I'm thrilled w/ my L arm, but my R arm's horrible. I know swelling can take months to subside but I this isn't swelling, I have over an inch of "hanging skin flap". There was a resident in the surgery. I can't be positive (but I've worked in the medical field for 10+ yrs I'm familiar w/ how training residents & fellows work) but he did my R arm. There are many clues, out of surgery my R arm was wrapped so tight my hand was blue, after drains removed I have a Seroma on my R arm & the "skin flap".
November 5, 2015
Answer: Early uneven results after brachioplasty. Tiffany, the fact that you have some issues early with the right arm, may have contribute to the asymmetry. Things change as the tissues heal and the skin may contract after the swelling goes away. If several months from now the asymmetry still bothers you, I am sure your surgeon will offer you a revision. Just for peace of mind, let me tell you that the amount of skin removed, has more to do with the preoperative markings, than with the surgeon who cuts through those markings. The surgeon with more experience is always responsible for the case.
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November 5, 2015
Answer: Early uneven results after brachioplasty. Tiffany, the fact that you have some issues early with the right arm, may have contribute to the asymmetry. Things change as the tissues heal and the skin may contract after the swelling goes away. If several months from now the asymmetry still bothers you, I am sure your surgeon will offer you a revision. Just for peace of mind, let me tell you that the amount of skin removed, has more to do with the preoperative markings, than with the surgeon who cuts through those markings. The surgeon with more experience is always responsible for the case.
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October 20, 2015
Answer: Uneven arms You do appear to have some excess tissue at both ends of you incision. Timing is everything in surgery especially if you need a revision for symmetry. You will form scar tissue everywhere you have had surgery and scar tissue heals by contracting and remodeling. I like to let that process occur and then consider revisional surgery to get a more exact result in 6 months.
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October 20, 2015
Answer: Uneven arms You do appear to have some excess tissue at both ends of you incision. Timing is everything in surgery especially if you need a revision for symmetry. You will form scar tissue everywhere you have had surgery and scar tissue heals by contracting and remodeling. I like to let that process occur and then consider revisional surgery to get a more exact result in 6 months.
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