Lifting Arms and Legs
Lifting Arms and Legs
Lifting Arms and Legs
• Aging of genetic factors combined with environmental factors can often influence and speed up the appearance of excess skin. These changes in skin elasticity can often result in visible stretch marks. These implications can be corrected using the stretching procedure.
• Nowadays, correction of body contour procedures are very popular and successful results are achieved.
• Arm or leg lift surgery is performed under local or general anacosmetic.
• In the case of minor sagging, a small scar will only remain in the armpits or lets. In the instance of larger procedures, longer scaring may be present. In this instance the patient may be required to wear a corset following surgery. Minor sagging correction is treated under local anacosmetic is used during surgery and the patient is treated as an outpatient,overnight hospital stay is normally not required. Larger procedures will require overnight hospital stay.
• Patients are advised to rest for one week following surgery. Removal of stitches takes place after 12-14 days.