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Brachioplasty

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Many patients who wish to improve the shape of their upper arms have a considerable surplus of skin. The cause can be, for example, massive weight loss, but the process of skin aging can also leave such signs. In this case, only excision can produce the desired improvement in the contour. Even the most careful upper-arm tightening, however, will result in a scar on the medial side of the arm, starting in the armpit and stretching as far as the elbow. The patient must therefore be informed accordingly because most patients want this procedure in order to be able to show their arms in public again.

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  1. Lindau Clinic for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Graf-Lennart-Bernadotte-Straße 1, 88131, Lindau, Germany

    Professor Dr. med. Dr. habil. Werner L. Mang (Medical Director of the Bodenseeklinik and APL-Professor at Klinikum rechts der Isar)

  2. Munich Technical University, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, München, Germany

    Professor Dr. med. Dr. habil. Werner L. Mang (Medical Director of the Bodenseeklinik and APL-Professor at Klinikum rechts der Isar)

  3. Bodenseeklinik Lindau, Graf-Lennart-Bernadotte-Straße 1, 88131, Lindau, Germany

    Dr. med. Andrea Becker (Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeon), Dr. med. Marian Stefan Mackowski (Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeon, General Surgeon), Dr. med. Jan-Thorsten Schantz & Dr. med. Ulrike Then-Schlagau (Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeon, General Surgeon)

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Mang, W.L., Neidel, F., Becker, A., Mackowski, M.S., Schantz, JT., Then-Schlagau, U. (2010). Brachioplasty. In: Manual of Aesthetic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78795-2_8

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