What Procedure Do You Recommend to Repair the Bicep Area After an Accident? (photo)
asked 5 months ago by Sue in Maple Ridge in Maple Ridge, BC, Canada
Latest answer by John Borkowski, MD
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I was riding my bike to work when a girl opened her passenger door and it slammed into my bicep. I now have a scar, 3 puckered spots around my bicep and a bulge on my upper left arm. My plastic surgeon says that my scar healed nicely. What do you recommend to repairt the puckered spots and bulge - fat or collagen? Thanks very much, Sue
1 answer to What Procedure Do You Recommend to Repair the Bicep Area After an Accident? (photo)
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Injury to soft tissues of the arm.
Sue,
It is difficult to answer you questions without addition information, better photos, and an examination to determine the nature of the problem. Best advice is to return to your plastic surgeion. Things to consider are rupture of the biceps, damage to the fat (althought you look very lean), displacement of the fat due to loss of the normal connections of the fat to the underlying tissues, and normal post injury swelling. ...
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John Borkowski, MD
Hartford Plastic Surgeon
Hartford Plastic Surgeon