Brachioplasty is the surgical technique designed to improve the appearance of the upper extremity by resection of fat excess and inner aspect of both arms. The purpose of this surgery is to achieve a stylized arms and get harmony with the body shape.
If you have suffered great losses that result from diet or after surgery for gastric bypass and your health is good, you can be a candidate for this surgery.
The success of body contouring surgery lies not only in reducing excess skin remaining, but on providing tone, stretch and balance the body relief. You must understand and accept the formations of long residual scars that are hidden.
The ideal candidate
The ideal candidate for a "Brachioplasty is a man or woman with excess skin on the inside of arms, preferably healthy and with a stable weight.
If you are considering the possibility of having a "Brachioplasty" get basic information about the surgery, when is recommended, how it's performed and what results to expect. However, it is impossible for all of your questions to be answered, since most of them depends on personal factors and surgeon preferences.
All surgery carries a risk
Body contouring surgery can be successful if it is performed by a qualified medical specialist plastic and cosmetic surgery. However complications can include infection, seroma or bleeding. The infection is treated by drainage and antibiotics. Defective wound healing leads to the formation of a widened or hypertrophic scar, requiring a second operation. The smoker has a higher risk of scarring defective.
Surgery planning
During the initial consultation your surgeon will evaluate your health status, quality the fat and skin tone. Be sure to mention if you smoke or are taking any medication. You should state your expectations of honest and straightforward manner so that your surgeon is also open and show you the alternatives available to your problem. In any case, the plastic surgeon near you, will determine the optimal procedure to provide a more suitable body shape. Your surgeon will inform the preparation for surgery, if you smoke you should eliminate this habit at least two weeks earlier.
Where is the "Brachioplasty" performed ?
The tightening of the skin of the arms, should be done in a clinic or in a hospital, and always in an operating room under strict aseptic conditions.
The anesthetic procedure
Is commonly used general anesthesia. However, in mild cases can be performed under local anesthesia and intravenous sedation.
Surgery
There are two types Brachioplasty.
- - Brachioplasty simple: Recommended in young patients, whose skin laxity is restricted only
to the upper arms. - - Brachioplasty axillary and thoracic extension: For those cases of older patients, not just present "the pendulum arm, but also excess skin extends into the area submammary and chest.
The scars will improve with the passage of time, however, in some cases it is necessary to make a scar revision under local anesthesia. More than any other cosmetic surgery worth the phrase, "the surgeon and the patient suture scar."
As possible, though rare complications include loss of vitality (necrosis), seroma and / or hematomas requiring evacuation.
After surgery
After the operation the patient wear a shirt elastic for a period of 15 to 20 days.
During the early days can be felt some discomfort or pain is controlled with medication. Depending on the extent of surgery, you can go home after 2 to 4 days as appropriate. Your plastic surgeon will give you instructions for showering and changing your dressings. No need to remove points and that intradermal suture with a suture resorption.
The return to normality
Just 7 days to return to work normally. However, heavy exercise should be avoided until you feel comfortable. The scars in the first 3 to 6 months are glaring, red-wine-therefore time is between 9 months and 1 year for the scar to flatten and clear. However the scars never disappear.
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