Brachioplasty Plastic Surgery-The Truth Behind Brachioplasty

the truth behind brachioplasty plastic surgery

If you’ve read my last two articles in this brachioplasty series, you should have a solid grasp of the truth behind this procedure. So many women think brachioplasty is an easy and quick solution to flabby arms. But this isn’t always the case. In reality, it can be a complicated and long process that can leave your arms looking worse when done with the wrong techniques.

So make sure you think long and hard before going under the knife. And if you do go under the knife, please make sure you are well informed about your plastic surgeon!

In this last article of the series I will discuss 4 more things that are often overlooked:

The only way to get rid of sagging skin is to cut it. This is not always true-it depends on the amount. While your skin does lose some of its elasticity as you age, by no means are you stuck with the sagginess. Your skin has the ability to become tight again. Pregnant women are a perfect example here. Their skin undergoes massive stretching, yet it’s able to rebound back to the original form without sagging. The key is to work out your arms with specialized exercises to make the skin and the tissue underneath the skin tight again.

Brachioplasty is affordable. With the current state of the economy, I think most women would disagree with this statement. According to Gary Hall, MD:

“the package cost for an arm lift would range from about $5000 to $6000.”

That’s $500 a month for 12 months. You could get a nice car with a monthly payment of $500! And don’t forget that your arms are likely to rebound within a year if you don’t exercise and diet properly. So you are looking at spending $5000-$6000 per year if you want to maintain results.

It takes too long to get results from exercise. Well, it depends on what type of exercise you are doing. Not all exercise is created equal. If you are doing effective exercises that target your arms and promote fat loss, you are going to see faster results versus running on a treadmill all day. Add in some nutritional trickery and results will come even faster. And don’t forget the months of weight loss you have to endure before the surgery, and the months of recovery you have to endure after the surgery. In some cases, results from surgery can take longer than results from exercise.

Brachioplasty is very low risk. Any type of plastic surgery can be risky. Hollywood is full of celebrities that are walking billboards for surgeries gone horribly wrong. I have personally worked with many women who went through surgical procedures that left them forever scarred. Remember that brachioplasty can leave you with a scar that runs from your armpit to your elbow. Even worse, if your surgeon hits a nerve (more common than you think) you could end up with permanent numbness in different areas of your arms. Having said that, new techniques have been developed that minimize the scarring issue.

Ok, now you are a brachioplasty expert. Congratulations! After reading these articles, you may be feeling a little discouraged. The good news is that you have no reason to. You don’t have to go under the knife if you want to get rid of your flabby arms once and for all. There are equally effective alternatives if you are willing to put forth the effort!