Arm Lift

The pre-operative examination is the assessment of your general health status. Your current diseases, medications, and previous operations are checked. Then your detailed examination is performed. Excess skin in the area where the surgery is planned, the quality of your skin, and fat accumulation (if any) are evaluated. Before each plastic surgery, your photos are taken and the surgery is planned by drawing just before the surgery.

After surgery, you will have a scar on the inside of your arm, extending from the armpit to the elbow. Depending on the amount of excess skin, it is possible to extend in both directions. We inform you in detail during our examination. The scar left in the surgery will be permanent. Although it is more obvious at first, it will become vague within 1 year.

The surgery is performed under general anesthesia. It takes an average of 2 hours. An incision is made on the inner surface of the upper arm and excess skin and fat tissue are removed.

We recommend that you stay in the hospital for 1 night after the operation. Pain is minimal in arm lift surgeries. We recipe painkillers and antibiotics on discharge. We recommend that you rest for 7-10 days. You also need to use a special corset for 6 weeks.

You can see the result of the surgery immediately, but it will take about 1 month for the swelling to go down and 6-12 months to take its final shape.

The result of the surgery is permanent.

If a significant amount of weight is gained or lost, there may be a relapse of sagging in the arms.

In case of sagging due to weight gain and loss, you can have arm lift surgery again.

Every surgery has risks. There may be early or late complications due to anesthesia or surgery. In the early period of surgery, conditions such as bleeding or infection may be observed in the treated areas. There may be openings in the wounds due to excessive edema or arm movements. Although these openings usually close spontaneously with dressing follow-up, very rarely, it may be necessary to close with an additional intervention due to excessive separation of the wound. Asymmetry, contour irregularities, persistent edema, and temporary or rarely permanent loss of sensation may develop. These risks increase especially in smokers. Your scars may heal with swelling.