상완성형술 Brachioplasty

[BACKGROUND] The escalating trend in obesity is having major impact on health and the economy. As a result of NHS policies to reduce obesity, the number of patients losing weight following bariatric surgery is increasing rapidly. In additio…

[BACKGROUND] Unlike traditional plastic surgery patients who present with a specific anatomical complaint, massive weight loss patients often have multiple regions of concern. No single procedure can address the whole-body deformities assoc…

[BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES] Skin laxity of the body is a growing cosmetic concern. Laxity can result from chronological or photoaging and changes in body dimensions during pregnancy or weight loss. The end result is loose, sagging skin, and…

[OBJECTIVE] To present the clinical-surgical three year-experience related to body contour surgery in the massive weight loss patient, performed by the Plastic Surgery team of the Sapopemba State Hospital. [METHODS] Retrospective study per…

[BACKGROUND] The author presents a clinical classification of brachial ptosis based on the amount of adipose tissue deposit and the degree of ptosis. This system offers guidelines for graduated treatment of fat deposit and brachial ptosis. …

[BACKGROUND] From Nov 2001 to Mar 2006, 176 patients underwent body contouring plastic surgery after prior biliopancreatic diversion (BPD). Weight loss had varied from 30-100 kg. The plastic surgery targeted the arms (24 patients), breast (…

A sharp increase in bariatric surgery has resulted in spike in the population of patients seeking body-contouring procedures. Skin and soft tissue redundancy of the trunk, buttocks, breasts, upper arms, and thighs following massive weight l…

[BACKGROUND] Obesity and its associated medical morbidities carry substantial health risk. While massive weight loss allows improvement in health status and lifestyle, physical sequelae due to symptomatic skin redundancy still require treat…

Over previous years many surgical techniques have been developed to correct lipodystrophy and brachial skin laxity while providing a natural, discreet contour and symmetrical scars, a goal that has not always been achieved. In this study, t…

During the course of life, the upper arm demonstrates skin relaxation and fat deposits that become increasingly evident, particularly with age. However, the degree of skin ptosis and accumulation of subcutaneous fat varies from patient to p…

Although significant innovations in brachioplasty occurred in the 1970s, it remains an unpopular procedure. Current brachioplasty techniques are somewhat unpredictable and are commonly associated with significant untoward results. Recent an…

A new brachioplasty technique is proposed, designed to correct ptosis without excision. It is based on rolling a de-epithelialised flap around from behind and sliding it underneath the anterior margin of the incision of the arm, recreating …

Body contouring for patients who have experienced massive weight loss requires multiple and extensive operations. A one-stage operative procedure was performed on 10 patients who have been followed for at least 18 months postoperatively. Co…

Body contour surgery for the patient who has experienced massive weight loss requires extensive and multiple operations. Any means of reducing the number of such procedures while obtaining optimal results would be most beneficial to both su…

Body contouring surgery is a routine procedure used to improve the aesthetic aspect of the trunk and may be performed in one or more surgical stages. It may involve the abdomen, breasts, flanks, lumbar area, buttocks, trochanter, upper arms…

Brachioplasty can be a satisfactory means of removing excess fat and skin from the upper extremity after moderate to massive weight loss. However, patients must be well informed preoperatively of the scars that are to be expected. The proce…