40 y/old, bmi 24 - what procedures can be safely coupled with an arm lift?

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Hello, I am a 40 year old non smoker, bmi 24, after having three children and losing 50 pounds. I am looking to have a mommy makeover, with saline implants potentially AB etching, and an arm lift because even with all the weight training I am doing the bat wings won’t go away nor will the “pouch”. Can you advise the order with which you would recommend undergoing these surgeries with a concern for: 1. Safety and recuperation 2. Optimize my results 3. Minimize number of times under anesthesia.

Zoran Potparic, MD · Answer

MMO is frequently very different set of procedures that is aimed to reconstruct/reshape body after multiple pregnancies, weigh loss, etc. It usually includes breast lift with or without implant augmentation, liposuction, TT, arm lift, BBL. Depending of clinical presentation and patient goals, these surgeries can be done in groups, usually TT, B lift, augmentation, sometimes arm lift, can be done in a single surgery, depending of patient health status and extent of every surgery ( limit of 6 hours per one surgery is usually applied). In person consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon would be the best way to discuss this issue and how to approach it. Good luck.

J. Timothy Katzen, MD, FACS · Answer

Thank you for your question regarding which procedures can be safely coupled with an arm lift. You have stated that you would wish to undergo a mommy makeover with breast implants, ab etching, and an arm lift or Brachioplasty. If you're healthy, you could undergo those procedures all at once. This would depend on your blood work, EKG, chest X-Ray, and analysis. A thigh lift is the only procedure I would suggest you do not have with an arm lift. The recovery is too difficult to combine all extremities during one surgery. Also, another complicated surgery can be combining the arm lift with the tummy tuck or 360 circumferential lower body lift. Combining these procedures with the arm lift makes changing dressing and taking care of daily activities difficult. Thank you for your question regarding what procedures can be coupled with an arm lift. I specialize in arm lifts. I hope that I have answered your questions regarding the arm reduction.If you have any more questions regarding the arm lift, arm reduction, brachioplasty or arm crease fat grafting, please contact my office.  Since a brachioplasty or arm lift surgery is a difficult procedure, please seek an experienced, board certified plastic surgeon with significant experience performing these types of arm lifts. Do your research.  Make sure your chosen plastic surgeon has performed at least 100 arm lifts.  Make sure they have the before and after pictures to prove it.  Carefully examine their before and after pictures and check their reviews on RealSelf.   Sincerely, Dr. Katzen. (“Verified” Plastic Surgeon, President of the American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons, certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Fellow of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American College of Surgery, International College of Surgery, and American Board of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and ​member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and RealSelf Hall of Fame.)

Kristopher Day, MD, FACS · Answer

This is a good question and a common one. Patients often want to combine all surgeries into one so they don't have to go through the recovery and cost more than once, whereas sometimes that is the right approach and sometimes it's not. The guidelines really hinge on the surgical candidacy of the patient (ie, no higher risks due to medical history), whether the surgeon can safely and effectively perform the entire procedure under 4-6 hours of operative time, and any other factors that impact a patient's risk versus reward of having their combined procedure. Reading into your brief background, these procedures could tentatively all be performed together, though each patient, surgeon, and facility is unique and would require a thorough plan for safety in the preoperative consultation.

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

Combining procedures is common and considered safe, but there is a limit.  Typically surgeons will limit surgical time for elective procedures to six hours.  You may be able to combine an arm lift with a tummy tuck in the same day.  An exam by a board certified plastic surgeon is needed to let you know for sure.

Dana Goldberg, MD · Answer

It’s possible to do an arm lift, breast augmentation, and abdominal Liposculpture at the same time. The thing is, by you mentioning the word “pouch” combined with 50 pounds of weight loss, it sounds like an abdominoplasty might be indicated.

It may be safe to do those together, but it’s a hard recovery not being able to use your abs or arms for 6 weeks. That said, I have done this combination for good candidates with lots of post op help and recovery time.

I recommend consulting a board certified plastic surgeon. An in person consultation would make a difference regarding what is safe and reasonable.

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