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Body Contouring
Published in M. Sandra Wood, Internet Guide to Cosmetic Surgery for Women, 2013
Brachioplasty, also called upper arm lift, is the surgical reduction of the upper arm to remove loose, hanging skin that may occur due to aging or weight loss. With arm liposuction, fat is first suctioned out of the arm; follow-up surgery may be required to remove excess skin.
Unconventional use of ablative fractional photothermolysis in arm contouring
Published in Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, 2020
Morgan M. Ellis, Jennifer L. Scott, Cynthia Marie Carver DeKlotz
Arm contouring is a desired goal of the aging population or those with significant weight loss who want to eliminate excess skin laxity of the upper arm for enhanced cosmesis. Traditionally, brachioplasty has been used to treat arm skin laxity, however, complications associated with surgical intervention (e.g. hematomas, wound dehiscence, hypertrophic scars, and sensory nerve injury) have led to growing interest in minimally invasive arm contouring procedures (1). To date, cryolipolysis (2,3), noninvasive radiofrequency (4), and intense-focused ultrasound (5) have been described as efficacious nonsurgical modalities for the improvement of arm contour in small studies. In this article, we report the first successful use of ablative fractional photothermolysis in the treatment of arm skin laxity secondary to aging.
‘J’ brachioplasty technique in massive weight loss patients
Published in Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, 2018
Maria A. Bocchiotti, Erind Ruka, Luca Spaziante, Umberto Morozzo, Elisabetta A. Baglioni, Stefano Bruschi
Upper extremity body reshaping in massive weight loss patients was firstly described by Thorek in 1930 [1] although the first description of aesthetic brachioplasty dates back to 1954 by Correa Iturraspe and Fernandez [2]. Since then many surgeons have presented different patterns of brachioplasty skin excision and a variety of adjunctive techniques, each of them claiming improvements in scar aesthetic, arm shape or overall safety of the procedure (Table 1). An increasing scientific interest related to body contouring was also accurately analysed by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) in 2012: regarding brachioplasties U.S. procedures grown from 338 in 2000 until reaching 15.457 surgeries performed in 2012 [3], mostly amongst patients who have sustained massive weight loss. Regardless such scientific interest and surgical technique variations, the scar quality and the position remain still the main reason for patients to complain.
Retrospective analysis of the predictive factors associated with good surgical outcome in brachioplasty in massive weight loss patients
Published in Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, 2022
Paolo Marchica, Franco Bassetto, Chiara Pavan, Massimo Marini, Alfredo M. Raimondi, Caterina Gardener, Martina Grigatti, Andrea Pagani, Tito Brambullo, Michele Zocchi, Vincenzo Vindigni
A retrospective analysis was conducted on all MWL patients underwent brachioplasty from 2016 to 2018. Requirements of the Declaration of Helsinki as well as principles of GCP were taken into consideration. Patients gave full consent to use their personal data. Institutional review board approval was obtained before conducting the study.