arm lift

[stretch]

Hi,
I had a mini brachioplasty about 3 yrs ago and at the time the plastic surgeon also did lipo. My arms were never large but just sagging but now with the lipo they are much worse. I appear as to have lost a great deal of weight but I am 5'7" and have weighed 126 for many years. My skin is thin and there is just no fat to fill the area from my armpits to my elbows. Has anyone tried any of the laser ie Titan and had success with skin tightening on the arms? Each laser promises great results but I don't want the expense without the results.
Thanks much

[Lisa in Boston]

It sounds like this is not a very effective procedure for most people then. Too bad because I was considering it.

[Marianne]

Stretch, I am sorry you are going through this. I hope you are able to find a good, effective treatment to address this.

I have the same thing from lipo on my stomach It is much more apparent when I lie on my side, it's awful I was wondering about skin tightening as well, Titan, anything. Does anyone have any experience?

[anna k]

Titan is a waste of money. I had it and saw no improvement at all.

[Marianne]

Where did you have the treatment?

[sequoia]

I have EXACTLY the same symptoms and same sad results as Stretch. We are even similar in height and weight. Like her, I had a mini lift but my doctor combined an arm pit tuck procedure with a short scar arm lift which, in spite of his efforts, did not have positive results, although, on the plus side, the scar is practically invisible........as are the results! I really suspect that weight lifting exercises, whilst developing muscles and definition, stretched my already thin skin and surgery failed to retract it. I also believe the same principal applies to facial skin pumped up by fillers which, when the filler deflates, leaves more stretched flaccid skin, and therefore more wrinkles. It's a wretched cycle.

[Marianne]

It was temporary but I am sure as I age it will be less likely to bounce back. That's why I tend to go for subtle augmentation and less swelling options these days. After my second f/g my undereye/upper cheek skin seemed flaccid for a while (once the swelling went down)!

[saffy]

forget the titan laser....I wasted more than $1,000 on my inner arm area and it did absolutely nothing......so now I work out pretty heavy weights for me consistantly and that seems to help by bulking the area.....