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Introduction to Arm Lift

Sagging upper arms, sometimes called “bat wings,” are harrowing for those who want a toned body. Sometimes, this condition is beyond diet and exercise. An Arm Lift in Houston at Premier Plastic Surgery might be the solution you’ve been looking for. Traditional arm lift surgery, medically known as brachioplasty, can be done at an affordable cost.

Call plastic recognized surgeon Christopher Hankins, MD, for a complimentary consultation.

Our Houston area office is located in Pearland,TX, conveniently located to see arm lift patients in Lake Jackson, Clearlake, Friendswood, Marvel and the surrounding areas of South Houston.

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What is an Arm Lift?

Many patients with significant weight loss come to the clinic with complaints of loose skin and fat on the arms and ask for a brachioplasty. In this practice, we use the technique described by Jean Francois Pascal of Leon, France. In his technique, the excess fat and skin that must be removed on the upper arms are marked with the patient standing.

The area beneath the sagging skin is infiltrated on the operating table with a tumescent solution to increase the tissue turgor for liposuction and prevent bleeding. The fat is then removed from the fascia to the level of the skin by liposuction (rather than an en-bloc resection of tissue). This ensures no fat left subjacent to the skin to be excised. Only the skin is removed, leaving behind a honeycombed latticework of tissue containing the lymphatics, nerves, and blood vessels. This way, the potential complications of lymphedema and sensory loss are avoided. 

Other techniques call for an en-bloc resection of tissue, which is more likely to have complications due to loss of lymphatic tissue and injury to the intercostal brachial nerve (a small sensory nerve that runs along the medial or inside aspect of the arm.)

What Are the Benefits of an Arm Lift?

Our patients who have received an arm lift in Houston have shared some of their benefits:

  • Boost in self-esteem
  • Enhanced Arm Proportions
  • Improved Arm Contours
  • Improved upper arm strength
  • Increased Arm Tightness
  • Less weight

Who Are the Best Candidates For an Arm Lift Surgery?

The best candidates for an arm lift in Houston are individuals with excess skin and fat in the upper arms that are resistant to diet and exercise. Some characteristics of potential candidates include:

  • Aging Individuals
  • Good diet and exercise habits
  • Post-weight loss patients
  • Sagging arms
  • Stable weight
  • Those at a stable weight
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Arm Lift First Step

What’s the
first step?

The choice to move forward with brachioplasty surgery is deeply personal, so the experienced staff at Premier Plastic Surgery will work with you step by step to help you make the best decision. An arm lift may be a better choice for some. The best candidates should have stable body weights, realistic expectations, and loose or sagging skin on their arms. You can expect our honest medical opinion regarding this body contouring procedure to help you achieve your desired goals.

Dr. Hankins and the staff at Premier Plastic Surgery will provide you with detailed post-surgery instructions. These instructions are essential to follow to reduce the chances of complications during the arm lift recovery process. You can always check back with us regarding any concerns regarding your arm lift surgery.

Don’t hesitate or feel embarrassed about calling with questions. Chances are that we’ve answered similar questions many times before. We are more than happy to alleviate your concerns regarding this cosmetic surgery.

Bring any concerns when you have your personalized consultation with Dr. Hankins at our clinic. He will review them until you are delighted and every problem is addressed. Brachioplasty is an outpatient procedure performed in a fully accredited, state-of-the-art surgical suite. It can also be combined with other body contouring procedures.

What to Expect on the Day of Arm Lift Surgery

On your Arm Lift surgery day, you will arrive at our Pearland office, where Dr. Hankins and our expert team will greet you. You will be made comfortable in the procedure room. Once the surgical plan is reshared with you and there are no questions and concerns, an anesthetist will administer anesthesia to ensure your comfort throughout the procedure.

Dr. Hankins will then carefully make incisions along the inner or back surface of your upper arms, through which he will remove excess skin and fat. The underlying tissues will be reshaped and tightened to create a more toned and defined appearance.

Once the desired changes have been made, the incisions will be closed with sutures, and your arms may be wrapped in dressings.

The procedure lasts, on average, two to three hours without complications.

Arm Lift Recovery

When finished, you will be closely monitored in a recovery area until the sedation wears off, and detailed post-operative instructions will be provided for a smooth recovery. We recommend you have a friend or family member drive you home to be extra safe.

Our post-operative patients are followed very closely and given priority so that they can come to the office at any time after their surgical procedure when our office is open and be seen directly by Dr. Hankins or an experienced staff member. After two weeks, patients were strongly encouraged to enter our postoperative scar management protocol to get the optimum results from surgery. However, this entails an additional expense, and that payoff is well worth it.

As with most operative procedures, patients are instructed to avoid lifting weights heavier than 5 pounds for the first 6 weeks after surgery to allow the tensile strength of the wound to progressed to the point where they can resume normal preoperative activity. Generally after 6 weeks, our patients are allowed to return to full activity including exercise, including weight lifting.

Arm Lift Cost

How Much Does An Arm Lift Cost In Houston?

The cost of an Arm Lift at Premier Plastic Surgery starts at $6,800 and may increase depending on each patient’s goals and needs. This price point includes Liposuction to the arm area as well.

We recommend scheduling a consultation with Houston Arm Lift expert Dr. Christopher Hankins for a personalized cost estimate and detailed information about the procedure. During your consultation, our patient coordinator will provide a customized quote and answer any questions you may have regarding Arm Lift procedure.

The procedure itself lasts approximately 2.5 hours.

Why Choose Dr. Hankins?

Dr. Christopher Hankins should be your choice for your arm lift in Pearland and the surrounding Houston area. He believes in offering patients only treatments that are in their best interests. His commitment to his patients is to always carefully evaluate the patient, not just the plastic or aesthetic surgery issue under consideration. Dr. Christopher Hankins specializes in face, breast, and body aesthetic surgery. He also has advanced training in hand surgery, breast reconstruction after cancer, and other reconstructive surgical procedures. Dr. Hankins completed five plastic surgery fellowships with highly distinguished physician mentors in the United States and the United Kingdom, including a Plastic and Microsurgery fellowship at the Baylor College of Medicine and a Hand Surgery fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Hankins earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He completed his General Surgery training prerequisite for Plastic Surgery as established by the Residency Review Committee in Plastic Surgery and Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.

In addition to his practice in plastic and aesthetic surgery, Dr. Hankins is actively involved in the study and clinical application of anti-aging medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine and a member of the American Board of Pathology (ABP), American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS), American Association of Anti-Aging Medicine (AAAAM), and the Texas Medical Association (TMA).

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Arm Lift FAQ’S

Schedule a Consultation

If you’d like to remove excess fat and skin in your upper arms and restore them to younger, more toned arms, consider an arm lift from Dr. Hankins at Premier Plastic Surgery. To schedule your one-on-one consultation, please contact our office to request an appointment. A helpful team member will then contact you and help you take the first step toward a more youthful appearance!

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