Upper arms look like a 70 year old. What can I do? (Photo)

Hi Gerri, thank you for your inquiry and pictures of your arms. Based on your history on photos, you have excess upper arm skin and fat. I do not think cool sculpting would do anything. If cool sculpting did do anything, it may, unfortunately, only make your arm skin look worse. If you were to do just arm liposuction, this would remove only arm fat. It would not remove arm skin. Therefore, it would probably make your arms look worse, not better. Based on your history and arm pictures, I would suggest an arm lift or brachioplasty. The incision would extend from the armpit to the elbow. The procedure takes approximately two to three hours and is performed under general anesthesia. Your recovery time would be approximately one to two weeks. I hope this answers your question regarding an arm lift or brachioplasty. Good luck.If you have any questions regarding a brachioplasty, please not hesitate to contact my office. Sincerely,Dr. Katzen

Looking at your pictures, I would suggest a full brachioplasty/arm lift. This would remove arm skin and tighten up the arm. I recommend to consult with a board certified plastic surgeon to what would be the best option for you. 

It appears to me that you have skin laxity and some muscle atrophy of your upper inner arms. My recommendations would be to undergo Thermage treatment of your arms. This should help increase the skin tone. Tricep and bicep exercises would help give more definition to the arms. Estrogen loss associated with aging can result in both loss of collagen and muscle atrophy of they extremities. 

Thank you for your question and for sharing your concerns and photos with us. I would recommend Herman left to help with the concerns that you have shared with us. It will reduce the amount of arm laxity in the upper aspects of your arms.  The trade off but you have to decide is the degree of incisions (scars) and the degree of laxity reduction.  I would visit with a qualified plastic surgeon in your area to help you discuss your options in more detail.

It seems evident from your photographs that you need a full brachioplasty. You simply have too much skin and there probably aren't any other options that can deal with this. You need to see a board-certified plastic surgeon for a good evaluation. Unfortunately, I think you would get the same advice. Most of the pessimism over an arm left is the fact that it needs a scar, which could be quite noticeable, and make the patient self-conscious.

You appear to be an obligate side sleeper. This causes thinning of the medial arm skin from nightly tissue expansion. Once the loose skin is removed with brachioplasty train yourself to sleep on your back to avoid early recurrence of skin stretch and wear your postoperative compressive sleeves for as long as possible to support the repair. 

Thank for your question and photos. Brachioplasty, also known as Arm Lift reshapes the upper arm to tighten loose skin and remove fat in order to contour the arms. Removing the excess skin caused by weight loss, natural aging or in your case heridatary can tighten loose skin that extends from the underarm area to the elbow; liposuction is sometimes used in combination to achieve the best results. Hope this helps. Good luck.

Thanks for your question and photographs.  Unfortunately genetics can be unkind!  It appears as though you have a problem with the quality of the skin on your upper arms which causes the skin to appear lax.  The only reliable way to resolve the problem is with a brachioplasty procedure.  Liposuction addresses excess fat only and will leave your skin even looser and unsightly.  My approach is to plan a scar line that runs down the bottom of the arm so that it is not seen easily when your arm is outstretched as in your photos.  Brachioplasty tightens the skin of the arm effectively and the scar fades well with time.  I find my patients having this procedure are very happy with the outcome.  

Hello dear, thanks for your post and provided pictutres as well. an arm lift would give you the best resuts.Arm lift is a surgical procedure that:Reduces excess sagging skin that droops downwardTightens and smoothes the underlying supportive tissue that defines the shape of the upper armReduces localized pockets of fat in the upper arm regionFluctuations in weight, growing older, and heredity can cause your upper arms to have a drooping, sagging appearance. This is a condition that cannot be corrected through exercise.Arm lift surgery may be right for you if the underside of your upper arms are sagging or appear loose and full due to excess skin and fat.I recommend to seek for a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for a person evaluation. Good luck :)

Based on your photos, an arm lift would give you the best results.  This procedure will remove excess fat and skin in order to contour the arms.  The result is a thinner, more proportionate upper arm.  The down side is the scars that can extend from the underarm to the elbow crease.  I advise meeting with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in your area who can discuss the pros and cons of this powerful procedure.Best of luck!