Arm Lift or Vaser Lipo Surgery on my Arms? (photo)

         You may be able to get away with liposuction alone.  Arm lift is always the safe and conservative answer.  If you are borderline, liposuction could be performed first with the understanding that the skin may need to be addressed with arm lift in the future.  Liposuction results are highly surgeon dependent.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of liposuction procedures each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.

 

Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

A brachioplasty is essentially an upper arm lift. In this procedure, the excess hanging skin and fat in the upper arm is removed. Its the procedure used to correct the common "bat wing" of skin that manifests in patients who have lost a significant amount of weight.  Based on your photo alone, I do not this you warrant an arm lift.  Rather, I'd explore liposuction for you to achieve your goals without the scar. Best wishes.

Dr. Basu

Houston, TX