While exercise can strengthen the arms and improve muscle tone, it cannot correct skin that has lost elasticity. An arm lift, or brachioplasty, can reshape the upper arm by removing excess skin and fat from the underside of the upper arm from armpit to elbow.
During the Covid pandemic, it is prudent for patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer to focus their priorities. Oncologic treatment is primary whether this means oncologic surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. Reconstructive treatment can wait, and it can wait a long time, says Constance M. Chen, M.D.
For patients with excess skin or stretch marks, who’ve done all they can with diet, exercise and a healthy lifestyle, a tummy tuck may be in order.
Women are increasingly worried about breast implants. In 2016, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reported that 400,000 women in the United States had…
By far, the best results in breast reconstruction come when patients have nipple-sparing mastectomies and natural tissue breast reconstruction.