My doctor said I don't need lipo on my arms only an arm lift. He did say I had some fat in my arms but he doesn't do arm lipo because it causes your arm to swell too bad. Why would swelling matter if it eventually goes away? Does it impact the results /scar? Is that common / correct? I thought they always did lipo with an arm lift.
I have stretch marks all over my upper arms from weight gain. I've noticed that if I pull on the skin that they become less noticeable. I'm open to getting a mini arm lift but not a full one. Is a mini arm lift enough to reduce the appearance of my stretch marks?
I am meeting with a few surgeons regarding brachioplasty. Some offer placement on the inside of the arm from the armpit to the elbow. While others choose placement on the back of the arm. Which selection is better and why? Thank you in advance for taking my question.
Hello, Hypothetically speaking, what happens if you have larger arms and have lipo and skin removal to the upper arm which then becomes smaller than your forearm? Would a plastic surgeon realize this could be a possibility as theyre performing lipo & brachioplasty to your arms or would it be a surprise once Im healed and notice my forearm circumference is larger than my upper arms? Would I need to then come back for forearm lipo and lift? Ive read on this website that forearms are not a popular body region for lifts/lipo. What can be done for the forearms?
Hi! I have larger arms, which doesnt bother me as much as them folding over when theyre resting by my side. Even when Ive been on the smaller side (size 12), I had this issue in high school. Im wondering if lipo with rejuvion would work or if I need a full arm lift? Again, not really self-conscious about my arms being bigger, just the hang near the armpit that creases.
I had a MMO 1/14/25. Recovery was easy with minimal issues other than spitting sutures. I rejected almost all, including thicker deep sutures. Before rejecting, they would get infected looking spots that I could lightly press on, and they would open with puss coming out. I'd clean them up, and within a few hours, the Stitch would come out, and it would clear up. I kept a good eye on all of my incisions, so I was able to catch it quick because some of them would just open up on their own and I would have a big hole. I cleaned it up and put a steri strip over it so it was still getting air and everything but being held together so it wouldn't open further. At one point under one of my breasts, they weren't opening/draining, but were really warm, red, and inflamed with puss underneath the skin, so I had to request antibiotics. Now to my questions with ext brachioplasty. Since HS affects the armpit, I am more concerned about stitches rejecting, and infection. Can an ext brachioplasty be performed without dissolvable sutures? Can it be done with glue and tape? I have seen a few with staples but not often, and they've said it was painful with staples, so I don't really want that. I've also seen a few with plastic Clips over the incision but I don't know what they were called or where I saw those, so I don't know what to ask for that. I am not sure if regular sutures would reduce the issue of spitting, or if I could avoid sutures all together?