Why This Ugly Scar After 9 Months After a Brachioplasty, Can This Be Less Visible? (photo)

Hello, thank you for your question regarding your arm lift scar after your arm lift, arm reduction, or brachioplasty.  I would suggest you wait until you are one year after your arm lift and then re-assess your arms with your plastic surgeon.  If your arms are the same as they appear in the arm pictures above, I would suggest an arm lift / arm reduction revision with arm lift / arm reduction scar revision.  The key to your arm lift revision will be VASER arm liposuction.  During your arm lift revision, please be sure your plastic surgeon does VASER arm liposuction. VASER arm liposuction is important because it will not only melt arm fat, but it also melt any residual arm scar tissue.  During the same arm procedure, after your VASER arm liposuction, your arm scar should be revised and more arm skin and fat needs to be removed.  Usually, arm reduction or brachioplasty scars heal very well.  If you cannot afford a full arm lift revision, I would suggest an in-office arm scar revision under local.  Usually, I only revise one arm at time.  If this is not an option, then I would suggest laser scar resurfacing.  I hope that I have answered your questions about to do with your arm scars after a prior arm lift or brachioplasty.    If you have any more questions regarding the arm lift, please contact my office. When searching for an arm lift specialist, please seek an experienced, board certified plastic surgeon with significant expertise in arm reduction surgery.  Demand to see many before and after pictures of patients just like yourself on forums like RealSelf and their website.  Check out patient reviews of your chosen plastic surgeon on forums like RealSelf.  Thank you.  Sincerely, J. Timothy Katzen, MD, FACS, FICS, FASMBS. (Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery, American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, and International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and fellow of the American College of Surgery, International College of Surgery, and American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery).

unfortunately, standard brachioplasty can leave a very noticeable scar. a hidden scar brachioplasty hides the arm tuck scar under the arm, basically where the jackets seem lies.

Thank you for your questionScars after arm lift takes a long time to improve, I advice you to discuss it with your plastic surgeon about what can help the scar to improve, it will get better.
good luck