Guest guest Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 I had the surgery done about 14 months ago. The skin healed better than even I thought it would. The recovery time post surgery required keeping arms wrapped in ace bandages for about 10 days. You actually want to keep them wrapped so that you don't have to think about them much. I used Mederma to heal scar and it worked beautifully. I researched brachioplasty before doing it, and the only real side effect I could find was that there is a chance you can get nerve damage, but stats showed very low percentage, certainly worth the small risk. I would have it again. Best of luck. Margaret in Memphis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 HI, MIRIAM HERE, ISN'T THE SCAR LONG ENOUGH WHERE YOU WOULDN'T WEAR SHORT SLEEVES ANYWAY.???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 DEDE, sounds like you must be doing GREAT if you are ready for surgery. Hope you get a great result! Keep us posted. It is always nice to hear from you. V Plastic surgery/arms Has anyone out there had their arms " done " ? I'm having mine done in a couple of weeks...when I have my breast reconstruction done. I had a double mastectomy this past Nov, due to breast cancer. NOT FUN.....anyway, I have expanders in and will have them swapped out for saline implants....and have a little lipo on my midrift area ....since insurance will pay for the operating room and anesthesia, I might as well get as much done as my body can handle! I'm also on a tomoxifin type med, arimidex, which throw me quickly into menopause, and I've gained about 20 lbs, with no effort. depressing. I'm doing some excercise, but will do pilates after I recover from the surgery. If anyone has had the surgery done, I'd just like to hear about the recovery period, etc. Please e-mail me at _dedevz@..._ (mailto:dedevz@...) Thanks! Dede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 I had my arms done and they look great but the scar is very visible. I still feel uncomfortable with Short sleeves. I knew there would be a long scar but thought I would be hidden more. Mine comes down to the tip of my elbow so it shows all the time. But my clothes fit much better now and I can buy smaller tops. Hope all goes well for you. I was very faithful with support garment for at least 6 weeks. The pain was not bad at all. Glenda > DEDE, sounds like you must be doing GREAT if you are ready for surgery. Hope > you get a great result! Keep us posted. It is always nice to hear from you. > > V > Plastic surgery/arms > > > Has anyone out there had their arms " done " ? I'm having mine done in a > couple of weeks...when I have my breast reconstruction done. I had a > double > mastectomy this past Nov, due to breast cancer. NOT FUN.....anyway, I have > expanders in and will have them swapped out for saline implants....and > have a little > lipo on my midrift area ....since insurance will pay for the operating > room > and anesthesia, I might as well get as much done as my body can handle! > > I'm also on a tomoxifin type med, arimidex, which throw me quickly into > menopause, and I've gained about 20 lbs, with no effort. depressing. I'm > doing > some excercise, but will do pilates after I recover from the surgery. > > If anyone has had the surgery done, I'd just like to hear about the > recovery > period, etc. > Please e-mail me at _dedevz@..._ (mailto:dedevz@...) > > Thanks! > Dede > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 How much for the arm surgery? sueoyler@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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