200lbs & on semaglutide, arm lift or lipo vaser? (Photo)

Given your weight history, including significant weight loss and your current use of semaglutide, your mixed recommendations between an arm lift and liposuction make sense. Here’s a more personalized breakdown based on your situation:

1. Arm Lift (Brachioplasty):
Why It Might Be Recommended: Since you’ve experienced significant weight loss, skin elasticity in the upper arms may be compromised. After losing 100 pounds, it’s common to have loose, sagging skin that might not respond well to liposuction alone. If you have skin laxity, an arm lift would be a better option to address both excess skin and fat. This will give you a smoother, tighter contour.
Benefits: Removes excess skin and fat, resulting in a more toned appearance. This is especially important if the skin in your arms is sagging post-weight loss.
Consideration: The trade-off with an arm lift is the scar along the inner arm, though this can fade over time.
2. Liposuction:
Why It Might Be Recommended: If your skin still has some elasticity and the primary concern is fat accumulation (due to weight gain), liposuction may help sculpt the arms. However, since you’ve gained some weight after your tummy tuck and are currently on semaglutide, it’s important to consider how your skin will respond to future weight loss. If your skin can’t retract after fat removal, you may still end up with sagging skin, even after lipo.
Benefits: Less invasive, shorter recovery time, and if you still have good skin elasticity, it can provide great results.
Consideration: If there’s loose skin after weight loss, liposuction may not provide the tightening you’re hoping for, and you might later require an arm lift.
Considering Semaglutide:
Weight Loss on Semaglutide: Since you’re on semaglutide, which is helping with weight loss, your arm appearance may change further as you lose weight. This means you might want to wait until your weight stabilizes before undergoing any procedure to ensure the most effective long-term results.
Recommendation:
If you’re still losing weight, I recommend discussing with your doctor about waiting until your weight stabilizes before deciding between an arm lift or liposuction. An arm lift may ultimately provide the most comprehensive result if skin laxity is a concern, but if your skin still has good elasticity, liposuction could be sufficient.
Ultimately, the right decision depends on your skin condition and future weight loss goals. A consultation with a surgeon who has experience in post-weight loss body contouring would be helpful to finalize the best approach for your arms.

Hello, an arm lift is going to remove the lose skin for a slimmer less hanging arm look. The liposuction is only going to remove the fat from the area. From the sounds of it you have lost some significant weight which means there is likely some loose skin. If the skin hanging is the biggest concern I would look at doing the arm lift.