I am planning to have an arm lift this summer and I want to know if I can/should do exercises for my upper arms prior to the surgery. I used to have very muscular arms but due to a neck injury and no exercise, they have become extremely saggy. My loose skin also feels thicker/beefier than the loose skin on my friend's arms who has lost 100lbs. Any ideas about whether this would affect an arm lift for me?
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February 2, 2015
Answer: Do I need to exercise before an arm lift? If not, will it affect my result?
Hello BLiftFTransfer, thank you for your question. For most arm lifts, or
brachioplasty ex, I often combine the liposuction of the arm and the resection of the arm skin and fat at
the same time. It is rare that I stage these procedures. I believe even in
extreme cases, you do not need to stage...
After a year, your scars have probably improved about as much as they will on their own. In my experience, if you have some looseness to the skin, a scar revision (cutting them out and re-doing them) is usually the best option. If your skin is rather tight, however, then they may end up healing...
Stretch marks simply put are breaks of the continutity of the dermal elastic fibers;after growth spirts, pregnancy or acute swelling.They will fade over time and would hope you will prefer the tighter arm contour with pale stretch marks to the what you had before brachioplasty...I would...
