What you need to know about the inner arm lift
Recurrent gestures and dieting affect the skin on the back of the arms. As a result, there is much more sagging skin than excess fat. Liposuction alone is not enough to correct excess skin in this area; it is essential to tighten the skin to improve this defect. This is known as an inner arm lift (or brachial lift). The aim of the procedure is to remove the excess skin, reduce the underlying fatty infiltration and reshape the whole. In concrete terms, the technique involves making an incision along the inner length of the arm to remove the excess skin and, if necessary, combine it with liposuction. In some cases, the incision may be limited to the armpit.
Note that health insurance does not cover this procedure, except in certain exceptional cases of bariatric surgery (obesity-related defects), which may be covered under special conditions.
Arm lift
The surgeon carries out a precise clinical assessment to select the operation best suited to each case: type of incision, need for liposuction during the same operation or not. During the initial consultation, the patient is thoroughly briefed on the course of the operation, the post-operative phase and the results that can be achieved. Particular attention is paid to informing the patient about the scar and its positioning. A pre-operative check-up is carried out to ensure that there are no contraindications to the procedure. In the case of vigil or general anaesthesia, a consultation with the anaesthetist is scheduled at least two days before the operation.
To avoid any healing problems, we recommend that you stop smoking at least one month before and one month after the operation. It is strictly forbidden to take any medication containing aspirin during the ten days preceding the operation. Six hours before the operation, it is essential to fast (no liquid or solid food) for certain types of anesthesia.
Anaesthesia and hospitalization
The anaesthetist and the surgeon will discuss the choice of anaesthesia with the patient. The procedure can be performed either under vigorous anesthesia (local anesthesia accompanied by intravenous tranquilizers), general anesthesia or, in certain situations, simple local anesthesia.
Outpatient or short-stay hospitalization is possible: admission the day before or the same day, with discharge always preceded by several hours of observation.
