Arm Stretching (Brachioplasty)

What is Brachioplasty?

In cases where skin sagging is apparent due to genetic inheritance, aging or sudden weight loss, it is important to note that the procedure causes minimum 15-20cm incision and trace/mark from the axillary cavity to the elbow, and the procedure may cause nerve damage during operation.

The patient group who should frequently and widely prefer to brachioplasy is patients who have wing-style skin sagging in the arms due to obesity surgery (bariatric) or sudden weight loss because of diet. It is a highly satisfactory and highly performed technique for the patients who have reasons abovementioned.

Brachioplasty is to give shape to the arms. In the procedure, the important priorities are Primum non nocere, to give shape the fat tissue fatty tissue and skin (liposuction), if possible, to leave the trace/mark on the back face, and to wear the corsets that prevent hand and arm edema for a certain period.

Local or regional fat-burning techniques for weakening and lifting in order to give shape to the arm have no place in treatment alone without intervening the sagging sking.