Arm Lifting – Brachioplasty

What is Arm Lift Aesthetics (Brachioplasty)?

The upper arm area, also known as the biceps skin, may sag as a result of aging and especially as a result of gaining and losing excess weight. This situation makes the person uncomfortable when raising the arm up and wearing short-sleeved clothes. Arm lift aesthetics, also known as brachioplasty, is a method applied to eliminate this problem.

Why is Arm Lift Aesthetics Performed?

Loose and sagging arm skin is one of the sources of unhappiness for people. This problem is especially noticeable in sleeveless clothes. When the arms are raised to both sides, sagging occurs at the bottom in the image of a bat wing. Thanks to plastic surgery, it is possible to get rid of this problem, which is disturbing both physically and emotionally.

Evaluation Before Arm Lift

The evaluation for the before and after arm stretching is made at the first examination. Providing information about the technique and presenting with visuals is one of the important factors for people who are eligible for arm lift surgery.

Over time, sagging occurs in the inner part of the upper arm due to the weakening of body tissues and muscles, loss of flexibility, weight gain and loss, depending on age and time.

There may be stretching in arm sagging, which also has a great effect of gravity, in the back parts and in many areas such as the shoulder blades, lower part of the shoulders and armpits.

All of the problems such as cracks, tears, deformities in the arm skin are eliminated in the arm stretching process and an aesthetic form is gained.

Who Can Have Arm Lift Surgery?

In non-surgical arm lift or surgical applications, the applications to be made are determined based on the physical characteristics and weight of the person. People who have sagging in the inner and back of the arm, who have lost their elasticity and who have skin deformities can have these surgeries.

Arm lift operations, known as brachioplasty, can be performed locally or in combination with other aesthetic applications. It is a technique that gives tremendous results when done together with liposuction. When both are applied together; both the excess fat tissues are removed and the thickness is given shape, and the excessively worn skin is removed and an aesthetic form is gained.

How is Arm Lift Surgery Performed?

Arm lift surgery is a type of plastic surgery that can be performed very comfortably as well as being a type of plastic surgery that can be preferred by people who have sagging in their arms. Before the operation, some examinations are requested by looking at the patient’s medical history and the operation process is started with the determination of the cause of the sagging in the arms. By choosing the treatment method that varies according to each patient, the techniques and methods to be used in the surgery are determined and a treatment is applied accordingly. Arm lift aesthetics, which can take 1-3 hours on average, can vary in duration according to the patient’s condition, as in every surgery.

Arm lift surgery is an operation performed under local anesthesia and sometimes with general anesthesia. Anesthesia methods vary depending on the patient processes, which may vary from person to person, and the treatment methods that the doctor will apply.

Arm lift surgery is performed by making an incision in the area covering the area from the inner part of the arm to the armpit and removing the fat tissue from the sagging skin. Aesthetic suture technique is used in the surgery, and an aesthetic appearance is provided with this suture method, which shows spontaneous disappearance over time. Patients recover quickly after arm lift surgery. However, since general anesthesia is preferred in some patients, the discharge process of the patients can be delayed 1 day after the surgery.