Brachioplasty with Extended Incision at the Elbow: A Comparison with the Traditional Short Technique

ConclusionThe utilization of the proposed elbow-extended technique allows an improvement of the upper limb profile, with far higher satisfaction of patients, at the price of minimal sequelae in terms of scar.The elbow area is a critical part in post-obese deformities of the brachium, and is frequently neglected.In case of skin laxity and redundancy an elbow extension of the brachioplasty incision is indicated.Results of elbow-extended brachioplasty are p valid and the additional scar well concealed and accepted by patients.Level of Evidence IIIThis journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authorswww.springer.com/00266.

Source: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - January 5, 2023 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: research