How much recovery time is needed after brachioplasty?

You will be sore after brachiolplasty surgery and will need to avoid excessive use of your arms for lifting or stretching. You will be able to gradually return to normal activities after a few weeks and will completely healed in just a few months. See a board certified plastic surgeon near you to learn more.

Thank you for your question. Typically patients are using their arms for light activities of daily living (like eating and dressing) right away. However, I advise my patients to avoid repetitive activities or lifting over about 10kg (about 20lb) for 6 weeks postoperatively.

Thank you for your question regarding how much recovery time is needed after a brachioplasty. The majority of patients should take about 2 – 3 weeks off work after arm lift surgery, depending on the extent of their procedure, the nature of their job, and other factors. During this time, patients will wear compression garments around the clock and will need to keep their arms elevated as much as possible. While the preliminary results of an arm lift are visible almost immediately after surgery, the final outcome can take several months to become apparent. During this recovery time, as the residual swelling subsides and the tissues heal.

Arm lift surgery requires most patients to avoid physical work for 3 weeks and exercise for 4-6 weeks. We have refined this procedure to make recovery a little easier. No drains, no stitches to remove and washable compression sleeves allow our patients to be driving and out in public within the first week. In some instances we can achieve worthwhile improvements with our skin tightening non-surgical Medspa treatments.

Thank you for your question.Following surgery you need to really restrict activity for the first 2 weeks.  You do not want to lift anything greater than 10 pounds for those 2 weeks and no reaching over head. After the first 2 weeks, you can start to slowly increase your activity and weight that you are lifting.