Important facts about the safety and risks of arm lift surgery

The decision to have arm lift surgery is extremely personal and you’ll have to decide if the benefits will achieve your goals and if the risks and potential complications are acceptable.

You will be asked to sign consent forms to ensure that you fully understand the procedure you will undergo and any risks and potential complications.
The risks include:

    - Unfavorable scarring
    - Bleeding (hematoma)
    - Infection
    - Fluid accumulation
    - Anesthesia risks
    - Poor wound healing
    - Skin loss
    - Blood clots
    - Numbness or other changes in skin sensation
    - Skin discoloration and/or prolonged swelling
    - Asymmetry
    - Major wound separation
    - Fatty tissue found deep in the skin might die (fat necrosis)
    - Damage to deeper structures such as nerves, blood vessels, muscles, and lungs
    - Pain, which may persist
    - Deep vein thrombosis, cardiac and pulmonary complications
    - Sutures may spontaneously surface through the skin, become visible or produce irritation that require removal
    - Possibility of revisional surgery

These risks and others will be fully discussed prior to your consent. It is important that you address all your questions directly with your plastic surgeon.

It is natural to feel some anxiety, whether excitement for the anticipated outcomes or preoperative stress. Discuss these feelings with your plastic surgeon.

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The decision to have arm lift surgery is extremely personal and you’ll have to decide if the benefits will achieve your goals and if the risks and potential complications are acceptable.

You will be asked to sign consent forms to ensure that you fully understand the procedure you will undergo and any risks and potential complications.
The risks include:

    - Unfavorable scarring
    - Bleeding (hematoma)
    - Infection
    - Fluid accumulation
    - Anesthesia risks
    - Poor wound healing
    - Skin loss
    - Blood clots
    - Numbness or other changes in skin sensation
    - Skin discoloration and/or prolonged swelling
    - Asymmetry
    - Major wound separation
    - Fatty tissue found deep in the skin might die (fat necrosis)
    - Damage to deeper structures such as nerves, blood vessels, muscles, and lungs
    - Pain, which may persist
    - Deep vein thrombosis, cardiac and pulmonary complications
    - Sutures may spontaneously surface through the skin, become visible or produce irritation that require removal
    - Possibility of revisional surgery

These risks and others will be fully discussed prior to your consent. It is important that you address all your questions directly with your plastic surgeon.

It is natural to feel some anxiety, whether excitement for the anticipated outcomes or preoperative stress. Discuss these feelings with your plastic surgeon.

Read more....