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Upper Arm Contouring with Brachioplasty after Massive Weight Loss
BACKGROUND: As the obese population increases in Korea, the number of patients who are trying to lose weight has been increasing steadily. In these patients, skin laxity and deformation of the body contour occurs, which could possibly be corrected by various body contouring surgeries. Here, we intro...
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The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4037774/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24883279 http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2014.41.3.271 |
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author | Han, Hyun Ho Lee, Min Cheol Kim, Sang Hwa Lee, Jung Ho Ahn, Sang Tae Rhie, Jong Won |
author_facet | Han, Hyun Ho Lee, Min Cheol Kim, Sang Hwa Lee, Jung Ho Ahn, Sang Tae Rhie, Jong Won |
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description | BACKGROUND: As the obese population increases in Korea, the number of patients who are trying to lose weight has been increasing steadily. In these patients, skin laxity and deformation of the body contour occurs, which could possibly be corrected by various body contouring surgeries. Here, we introduce the brachioplasty method and our experience of various body contouring surgeries performed in our center. METHODS: From November 2009 to August 2011, five cases of brachioplasty were performed. When the patient presented with sagging of the lateral inframammary crease and bat wing deformity in the axilla, extended brachioplasty was performed; in this case, the deformation of the axilla and lateral chest was corrected at the same time. A traditional brachioplasty was performed when contouring was needed only for skin laxity in the upper arm. RESULTS: Complications, such as hematomas or nerve injuries, were not evident. Some patients experienced partial wound dehiscence due to tension or hypertrophic scars found during the follow-up. In general, all of the patients were satisfied with the improvement in their upper arm contour. CONCLUSIONS: Given the demands for body contouring surgery, the number of brachioplasty surgical procedures is expected to increase significantly, with abdominoplasty comprising a large portion of these surgeries. For the brachioplasty procedure, preparation and preoperative consultation regarding design of the surgery by experienced surgeons was important to prevent complications such as nerve damage or hematoma formation. |
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spelling | pubmed-40377742014-05-30 Upper Arm Contouring with Brachioplasty after Massive Weight Loss Han, Hyun Ho Lee, Min Cheol Kim, Sang Hwa Lee, Jung Ho Ahn, Sang Tae Rhie, Jong Won Arch Plast Surg Original Article BACKGROUND: As the obese population increases in Korea, the number of patients who are trying to lose weight has been increasing steadily. In these patients, skin laxity and deformation of the body contour occurs, which could possibly be corrected by various body contouring surgeries. Here, we introduce the brachioplasty method and our experience of various body contouring surgeries performed in our center. METHODS: From November 2009 to August 2011, five cases of brachioplasty were performed. When the patient presented with sagging of the lateral inframammary crease and bat wing deformity in the axilla, extended brachioplasty was performed; in this case, the deformation of the axilla and lateral chest was corrected at the same time. A traditional brachioplasty was performed when contouring was needed only for skin laxity in the upper arm. RESULTS: Complications, such as hematomas or nerve injuries, were not evident. Some patients experienced partial wound dehiscence due to tension or hypertrophic scars found during the follow-up. In general, all of the patients were satisfied with the improvement in their upper arm contour. CONCLUSIONS: Given the demands for body contouring surgery, the number of brachioplasty surgical procedures is expected to increase significantly, with abdominoplasty comprising a large portion of these surgeries. For the brachioplasty procedure, preparation and preoperative consultation regarding design of the surgery by experienced surgeons was important to prevent complications such as nerve damage or hematoma formation. The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2014-05 2014-05-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4037774/ /pubmed/24883279 http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2014.41.3.271 Text en Copyright © 2014 The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Han, Hyun Ho Lee, Min Cheol Kim, Sang Hwa Lee, Jung Ho Ahn, Sang Tae Rhie, Jong Won Upper Arm Contouring with Brachioplasty after Massive Weight Loss |
title | Upper Arm Contouring with Brachioplasty after Massive Weight Loss |
title_full | Upper Arm Contouring with Brachioplasty after Massive Weight Loss |
title_fullStr | Upper Arm Contouring with Brachioplasty after Massive Weight Loss |
title_full_unstemmed | Upper Arm Contouring with Brachioplasty after Massive Weight Loss |
title_short | Upper Arm Contouring with Brachioplasty after Massive Weight Loss |
title_sort | upper arm contouring with brachioplasty after massive weight loss |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4037774/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24883279 http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2014.41.3.271 |
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