Over the years the skin slackens – to a different degree in every person. Patients often become aware of changes to their upper arms through photographs of themselves: the skin sags, forms an irregular pattern similar to cellulite and, as the problem increases, discomfort in the area of the armpits is added. This is known as the “bat wing” effect. An upper arm lift reduces the skin and soft tissue envelope and puts an end to this rubbing.

The skin and soft tissue envelope of the upper arm is considerably reduced, the bat wing effect is eliminated and the mechanical discomfort in the armpits decreases noticeably. The scar lies on the inner sides of the upper arms and is therefore not immediately visible. At our practice clinic in Oldenburg we carry out the upper arm lift in combination with a liposuction: this allows the tissue to be removed while sparing the lymphatic and vascular structures.
This is precisely the procedure – the combination of liposuction and careful removal of the excess skin and soft tissue envelope – that is called a dermolipectomy. The point is to spare the lymphatic vessels and the fine nerves in order to achieve a good result with the best possible function.
The removed tissue is permanently gone. Of course we continue to age: where there is a weakness of the connective tissue, a bat wing effect can develop again after about 10 years.
The procedure certainly does not pass without trace. The tumescent solution we use and an individually adapted pain management plan help to prevent pain – our patients get through the period after the operation very well with them.
After the preliminary consultation with advice, detailed information about risks and an examination, we plan the operation together. Our aim is to respond to your wishes as well as possible before the procedure and to mark and document the course of the incision.
On the day of the operation, which we carry out in our own rooms, you are scheduled in such a way that long waiting times are avoided. I will then go through what we discussed with you once more and repeat the markings. Our nursing and anaesthesia team will look after you. After the procedure you can usually leave our rooms accompanied by your loved ones.
The upper arm lift considerably reduces the soft tissue of the upper arm; the rubbing of the upper arm against the chest and abdominal wall decreases noticeably. No other method is available that reduces the skin and soft tissue envelope to this extent. After the operation a temporary feeling of tightness can occur. As with every operation, bruising, wound healing problems or more conspicuous scarring are possible.
We now perform numerous upper arm lifts using a novel procedure called Argo Plasma. Following liposuction, it shortens the collagen fibres so that the skin re-attaches more closely to the inner surface. We carry out this procedure hundreds of times a year, with the result that in many cases we can achieve a considerable tightening of the arms almost without a large scar.
Whether liposuction with Argo Plasma tightening alone is enough or the excess skin calls for a surgical lift is shown by the examination. We tell you openly what is realistic – even if the answer is sometimes “wait”. Arrange a consultation appointment at our practice clinic.
When the skin and soft tissue envelope of the upper arm is sagging, forms an irregular pattern and a “bat wing” effect develops. As the problem increases, mechanical discomfort in the armpits is added – the lift is then not only an aesthetic question.
The combination of liposuction and the careful removal of the excess skin and soft tissue envelope. Lymphatic vessels and fine nerves are spared in the process – the aim is a good result with the best possible function.
On the inner sides of the upper arms, so that it is not immediately visible. Its length depends on the extent of the excess skin and is marked out together before the operation.
The removed tissue is permanently gone. We do, however, continue to age: where there is a weakness of the connective tissue, a bat wing effect can develop again after about 10 years.
The procedure does not pass without trace. The tumescent solution we use and an individually adapted pain management plan do, however, ensure that our patients get through the first period well.
For purely excess fat without sagging skin, liposuction is often enough, supplemented where skin quality is good by internal argon plasma tightening. If the skin is clearly sagging, no comparably effective alternative is available.
Compression garments are worn for 6 weeks and showering is possible from the 2nd day. No stitches need to be removed when dissolvable suture material is used. A temporary feeling of tightness can occur after the operation.
The price depends on the extent of the excess skin, on combined liposuction and on the form of anaesthesia. After the first consultation with an examination you receive a fixed cost estimate.
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