Fantastic Doctor and Results-Arm Lipo with Bodytite

Here’s how my arms look 6 months postop

The women in my family all end with huge, flap in the wind, batwing arms and I am no exception. My kids have teasing me for years about my fatty underarms. I've always known I would do something about it once it was bad enough. I've spoken to a few Plastic Surgeons about it over the years but wasn't convinced they could do much for me. At 47 I was really feeling it was about time to address my arms and started looking for a PS for an arm lift. None of the surgeons I consulted with felt it was bad enough to warrant the huge scar it would leave on my arm and advised me to wait until it became worse. Then I found a RealSelf review of a girl who had AMAZING results with similar arms to mine. She had liposuction with Bodytite performed by Dr. Applebaum in Beverly Hills, CA. I was amazed at how much better and slimmer her arms looked! And she didn't have loose skin hanging either. I had consulted with a PS many years ago in Phoenix who had told me that he could only take 1/4" off my arms with lipo. I didn't think that was worth it so I never did it and didn't know such great results could even be achieved with arm lipo. I contacted Dr. Applebaum for a consultation and was very pleased how easy it was to make an appointment, clean and professional run his office was, easy parking, and that My appointment was on time (unlike some other surgeons where I have to wait 2 hours after my appointment time to be seen, with 30 other people in the waiting room and then they hardly spend any time with me. Dr. Applebaum was very honest and did not over promise anything. Including that he didn't think I would have as good a result as the other girl because she was much younger than me. At first I thought he was saying it wouldn't be worth it and I wasn't far gone enough to warrant a full arm lift yet, but then he assured me that he could get rid of the hang and it would be a subtle improvement and that he would have his patient co-ordinator Nicole quote the procedure. The price was reasonable in my opinion and after a week of thinking about it I scheduled the surgery. Nicole and Dr. Applebaum were very accommodating and helped me get a surgery date that was in the near future and worked perfectly with my husband and I's schedule. The day of surgery Dr. Applebaum, his Anesthesiologist, and Nurse were all amazing and so wonderful. Dr. Applebaum has a surgery center attached to his office so it is very private , easy, and discreet. I can't speak highly enough of Dr. Applebaum and his team. I am super impressed with him and I highly recommend him as a Plastic Surgeon. I've had some previous plastic surgery in the past 1.5 years and really wish I knew about Dr. Applebaum then as he would have been my top choice for everything and my first consultation. I hope my review and pictures help you if you are in the same situation as me and trying to find a solution for your fat flap in the wind triceps. The other girl's review was so helpful for me when searching for a great surgeon to fix me up and I probably never would have found Dr. Applebaum without it. Recovery was super easy. Nicole had told me to expect to be really sore. Honestly it hardly hurt at all and there was almost no bruising. Another testament to how amazing this surgeon is! Dr. Applebaum's communications with me were exceptional. He would FaceTime with me, even on the weekends and at night, to make sure everything was going well, teach my husband how to wrap my arms, and address any questions I had. He didn't want me to have to make the 3 hour drive back and forth to his office and was super accommodating. Honestly I have never met such an outstanding surgeon! He removed 250 cc of fat from my left arm and 200 cc from my right. When I heard that I felt like I had won the liposuction lottery! I had no idea that he would be able to take out that much as my previous surgery with another PS only took out 200 cc with flank and inner thigh lipo ,which imho was not near enough. I'll probably return to Dr. Applebaum in a few years and have him Lipo and Bodytite my whole thighs, knees, and hips (and maybe put the fat in my breasts). He's that good!