Komuna e Parisit, Rruga Ibrahim Kodra, Nd 4. Tirana, Albania 1000
0823 156 0094
Komuna e Parisit, Rruga Ibrahim Kodra, Nd 4. Tirana, Albania 1000
0823 156 0094
The lifting of the arms is a surgical procedure aimed at eliminating excess skin and fat between the armpit and the elbow, while restoring tone to the entire skin of the arm. With the new surgical technique, it is possible to perform a real lifting of the arms, with a reduced and invisible scar because it is carried out exclusively at the axillary level. Through this small incision it is possible to aspirate the excess fat, when present, in the inner and rear part of the arm up to the elbow and remove all the excess skin with an excellent aesthetic result. The skin is then fixed in the pectoralis major muscle anteriorly and the dorsal major muscle posteriorly. There are no external stitches but only an intradermal suture, which is removed after 15 days.
Surgical procedure
The arm lift is done in the clinic and usually takes one day of hospitalization. The surgery is performed under general anesthesia. Limited liposuction may be associated. The surgery involves incisions which can reach the elbow after crossing the inner face of the arm. Through these incisions the excess skin with the exuberant adipose tissue of the arms is stretched at the top and removed. The skin is then sutured in the new position after placing drains to aspirate any blood serum collections. The surgery involves scars obviously corresponding to the incisions described; these scars may be more or less evident and may be surgically improved, under local anesthesia, not earlier than six months after the operation.
To undergo an arm lifting surgery you must be in good health. A preliminary visit is necessary in which the general constitution, the feasibility of the intervention, the amount of skin and subcutis to be removed will be assessed. Patients must be in their best state of nutrition at the time of surgery. A clinical examination, some laboratory tests, a chest X-ray and an electrocardiogram are necessary as preparation for the surgery.
