Are there different types of arm lifts or brachioplasty?
Patients consider brachioplasty to improve the shape or reduce the size of their arms. During you consultation an assessment is made of your skin quality, elasticity, fat distribution and whether there is excess skin present. A measurement of the ratio of the arm thickness from front to back is compare to the amount of hanging from the mid arm axis to the bottom. This helps your surgeon identify patients who may benefit from liposuction alone or combined with skin removal. Patients with severe excess skin after weight loss are usually not candidates for liposuction and require skin excision employing a scar in the axilla, an axillary scar with a T extension or a scar extending down the inner aspect of the upper arm. The procedure performed is determined after a though evaluation of the above mentioned factors. To find out more, contact Aesthetic Plastic Surgery of Indiana.
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