VASER-Assisted Short-Scar Brachioplasty in Post-Massive Weight Loss Patients

El Mekkawy, Soha F

doi:10.21608/ejprs.2018.215076

VASER-Assisted Short-Scar Brachioplasty in Post-Massive Weight Loss Patients

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Soha F El Mekkawy

The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt

10.21608/ejprs.2018.215076

Abstract

Background: Brachioplasty has been performed for several
decades, became more frequent again with the advent of
bariatric surgery, however, it has a huge disadvantage which
is the unsatisfactory appearance of the long surgical scar.
Patients and Methods: We performed transaxillary shortscar
VASER-assisted brachioplasty for 14 patients complaining
of cosmetic disfigurement of their arms after considerable
weight loss. Post-operative complications and patients' satisfaction
were obtained and analyzed.
Results: Complications rates were 21.4 percent. Evaluation
reported overall satisfaction; excellent for 13 patients; good
for 1 and no patients reported poor results. No revision surgery
was needed.
Conclusion: Transaxillary VASER-assisted brachioplasty
is an easy and simple technique that offers a good result with
the most possible minimal scarring.

Keywords

Main Subjects

Aesthetics

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