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Skin Tightening for Arms: Options for Treating Loose, Sagging, or Hanging Arms

One of the most common complaints women have as they age or gain weight is sagging or hanging down of their underarm area. Often called bat wings, this loose-looking hang of the arms makes the arm look out of shape and also creates an aging appearance. No matter what they do to try and get rid of this sagging arm, nothing really works to a significant degree. All the workouts to tone the arms and skin helps very little, if at all. This is a problem that cosmetic surgery has been able to help, but in the past, only by cutting away the excess skin in what is known as an arm lift or tuck. Now there are options.

We specialize in arm liposuction at Artlipo Lipedema and Cosmetic Surgery in Tampa, FL. This is because cosmetic surgeon Dr. Thomas Su invented the first high-definition lipo 360 of the arms, which amazingly also tightens skin. This procedure had never been done by any other surgeons before. Our trademarked arm lipo procedure is called Celebrity Arms™ liposuction. We have more experience in treating women with looser or hanging arms than anyone in the world with over 2,000 arm patients alone. It is one of the primary treatments that our surgeons do, and it has given us more experience than any others in how to treat looser, hanging arms without resorting to cutting. The methods we use are far advanced and largely pioneered by us. What you will see in our immediate before-and-after photos and videos will amaze you regarding how we can achieve tighter skin with liposuction alone. Our results will leave you with slimmer arms and a toned look without the hang. Where other doctors would recommend an arm tuck, we can often get better results with just liposuction.

How Arm Liposuction Can Tighten Your Skin

Doctors have long believed that liposuction of any area in the body should be done conservatively to avoid creating looser skin. This applies even more so to areas like the arm with a drooping underarm hang. Doctors are taught to stay deep in the fat layer and not approach the surface closest to the skin. When such an approach is taken, the skin on the arm actually does sag more after liposuction. However, Dr. Su, the originator of Celebrity Arms, learned early on that skin behaves in a much different way when you do liposuction completely and close to the skin's surface. He found a very surprising effect: the skin was allowed to retract and tighten in a way that no one thought was possible. This is the principle that he applied to all his liposuction of different body areas, and it is what allows us to do our Celebrity Arms with the amazing skin tightening that we see with it. Although this principle is not taught, it has been discovered by a few surgeons over the last 30 years and written about. Doing this type of skin tightening liposuction, however, is an art that, if not done properly, can leave a lot of irregularities. Most surgeons will never have the skills or abilities to do this type of lipo and are right to avoid trying it. There are also limitations with some patients whose skin is very loose or has lost too much elasticity. These patients will still get skin retraction but will sometimes have some remaining loose skin and unsightly wrinkles. It is up to our surgeons, with their vast experience, to recognize and identify when more than liposuction is needed and prepare patients for a possible arm lift.

6 weeks out and I am loving my new contoured arms - I got my celebrity arms done back in May with Dr. Su and I am now at the 6 week PO period and I have nothing but positive things to say about my overall experience with Dr. Su and ArtLipo. My only regret is not getting this done sooner, as I have been contemplating this procedure for a few years now! I have always been very unhappy with my arms and its been my biggest insecurity for as long as I can remember, but now I am so excited to show them off and I'm in the process of buying tank tops and sleeveless dresses for the first time ever!! I always dreaded the summer, because I would have to swear cover ups and long sleeve shirts and jackets to hide my arms from my friends and family and I cannot thank this team enough for changing that for me. Their patient coordinator and staff were all wonderful and it was very easy to reach out at any time and immediately get answers to any of my questions or concerns. I was from out of state so I flew in the night before my procedure and stayed at an Airbnb close to their location. Dr. Su was great, and very efficient at what he does, I believe the entire procedure took around 2 hours or so and I had celebrity arm lipo as well as my armpit and upper back/ axilla area added on. I will say, the procedure itself is very uncomfortable, not painful, but just a very weird feeling that isn't pleasant. The only time I felt any pain was during the initial lido injections but that only lasted a second and then the area would go numb, during the procedure you can feel pressure and you can feel the cannula moving around a bit which again is just a very weird and uncomfortable feeling but totally tolerable and not painful at all, for the results I got I would do this again in a heartbeat. Once we were finished we did the Renuvion skin tightening which took only a few minutes and that was it! The nurse helped me get my compressions on and she got me some snacks and I rested for a bit before I called my uber back home. That first night wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, it's just uncomfortable moving your arms but again, no significant pain. Just have some food prepped, drink lots of fluids, and get a Netflix show going and you'll be fine. The next day I went back for my follow up, and at this point they took off my compression to see how things were healing and OMG I had literal tears of joy I couldn't believe what my arms looked like I was so over the moon happy with my results!!! When I sent a picture to my friends and family they were all blown away with how toned and great my arms looked. My incisions were already closing and starting to heal at this point and they gave me a clean compression to put on. I flew home the following morning and was able to drive myself home from the airport. I only took the prescription pain meds for the first few days and then was fine with just using Tylenol as needed. I returned to work the same week. Now 6 weeks out, my swelling has subsided and I am loving my new contoured arms. I am using silicone scar tape on my incision sites and I can already tell they're starting to fade. For anyone who is on the fence, my experience was wonderful and I am so happy with my results. My arms are so even and smooth and toned, no bumpy skin, no indentations or any abnormal looking areas. My arms are finally proportionate to my body and it's all due to Dr. Sue and his team!

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Skin Tightening Procedures for Arms without Cutting

Although there have been many different devices for skin tightening over the last 15 years available to cosmetic and plastic surgeons, few have been able to create any noticeable results and have been a complete waste of money. Some of the latest devices that deliver heat energy to the dermal and subdermal structures are done internally instead of externally, creating a nice level of skin tightening. Two of these devices that have been around for several years are BodyTite and J-Plasma®. We currently use a device called Renuvion®, which was previously known as J-Plasma before the company was sold. Renuvion is a device or procedure that is done immediately after the liposuction has been performed. It has to be done at this time because the cannula (wand) has to move through the emptied-out fat layer without resistance. Renuvion has been a welcome addition to our Celebrity Arms procedure because it provides that added degree of tightening on top of normal skin tightening. It’s like turning back the hands of time a little bit more. Instead of having moderately loose skin, it can be mildly loose. Instead of mild looseness and mild wrinkles, our patients may have none.

Skin Tightening with Cutting – Arm Lift or Tuck

No one wants to have an arm lift with the skin on their arms cut away if avoidable. This procedure, which is best for patients with significant loose skin, is not popular mainly because of the associated scar that is difficult to hide and oftentimes widens noticeably instead of being a thin line. That being said, if the hang is very bad, then the prospect of a scar may still be a much better option cosmetically. When doing Celebrity Arms, not all clients are ideal for liposuction alone because of the loose skin and wrinkles that could remain. This is mainly going to be with patients in their 50s and older, or for patients who have had a very large weight loss and have loose skin even though they are younger. We find that anyone having a combination of thicker arms and a loose hanging droop will need both procedures (lipo and tuck) because to do a tuck alone would still leave their arm looking bulky. This is because an arm lift only removes the underhang of skin and fat. It does not remove the rest of the fat on other areas surrounding the arm, which are still a problem.

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If you would like to know how your arms would respond to the Celebrity Arms liposuction, then we invite you to schedule a virtual consultation with Dr. Thomas Su at Artlipo Lipedema and Cosmetic Surgery in Tampa, FL. Our patients come from all over the United States and other countries, and we can do our consultation long distance through emails, phone, and photos. When you send us your photos, our doctors can draw on them and show you what you can expect.

*Individual results are not guaranteed and may vary from person to person. Images may contain models.