Over 50 pound weight loss - Can Renuvion help my loose arm skin?

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I've lost over 50 pounds slowly and gradually and the rest of my body skin has retracted very nicely, but my arms not so much. I don't want to go through those awful scars from a full arm lift. I have heard good things about a renuvion lift for mild to moderate loose skin. I would even consider a mini arm lift as the scar is not as long or deep. Would I be a good candidate for the renuvion lift or mini arm lift?

Dallas Buchanan, MD · Answer

Thank you for your pics and questions and congrats on your weight loss. I would be very careful with expectations in your case. You have a significant amount of skin excess and laxity that is going to be best treated with surgery (brachioplasty). However, I can understand the desire to avoid major surgery and the scars that come with this procedure, so a minimally invasive skin tightening might sound great. What most people won't tell you is that these modalities only achieve about a 10-20% improvement in the area at best and are likely to leave you with a less dramatic end result than you want. In addition, if you try to push the envelope of skin tightening with these devices, you are going to end up with adhesions, scarring, and contour deformity from trying to "shrink" all that extra skin. Proceed with caution and hope this helps!
Dallas Buchanan, MD
VIVIFY plastic surgery
Tampa, FL

Over 50 pound weight loss - Can Renuvion help my loose arm skin?

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