34 year old female before and 6 weeks after bilateral arm lift. Notice the slimmer appearance.
34 year old female before and 6 weeks after bilateral arm lift. Notice the rejuvenated appearance.
34 year old female before and 6 weeks after bilateral short-scar arm lift. Notice the tightened hammock or "sling- effect.
31 year old before and six months after a mini arm lift. This procedure includes liposuction of the arms and you can see the nice tightening as well as volume reduction. Not every patient wants a full scar arm lift because obviously the scars run down to your elbow. With a mini arm lift, the scar stays hidden in your armpit when you're standing in a normal position.
26 year old female before and 3 months after bilateral short-scar arm lift. Notice the rejuvenated appearance with no scarring on the arms.
26 year old female before and 3 months after bilateral short-scar arm lift. Notice the tighter appearance.
71 year old female before and 6 months after bilateral Short scar Arm Lift. She had a previous arm lift done by another surgeon many years ago and she was unhappy with the scars and the result. She has a nice improvement of her crepey arm skin that bothered her with only minimal scarring in her armpit. .
Anytime a human being gets cut (with surgery or trauma), scars heal the following way: Initially they are red, raised and hard. Within 6-12 months, they are flat, white and soft. Younger people ( <18 years old) have scars that might stay active or red for up to 2 years. Older people (>65 years old) have scars that might stay active or red for less than 3 months. 26 year old female 3 months and 6 months after short-scar arm lift. The incision is only in the armpit with this approach. The scar redness continues to fade with time.
54 year old male before and 6 weeks after full-scar arm lift. Notice the red, active scar. The patient is encouraged to massage after 2 weeks and the redness, hardness eventually fades to a soft, white line. In this patient, because of the excess skin laxity (he lost over 120 pounds), the scar extends about 2cm past the elbow crease. This is not typically the case but is discussed with each patient on an individual basis depending on the degree of skin excess.
46 year old female before and 1 year after bilateral short-scar arm lift. Notice the smoother and tighter appearance with no scarring on the arms. Patient would have benefited from a full scar approach but did not want scars down her arms. The nice thing about a short scar approach is that the procedure can be repeated every 6 months to further tighten and rejuvenate while still maintaining the scar only in the armpit.
46 year old female before and 1 year after bilateral short-scar arm lift. Notice the natural appearance and concealed armpit scar.
54 year old male before and 6 weeks after bilateral full-scar arm lift. Notice the tightened appearance even though the before picture has the arm straightened out (which makes the skin excess less obvious). The patient had lost about 120 pounds.
54 year old male before and 6 weeks after bilateral full-scar arm lift. Notice the dramatic improvement in this massive weight loss patient. The scar is not usually visible from the back.
"I am no longer embarrassed!"
"Bye bye extra skin..."
"The scar is well worth the result!"
"It's nice to know such an expert is so reasonably priced!"
