Arm Lift Surgery History - Brachioplasty Newport Beach

Arm Reduction Historical Perspective

Arm reduction surgery is dated back to the 1950′s. Information on this procedure was found in South African Literature written by Correa-Iturraspe and Fernandez. There are new advanced ways of doing the procedure in comparison to decades ago, but this surgery is not as new-age as some may believe. The advancements that have been made are related to the technique used to excise the fat, the area excised, the location of the incisions, and length of the incisions.

In the 1950s, the techniques used mainly addressed patients concerns with skin laxity due to aging and normal weight-loss. The techniques used then, made incisions on the upper arm and later over the arm pit. These techniques may still be used by some doctors, but it is rare.  Nowadays, there are various forms of incisions available, but each one depends on which “zone” of the arm a patient would like plastic surgery to be performed on.