Wrinkley Skin on Upper Arms? (photo)

Hello summerlee1, thanks for your question and photos. The treatment of loose skin/ cellulite is a difficult one. This condition, whether it is on the upper arms, thighs, or buttock region, is due to a combination of soft tissue/fatty deflation with concomitant sun damage, loss of elastin in the skin with aging, and irreversible dermal damage. Although a number of new lasers come out every year purporting to be the latest and greatest treatment for these, I have found... more

Thank you for the question and pictures. It is difficult to give you good advice based on the photographs provided but some general thoughts may be helpful to you. Arm lifting surgery is generally the most effective way of dealing with loose skin of the upper arm. However, this procedure is only effective if the area of skin involved is the lower part of the upper arm ( what some patients will call their “bat wings”). In other words, this the area of “wrinkly skin” involves other... more

For this very problem and that skin just above the knees I have been using the Cellulaze laser with great success. For my practice, this has been a short out-patient treatment. Lymphatic drainage done right after the procedure has also helped. Good luck!