Hello Doctors, A surgeon I would like to use only has 4 year experience. He was certified in 2020 and received another unknown certification per the American board association in 2024. Should I consider having a doctor with only 4 years experience perform an arm lift on me or should I go with someone with more years of experience? Does it matter?
I have had this my whole life. its like a rubber band has been placed around my arm, the skin is tight which makes it look like i have a fat roll. yes i am overweight but even underweight i had the issue and i hate it. dont want to get arm lift as my other arm doesnt bother me its just this section. I have myotonia congenita unsure if this effects it or not
I had an arm lift 9 months ago and feel that too much loose skin remains. My surgeon agrees more skin could come off and has offered to do a revision. Im struggling to weigh the pros and cons and come to a decision on how to proceed. I'm really unhappy with the amount of loose skin that remains, but since the surgery, I have no feeling in the backside of my upper left arm. Massage, lymphatic drainage and acupuncture have not helped. I'm worried a revision will bring about further nerve damage to this arm or to the right arm (which is currently fine). My incisions have healed up nicely so Im also reluctant to touch those a second time.
Week 1 my incisions opened under both arms. My surgeon closed both original openings with more sutures at 3 weeks. A few sutures did not hold due to poor surrounding tissue. Because I still have sutures close to the wound, what would you recommend for an expeditious recovery? I currently have hydrogel gauze or petroleum jelly. I'm not sure what to use because of surrounding sutures that are holding. Currently the wounds are covered with dry guaze. Thank you for your time.
Hello, Hypothetically speaking, what happens if you have larger arms and have lipo and skin removal to the upper arm which then becomes smaller than your forearm? Would a plastic surgeon realize this could be a possibility as theyre performing lipo & brachioplasty to your arms or would it be a surprise once Im healed and notice my forearm circumference is larger than my upper arms? Would I need to then come back for forearm lipo and lift? Ive read on this website that forearms are not a popular body region for lifts/lipo. What can be done for the forearms?
I had a MMO 1/14/25. Recovery was easy with minimal issues other than spitting sutures. I rejected almost all, including thicker deep sutures. Before rejecting, they would get infected looking spots that I could lightly press on, and they would open with puss coming out. I'd clean them up, and within a few hours, the Stitch would come out, and it would clear up. I kept a good eye on all of my incisions, so I was able to catch it quick because some of them would just open up on their own and I would have a big hole. I cleaned it up and put a steri strip over it so it was still getting air and everything but being held together so it wouldn't open further. At one point under one of my breasts, they weren't opening/draining, but were really warm, red, and inflamed with puss underneath the skin, so I had to request antibiotics. Now to my questions with ext brachioplasty. Since HS affects the armpit, I am more concerned about stitches rejecting, and infection. Can an ext brachioplasty be performed without dissolvable sutures? Can it be done with glue and tape? I have seen a few with staples but not often, and they've said it was painful with staples, so I don't really want that. I've also seen a few with plastic Clips over the incision but I don't know what they were called or where I saw those, so I don't know what to ask for that. I am not sure if regular sutures would reduce the issue of spitting, or if I could avoid sutures all together?
Hi! I have larger arms, which doesnt bother me as much as them folding over when theyre resting by my side. Even when Ive been on the smaller side (size 12), I had this issue in high school. Im wondering if lipo with rejuvion would work or if I need a full arm lift? Again, not really self-conscious about my arms being bigger, just the hang near the armpit that creases.
I'm turning 40 this year and have lost 170lbs after RNY 8 years ago and maintained the loss. I had an ETT 3 years ago and am looking to have a few procedures done this year. The surgeon I saw a month back said he coule combine an extended arm lift (to remove side breast skin), a revision to FDL, and a thigh lift in one go. He said it would be a rough recovery but doable and would take 6 hours. My ETT took 6 hours alone. I don't have an apron belly, I mainly wanted to torso skin addressed so maybe that part isn't as big as it sounds, like a typical full FDL if that makes sense? I have a good deal of bicep and thigh skin as ny starting weight was 393 and I am 230 as of now, 5'10. I keep wondering if I should tell him I'd rather break it up and maybe do like, the FDL and arms, then a few months later do the thighs and maybe the bra line since I'd be booking a second surgery? Or should I run for the hills? Is this a red flag? Just curious! Thank you so, so much in advance, any advice is greatly appreciated!