I had a brachioplasty a week ago. No blood or anything since day 2. I keep hearing on this site that I needed compression garments is this true? Also my armpits look scary is this Normal? They aren't bleeding or oozing
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July 6, 2016
Answer: Compression Garments after Brachioplasty in Melbourne, Florida
Many times staples are used to help close the skin and sometimes these are done instead of sutures because the plastic surgeon thinks the closure may be tight or the skin is not very thick. While uncomfortable, there is likely a good reason your plastic surgeon used them. Follow up with your...
Thank you for your question. It's not the sedation that's the issue, it's the amount of local that would be required for a bilateral brachioplasty which may reach toxic levels, increasing the risk for complications. For this reason, I perform brachioplasties under general. It would be co...
Hello, and thank you for your request regarding incision breakdown after an arm lift and what is safe to use on open arm lift wounds, although sutures are present. Thank you for your question and your pictures. Unfortunately, arm lift incisions are very prone to wound breakdown. The reason...