Introduction
Significant weight loss, repeated fluctuations in weight, the natural changes that occur with aging, heredity, or a combination of these conditions can cause the skin of the (upper) arm to become so stretched that it looses the ability to retract—resulting in a droopy, sagging, bat wing-like appearance. These conditions may develop in either men or women. Exercise may strengthen and improve underlying arm muscle tone, but it cannot correct the excess skin that has lost elasticity, the underlying weakened tissues, or localized fat deposits. If the underside of your arm has developed loose sagging skin, or appears loose and full due to excess skin and fat,...Read More >>
Patient 130 - Brachioplasty
This woman was 54 years old, 5’ 7” tall, and weighed 200 pounds prior to surgery. She had a gastric bypass operation three years earlier. She disliked the loose, excess skin and fat on her medial arms. Post-operative photographs show the results of bilateral brachioplasty more than four months following surgery.
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