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arm lift revision surgeryThe upper arms are perhaps the most stubborn part of the body to get into shape. Many people may have a daily exercise routine, combined with a healthy diet, yet still have excess, flabby skin hanging off the arms. This can be incredibly frustrating when patients have lost a dramatic amount of weight. Some of these people will opt to undergo an arm lift procedure as the finishing touch on all of their weight loss accomplishments. According to WebMD, approximately 15,500 arm lift surgical procedures were performed in 2012. This was up by 3 percent from the previous year. A total of 98 percent of these procedures were performed on women. 40 percent of arm lift procedures were done on patients between the ages of 40 and 55, and 33 percent of patients were over the age of 50.

Although most patients will be happy with their final results, there are a few instances in which they may not be delighted with the outcome of their arm lift procedure. In such instances, patients may not wish to go back to their original surgeon but seek out one who specializes in correcting the arm lift problems and achieving the look patients wanted from the initial procedure. Dr. Vincent Marin has performed many cosmetic revision procedures in his practice and is one of the leading surgeons in helping patients get the toned arms they want.

Causes for a Revision Arm Lift Procedure

The most common reason for undergoing a revision arm lift procedure is that not enough excess skin was removed with the first procedure. In these cases, patients are still left with flabby looking upper arms. This may be due to more weight loss after the initial procedure or because the skin was not properly draped to the body during the first procedure.

In other cases, patients may be concerned about excessive scarring and wish to undergo a second procedure to reduce scarring. This may be due to poor wound healing from the first procedure, or too much tension along the internal or external sutures, causing the incisions to separate before they can fully heal.

Revision Arm Lift Surgical Procedures

In cases where there is still excess skin, Dr. Marin can simply perform a second arm lift procedure to remove more excess skin. He may even perform the procedure using the same incision line, which may reduce the amount of scarring from the second procedure.

In cases of excess scarring from the initial surgical procedure, Dr. Marin may be required to go back in along the same incision line to better anchor the internal sutures to the tissue and muscle and remove some of the excess scarrings. The incision may also require special taping to pull apart again, which may create even more scarring.

Patients who have worked hard to get their bodies into shape have every reason to be proud of their accomplishments. Contact Marin Aesthetics today to schedule a consultation.

*The content in this blog is developed to spread the awareness towards plastic surgery. Our blog is not intended to serve as a replacement for an actual in-office consultation with Dr. Marin. As such, the information within this blog reflects the unique cases of our individual patients.

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TO OUR MARIN AESTHETICS PATIENTS:

In light of the state wide restrictions on non-essential businesses to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, we are rescheduling all of our elective appointments until the global circumstances improve. Our necessary post-operative appointments will be made, as needed, to address immediate surgical concerns such as suture removal and acute postoperative issues. All non-acute follow up appointments, fillers and Botox will need to be postponed until after the quarantine period mid April. Our office will reach out to all patients who need to be rescheduled.

We will be offering new patient virtual consultations online and via Skype that can be scheduled through our website or by emailing info@marinaesthetics.com. Also, we will offer follow-up appointments in the same manner to help manage our patients’ concerns while still respecting the need for social distancing.

We appreciate all of your understanding during these difficult times for all of us.

Stay safe,

Dr. Main and the Marin Aesthetics Team