Arm Lift: Stories

I'm so suprised by the position of the scars, if I hold my arms like you are in your pic's, you can not see my scars from the front of the back at all. (i have pic's posted also) I'm happy i had it done but my arms were 19 inches when i started and 12.75 right now and i'm only 2 months out.

Thanks everyone. I will basically be waiting until the middle of May to have a serious talk with my doctor about the scars. That will be my 1-year mark. If they are not faded by then (which they should be for the most part), then I will talk about getting the laser treatment for scars that he has mentioned in the past. but said I should wait on.

Hi! Just checking in on those scars. My doc did some needling work during my TT on 12/26 and now the scars feel basically filed down. They are softer and sort of a brownish red. But, seriously, it feels like someone took a sander and buffed them out. I'll keep you posted on their healing. I had the arm lift down in march so this scar repair was about 9 months later. Now, if I can just recover from this TT surgery. Ugh.

I use Coco Butter during the day and at nights I tape on the Silicone Gel Sheet. You can find it online.

Are you using Mederma scar cream?

I'm glad to see some recent updates about the arm lifts. I'm having a TT & arm lift this Friday the 7th. When I talked to my PS about the arm lift he said its a trade off. You are accepting the scar instead of the skin. Your arms look great and I'm sure the scars will look better over time.

Hello, OMG! i thought i was the only one, really didn't know who to talk to about this that would understand but i came across this site and read your story. I so feel you! i also got arm lift and tummy tuck at the same time and your so right! i felt so restricted had to get my mom to take some time off to help out since i do have little ones, after a couple weeks i felt overwhelmed i couldn't do much for myself having both procedures done at the same time. i had mines done in june, I'm coming across to my 6month, I'm happy with my tummy tuck but my arms have thick dark pink scars still and my skin still seems to be loose so I'm planning a revision in Dec, so i understand about the dark scars and its funny what u say because i catch people looking at my scars randomly while talking to me and yes people stare and its uncomfortable,i wish they would heal faster! i know that the tummy tuck scar will be fine i had a c-section delivery and had a long scar and it healed nice and got light as my skin so I'm hoping tummy tuck will heal as good too, but these arms are very dark and i got keloids which is thickening of scar so my doc wants to go back in remove scar and of course pull more skin, i did loose about 15lbs after surgery so maybe that loosened skin more but i really wasn't fully happy when it was done because even though it was swollen i still saw it somewhat loose and told my doc, he said to at least wait for 6 month recovery and go from there. so December it is... 6 months post op... and I've been using the silicone scar gel i don't see improvement, but i guess it doesn't matter now I'm getting the procedure done over so ill have to start all over with the healing process, i did discuss other methods with my doc and we are going to do injections which help break down scar tissue from inside out and should improve coloring. ill keep u posted. and i wish u well with your recovery. God Bless you...

Hi, I certainly share your frustration. I had my arms done in March and I still have very red scars. My are different than your in that they were done down the back of my arms. I am having a tummy tuck done in December, and when that is done, the doctor is doing some kind of needling work that is supposed to break down the scars and help the collagen in my skin help the scar heal lighter. I think that because it is our arms and we use them all the time, the scars do not get the opportunity to rest and heal like on our body. I hope that you will continue to keep us posted on your progress, and I will reassure you that as time goes on you will become less and less self-conscious of the scars...

Did you experience any loss of circulation in one or both arms at 9 weeks? I am having some in my left arm ????Thanks!P.S Hows the tape working??

Going into week 9 and arms feel hard inside - nerves feel strange at times- back of arms - still numb--scar great on left side -not as good on right.Under armpit is very red still.There is some edema still around elbow area and directly above.Other than THAT---I guess it is normal. ???How does the Cordran(?) tape work? I purchased some gel for scars that glued my arms to my shirt--THAT WAS FUN!

I'm getting arms and tummy done on the 27th. I live in Houston, TX, and am paying $14,200. I'm planning a thigh lift later on which was quoted at $7,000. I did 3 different doctor consultations and all the prices were pretty much the same...

I'm worried I will forget to come back here or not finding this page. If you could email me at gina_marie3112@hotmail.com I would so appreciate it. Thanks :)

Hello, i just found your log and am very happy i came across this. I am interested in getting an arm lift, tummy tuck and breasts done. I have lst a lot of weight and am now left with saggy arms, stomach and droopy breasts. I lost about 90 lbs in about 4 years plus I breastfed my 2 kids which didn't help at all. I was wondering how much this cost you to get the arms and stomach done? I have almost $10,000 saved up and not sure if I need to save more. Which I'm assuming I will because I want to get my breasts done as well. So it's been about 3 months now for you. Are you happy with the scars and how are your tummy and arms feeling? Can you update with more pictures plz? Sorry for all the questions I am just very curios about this and really love how you are helping everyone else go through this process. Hope you are feeling good :)