear, but stretch marks are not the real indication fror the procedure.
Hugh McLean, MD

Mississauga Plastic Surgeon
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Arm lift for stretchmarks - laser?

Short answer - Yes. However this is only true if the stratch marks are in the area at the bottom of your upper arm standing with your arms out. I am really much more intrigued with laser treatment for stra=etch marks though. This past week I gave a talk in Austin, Tx to a group of doctors on Laser Hair Removal. At the meeting another MD was talking about the Lumenis Ultrapulse Fractionated Laser (I have this laser also). This doctor has been using the DeepFX hand piece to treat stretch marks... more
Clayton L. Moliver, MD

Houston Plastic Surgeon
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Arm Lift

If you are not happy with the stretch marks then you will be unhappy with the scar of the arm lift. Not a good idea
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Arm Lifts and Stretch Marks

An arm lift or brachioplasty like a tummy tuck removes stretch marks, but only those in the skin removed. Tummy tuck also tend to move stretch marks located in the upper abdomen to a lower area of the abdomen. The big difference is the scarring which tends to be better and better accepted with tummy tucks than with arm lifts.
John Whitt, MD

Louisville Plastic Surgeon

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