Can you get an arm lift and tummy tuck at the same time?

   If you are healthy, an arm lift and tummy tuck can be performed at the same time in about 4 hours.  Make sure your surgeon is an expert at arm lifts, because this is not as common a procedure as the tummy tuck.  You will probably need 2 weeks away from a sedentary job.Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

It is possible to do all in one surgery. Many procedures can be combined during one surgery. Also, combining these #procedures may decrease anesthetics, costs, and recovery time. However, I look at the risk factors such as surgery time greater than 6 hours, or #anesthesia time, increased risks of DVT, prolonged  #healing, #positioning after surgery to name a few, which are a lot to consider. These factors are relative to performing any variety of combinations. 
If deemed a candidate, you may benefit from a #drainless tummy tuck with #liposuction. Silicone #drainage tubes are used by trained Plastic Surgeons for many different operations.  The purpose is to drain extra fluid that may otherwise accumulate under the skin, fat or muscle following an operation. Patients generally find this annoying and uncomfortable and they can impede mobility and therefore slow aspects of #healing. Over the years, surgeons have improved procedures and found ways to eliminate the need for these #drains in a variety of operations; including #tummy #tuck or #abdominoplasty.The most important decision to be made before performing any surgical procedure is determining whether you are an ideal #candidate. Begin with an in-person, one-on-one consultation to determine if you are an ideal #candidate and which technique is best for you. Most importantly, your procedures should be performed by a #Plastic Surgeon who is board-certified and has a great deal of experience specializing in cosmetic #surgery. You will then greatly improve your chances of getting the result you desire, and, without the need for a revision surgery.

Good question, multiple procedures is very common today.  Find a reputable plastic surgeon in your area that specializes in these procedures.

If you are young and healthy, no medical conditions-- then yes. Make sure to go to an Experienced Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for consultation to be examined and he/she will outline the plan for you.

Yes, assuming you are in good general medical health, these two procedures are commonly performed together to give a nice change to the upper body, particularly after weight loss.Consult a plastic surgeon with extensive experience with both of the procedures for your best results. Make sure he/she answers your questions and you feel comfortable and confident with them as your partner is health.   

Yes, an arm lift and tummy tuck can be performed at the same
time.  An arm lift and breast
augmentation also can be done together.  Deciding which combination is best depends on the amount of time off you
can take for your recovery, and how much help you have at home.After a tummy tuck, you will likely be
slightly bent forward at the waist in order to protect the repair, and over the
course of a week you will start to straighten up.  Plastic surgeons typically ask patients to be
careful transferring from the bed to standing by not straining your abdominal
muscles as you rise up.In order to do
so, patients usually have to use their arms to brace or to be lifted from the
bed to their feet.  If you also have a
brachioplasty concurrently, using your arms to brace as you transfer may be
more difficult.  It may be better to
consider doing the arm lift and breast augmentation together, because with this
combination your restrictions are limited to the arms (no heavy lifting after
augmentation and after brachioplasty) and you can use your abdominal muscles to
lift you out of bed to standing.  However, I would recommend that you discuss this with a board certified
plastic surgeon in person.

It is possible to have arm lift and tummy tuck together. The complications of each procedure remains, the added complication is that the operation would be longer. 

Thank you for your question and those two operations are frequently done together and the amount of time off of work is really a function of the type of work you do - if it is a desk job then 2 weeks may be ok but if it requires more activity then more time may be needed.

Dr. Corbin

Thank you for your question.Yes you can haveand arm lift and tummy tuck of the same procedure.  However he must be in good health with no contraindications to surgery.  He also must find a plastic surgeon who is willing to do multiple procedures at the same time.  Doing multiple procedures increases the duration of surgery and not all plastic surgeons are willing to do this type of procedure.