Here you can find out in which special cases or whether liposuction of the arms and upper arms can be helpful at all.
Disproportionate fat deposits rarely occur on the arms, especially the upper arms, as the classic fat deposits in women are breeches and hip pads.
What are the risks of liposuction of the arms and upper arms?
The need for liposuction of the arms or upper arms should be carefully examined, especially in older people.
Unfortunately, if the correction is performed too aggressively, the skin may wrinkle. For this reason, the quality of the skin should be taken into account and the excess skin resulting from the operation should be assessed as accurately as possible.
Even a slight correction of the upper arms can lead to very unsightly wrinkles and skin flaps in older people with already sagging skin. In these cases, it is not liposuction that is indicated, but an upper arm lift. However, this can result in scars on the inside of the upper arm. However, this method is the only way to correct the often large excess skin.
In younger people, on the other hand, liposuction of the arms is successful even if larger fat deposits are present. Good skin quality also often has a positive effect on the tendency to shrink excess skin.
During this procedure, we at Yuveo can sometimes remove more than 600 ml of fat per upper arm using liposuction.
Can liposuction of the arms and upper arms be combined with other procedures?
From case to case, a combination of liposuction on the arm and an upper arm lift may prove useful. Such a combination is indicated, for example, for large accumulations of fatty tissue in conjunction with pronounced excess skin. The upper arm lift then primarily corrects existing excess tissue on the front, back and inside of the upper arm.
With the combined operation, on the other hand, the lateral arm region can be reduced, whereby the area towards the deltoid muscle is also taken into account. In this way, the entire upper arm, including the circumference, can be remodeled. This would not be possible with simple liposuction.
One disadvantage is the scar on the inside of the upper arm that results from the upper arm lift.
The so-called needling is another option for scar-free tightening of the upper arms. With this method, the deeper layers of the skin are damaged by numerous micro-stitches. This leads to increased collagen formation and thus to a tightening of the skin. However, this method cannot be expected to achieve the same results as tightening surgery.
Aftercare
Compression therapy (initially wrapping, then compression sleeves) and rest over a period of around 6 weeks are also used to correct the upper arms.
Do not apply too much compression, as this can cause swelling of the hand and forearms. In this case, the wrapping must be reduced or new corsetry put on.
Decongestant measures and adequate pain therapy are necessary in the first few days after the procedure.
The stitches can usually be removed after about 1 week once the puncture sites have been sutured. After liposuction of the upper arms, it is advisable to avoid all sports that involve too much movement and strain on the arms for a period of around 6 weeks.
Patients should also not strain their arms with continuous overhead movements in the first few weeks.
