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Arm Lift

Arm Lift Description

Gravity, weight loss, and the trials of growing older all play a role in developing sagging upper arms. Skin loses its elasticity over the years, so losing weight or the pull of gravity are harder for the skin to recover from. Patients are often embarrassed by the sagging in their upper arms and wear long sleeves to disguise the excess skin and fat, but what can help disguise your sagging arms during the sweltering heat of summer? Certainly not long sleeves. Our Orlando plastic surgeons at Bassin Center For Plastic Surgery can help reduce the amount of excess skin that hangs from your upper arms with arm lift surgery. Although regular exercise and a balanced diet is important, a healthy lifestyle can only tone the muscle beneath the sagging, jiggle of excess skin, not reduce the excess skin itself. Arm lift in Florida can provide the sleek, proportioned, shapely upper arms you've been working so hard towards but haven't been able to achieve on your own. Patients should keep in mind, however, that the incision used during arm lift in Florida produces a permanent scar from underarm to elbow. The exact placement of the incision, either under or on the back of the arm, can be discussed, so you receive the excellent results you expect. Don't ashamedly hide your arms in long sleeves any longer after arm lift in Florida.

Arm Lift Procedure

Arm lift in Florida is a two to three hour outpatient procedure, depending on the extent of the work needed to restore the upper arms to your expectations. Patients usually return home the same day as their surgery. During your arm lift, an incision is made from the back of the arm to the elbow. The scar is permanent, but our plastic surgeons will strive to make the scar appear as inconspicuous as possible. Excess fat will be removed and excess skin will be trimmed to sculpt a sleeker and more appealingly smooth upper arm. Dissolvable sutures will be used to close the incision. Your Orlando arm surgeon will discuss post-operative care with every patient during their private consultation, so patients are prepared for both the details of the procedure, how to prepare for the procedure, and what to expect after the procedure, including wound care and pain management. Patients must wear compression garments for two weeks after surgery, and most patients return to work and their normal routine within 7 to 10 days following surgery. Lift your arms with pride and confidence, knowing that when you raise your arm, your entire arm, skin and all, rise along with it.