Very conservative arm lipo approach & definitely not enough was taken out

I had an ok experience. Good decrease in inches of the lower part of my upper arm. Upper part of arm did not change in size. They were 12 inches preop and 12 inches 5 months postop.

I was told that the "appearance" of the extra fat was due to loose skin and I would need a lift, which I disagreed with since i was in my 20s at the time and been the same weight since I hit puberty. I ended up getting a revision 7yrs later as shown in my photos. They are taken at 6 weeks post revision measuring at 1.5 inches less than Dr. Yovino's work, and should continue to improve a bit over time. Unfortunately my current doctor stated there was a lot of scar tissue so he couldn't take out as much as he could have if the areas were untouched. However I am happy with the improvements he was able to make, which tells me the first time definitely not enough was taken out. I feel Dr. Yovino has a very conservative approach, which is not a good or bad thing. I could see someone not wanting obvious changes gravitating towards his work.

I ended up getting an arm lipo revision with Dr. Sieber from San Francisco after 7 years of being mildly satisfied with Dr. Yovino's work. I am around 6 months out and you can see progress in the pix. Its around 1.5 inches less than Dr. Yovino's work on my upper arms.

Unfortunately the doctor was unable to achieve as good as results as he could have due to the scar tissue from the 1st surgery, but I was happy enough with what he could take out and it REALLLYYY made a difference in how I can fit arm sleeves for various clothes now. I'm mostly happy I can finally fit my arm nicely into a lot of clothes without feeling like I was about to hulk explode out of the sleeve.

7 years later, ended up getting a revision with a doctor in my city. Unfortunately my initial just did not take out enough. My weight never changed from my surgery date, in fact I was 4 pounds lighter 7 years later. I regret going to Dr. Yovino. He didn’t do a bad job, but he is too conservative.