Patients who have undergone weight loss of greater than 100 lbs. either through diet alone or with the assistance of weight loss surgery need to have their body contouring surgeries performed by a well trained team of physicians. Post-bariatric patients have significant changes in their body musculature and body physiology, in addition to the excess skin which they are unable…
Successful brachioplasty or “arm tuck” surgery requires careful attention to detail to yield a natural contour to the arm. It is paramount that there is an even and gradual contour of the arm from the forearm toward the axillae or “arm pit”, often with modification of the lateral chest wall as shown in the above photograph. Inadvertent over-resection of the…