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Increased quality of life after arm lift following significant weight loss
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Increased Quality of Life After Arm Lift!
DeadCanDance1986October 19, 2024
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Dr. Baldwin is excellent. I’m so happy with the outcome of my arm lift after significant weight loss.
In consultations he was friendly, informative, objective and matter-of-fact. As someone with zero experience with plastic surgery, I was anxious that surgeons would be pushy or critical but the experience with Dr. Baldwin was the complete opposite. There was zero pressure to proceed. Risks, complications and managing expectations especially around scarring are at the forefront of the process and I had plenty of time and space to make an informed decision about going ahead with the surgery or not.
I think it’s pretty normal to feel anxious about big elective surgeries like this but removing excess skin and fat from my arms has really increased my quality of life. I used to have this self-conscious ‘tab’ open in my brain all the time about my arms - I don’t have this anymore. The real gift is not thinking about it at all!
Dr. Baldwin was the second surgeon I had a consultation with - I really recommend finding a surgeon you’re comfortable with and who is happy to explain their methods to you.
The first surgeon I had a consultation with placed the scar on the back of the arm - this looks really good in ‘after’ pictures because you don’t see the scars in outstretched arm photos but the scars are always visible when your arms are down by your side. Dr. Baldwin prefers to place the scars on the inner arm, along the bicep line. He explained that this means scars are visible only when you extend your arms out and over time it blends into the natural line of the bicep. I’m really glad I went with Dr. Baldwin - it’s been an excellent result and I’m really happy with this scar placement. My scars healed well, I had no complications and my boobs also got a mini-lift from the process of removing excess skin in my armpits (definitely a bonus)!
Recovery is pretty rough but then again - so is a lifetime with a body part that doesn’t match the rest of your body!
After the surgery I didn’t have any numbness in my forearms or hands which is amazing. I did have some numbness in my right underarm region but this started to go away after about 6 months. Sensation in my arms and armpits is pretty much back to where it was pre-operatively.
In consultations he was friendly, informative, objective and matter-of-fact. As someone with zero experience with plastic surgery, I was anxious that surgeons would be pushy or critical but the experience with Dr. Baldwin was the complete opposite. There was zero pressure to proceed. Risks, complications and managing expectations especially around scarring are at the forefront of the process and I had plenty of time and space to make an informed decision about going ahead with the surgery or not.
I think it’s pretty normal to feel anxious about big elective surgeries like this but removing excess skin and fat from my arms has really increased my quality of life. I used to have this self-conscious ‘tab’ open in my brain all the time about my arms - I don’t have this anymore. The real gift is not thinking about it at all!
Dr. Baldwin was the second surgeon I had a consultation with - I really recommend finding a surgeon you’re comfortable with and who is happy to explain their methods to you.
The first surgeon I had a consultation with placed the scar on the back of the arm - this looks really good in ‘after’ pictures because you don’t see the scars in outstretched arm photos but the scars are always visible when your arms are down by your side. Dr. Baldwin prefers to place the scars on the inner arm, along the bicep line. He explained that this means scars are visible only when you extend your arms out and over time it blends into the natural line of the bicep. I’m really glad I went with Dr. Baldwin - it’s been an excellent result and I’m really happy with this scar placement. My scars healed well, I had no complications and my boobs also got a mini-lift from the process of removing excess skin in my armpits (definitely a bonus)!
Recovery is pretty rough but then again - so is a lifetime with a body part that doesn’t match the rest of your body!
After the surgery I didn’t have any numbness in my forearms or hands which is amazing. I did have some numbness in my right underarm region but this started to go away after about 6 months. Sensation in my arms and armpits is pretty much back to where it was pre-operatively.
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