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Body Procedures

Arm Lift (Brachioplasty)

Arm Lift West Orange | Jersey CityAn arm lift, also known as brachioplasty, is a surgical procedure performed to remove excess fat and skin from the upper arms for a more toned, slimmer appearance.  Over time, the soft tissue in the upper arm becomes lax and may begin to droop and sag, resulting in arms that appear loose and hanging.  Many people are embarrassed by the appearance of sagging upper arms, and seek treatment to restore a slimmer, more youthful appearance.

The arm lift procedure is ideal for patients who have a significant amount of excess, hanging skin or fat in the upper arm area, maintain a stable weight and have realistic expectations for surgery.  It is also important that patients are healthy overall, with no major medical conditions that may be affected by surgery.

Procedure
During the arm lift procedure, an incision is made along the inside of the upper arm, often spanning from the underarm to the elbow.  Your surgeon will then remove excess fat using liposuction, before trimming and tightening the excess skin and suturing it into place.  For patients with only a small amount of excess skin, a minimal incision arm lift procedure may be performed, in which a few small incisions are made near the underarm area for a less invasive fat and tissue removal.  Your doctor will determine which procedure is best for you after a physical exam and discussion of each patient's individual goals for surgery.

Once fat is removed and skin is tightened, the incision will be closed with sutures that will be absorbed by the body within a week or two.  This procedure is performed under local anesthesia with sedation and usually takes one to three hours, depending on the extent of removal required.  Patients will be able to return home the same day as surgery.

Recovery
After an arm lift procedure, patients will likely experience swelling and bruising, as well as mild discomfort that can be managed with pain medication prescribed by your surgeon.  Drainage tubes may be placed at the incision site to collect any excess blood or fluid for the first few days after surgery.  Compression bandages may be worn as well to help promote proper healing.

The results of an arm lift are visible right away, but will continue to improve as swelling and bruising subsides, which usually takes two weeks.  Most patients are highly satisfied with the results of their arm lift procedure and are more than willing to sacrifice a scar for thin, youthful-looking arms.  Scars will continue to fade over time to become less and less noticeable.

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Thigh Lift

A thigh lift is performed to remove excess skin and fat from the upper legs. Candidates typically suffer from loose, inelastic skin after extreme weight loss due to diet, exercise or bariatric surgery. Because of this, the procedure is often combined with others such as breast lifts, facelifts and armlifts to retain an attractive body proportion.

CoolSculpting®

CoolSculpting is a breakthrough, non-invasive procedure that uses patented cooling technology to eliminate fat without surgery. This clinically proven technique is designed to selectively reduce the fat in problem areas that has proven resistant to reduction through diet and exercise. CoolSculpting gently cools targeted cells in the body to induce a natural, controlled elimination of these unwanted fat cells.

CoolSculpting is the first and only nonsurgical procedure to selectively reduce fat layers in problem areas that include muffin tops, love handles and back fat. Developed in 2005 and backed by strong clinical research, CoolSculpting is based on Cryolipolysis (cold lipolysis)-the use of precisely controlled cooling to remove fat.

Based on the scientific principle that fat cells are more sensitive to cold than the overlying skin and surrounding tissues, CoolSculpting reduces the temperature of fat cells in the treated area. This is intended to promote fat cell elimination through a natural biological process known as apoptosis, without causing scar tissue or damage to the skin, nerves or surrounding tissues.

Patients generally start to see results as soon as three weeks following treatment, with the most dramatic results occurring over a period of two to four months. But your body will still flush out fat cells and continues doing so for up to six months after treatment.

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