What is a brachioplasty?

Everything sounds better when spoken in Latin with an English Public (IE very private) School accent...Brachio - for arm and Plasty for change or mold describes an arm lift. Depending on the extent of skin looseness and residual amount of fat in the arm, various procedures have been used employing different... more

Lifts on this famously wobbly part of the human physiognomy—known familiarly as “Hi Janes” or “Bingo” arms—are particularly popular. Heavy and even moderately droopy arms can be recountoured very effectively with liposuction. Nit if a patient is left with severely hanging... more

Like most other "lift" procedures, an arm lift results in a scar.  It is best suited for patients who have undergone significant weight loss that results in a "bat wing" appearance to their arms.  In these cases, it is reasonable to trade the hanging skin for the required scar.... more

 Basically, that's what it is. Brachium means arm. The procedure involes taking skin and fat off the arm to tighten the arm giving a better contour to the arm.  Usually this results in a scar in the armpit and down the arm on the lower inner aspect.  In some cases you may be able to do this just... more

A Brachioplasty is an arm lift operation, to reduce the unwanted laxity of skin and abundance of fat. This can be done with a combination of liposuction and removal of skin, that leaves a scar along the inner arm. For very limited cases, the scar can be kept entirely within the armpit, but only very minor cases.

A brachioplasty is an arm lift.  Contouring of the arm can be achieved using liposuction alone, with excision alone, or in combination.  Patients with excess fatty tissues and good skin elasticity will benefit from liposuction alone.  If there is excess skin with poor elasticity, a brachioplasty... more

As mentioned below, a brachioplasty is commonly known as an arm lift, and it is a trade off of a better contoured arm with significant scars.  The scars are positioned in a location to try and hide them but they will always be visible. Brachioplasty can be a very good operation for people who have lost... more

Brachioplasty procedures are becoming increasingly common with massive weight loss patients.  The decision to perform a brachioplasty is based on the following criteria: Amount of skin redundancy Amount of volume excess - fat in the upper arms Quality of the skin Options for surgery include a vertical... more

A brachioplasty is an "arm lift" procedure done to remove excess skin and fat from the upper arm. Other than in patients who have had massive weight loss, this procedure is relatively rarely performed because of the rather visible scars that are involved. The skin in the upper arm is very thin and the scar,... more

With advancing age, and sometimes following major weight loss, the upper arms can become 'flabby', with excess skin that sags when the arm is held upright. Many patients I see with this problem will wear only long-sleeved shirts and dresses. In some patients the problem is primarily excess skin, in others it... more