Is it safe to have a thigh lift and an arm lift at the same time?

An arm and thigh lift is something that many women wish to have performed at the same time.  The safety of doing these two procedures at the same time will be decided by your plastic surgeon.  Your surgeon must take into consideration several factors: age, height/weight, previous medical history and family medical history.  This is something you will want to discuss with whichever plastic surgeon you choose.  Best of luck to you!

It is very common for women to want an Arm Lift, especially after having had children or weight loss/gain. Pregnancy definitely is hard on the arm areas and this is a comment complaint among women visiting my office. I completely understand the desire to save costs as well as only undergo only one procedure and have them done at the same time. We always ask for medical clearance for all of our patients and if you are healthy, then this can usually be a safe option. Of course, staging them and doing them separately is also a reasonable option and one you can discuss with your particular surgeon.Obviously the body heals with swelling and inflammation and usually that maxes out at two days and then starts getting better. Most of these patients take no pain medicine (because of the nerve blocks given during surgery) and usually feel very comfortable going out in public the same or next days.  I usually call my patients the night of surgery and check on them in person the next day. If everything is fine the next day, I then let them shower and they do not need a dressing over their incisions. At the two week check up, I usually have people start working out and then after six weeks they can do whatever they want. I routinely tell people to take a few days to a week off work. As with any scar on the human body, initially scars are red, hard and raised and it typically takes six months to a year for them to become a soft thin white line. Additionally with recovery, there're many things we do to expedite healing such as nerve blocks during surgery, oral supplements, skin care and scar therapy recommendations, lymphatic massage sessions that are included in our pricing.I strongly feel that it's very important to have an honest conversation with your surgeon about your particular situation, lifestyle, work environment and specifically which procedures you're having done so that you both have the most honest answer about your recovery and are realistic with expectations and results.I would recommend that you see a board-certified plastic surgeon in your area that is a member of both ASPS & ASAPS and performs a lot of tummy tucks and arm lifts and body lifting. Good luck with your future correction!I hope my answer helps and if it does, please take a moment to up vote this answer on the “respond” button on the top right.  Have a great day.

Hello and thank you for your question.  The
best advice you can receive is from an in-person consultation.  If you are in good health and can obtain medical clearance from your primary physician, then brachioplasty and thigh lift can be safely combined together into the same procedure.   Make sure you specifically look
at before and after pictures of real patients who have had this surgery
performed by your surgeon and evaluate their results.   The most
important aspect is to find a surgeon you are comfortable with. I recommend
that you seek consultation with a qualified board-certified plastic surgeon who
can evaluate you in person.
Best wishes and good luck.
Richard G. Reish, M.D.  FACS
Harvard-trained plastic surgeon