Arm & Hand Contouring - Dr. Lisa Sowder, Seattle Plastic Surgeon

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This almost-ready-to-retire law enforcement officer took great care of herself with diet and exercise. Well, gravity and age can trump the best health habits as demonstrated by her saggy upper arms. I did an upper arm tuck also known as a brachioplasty. Her scars have settled nicely and for her are a good tradeoff for her nice upper arm contour.

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2 of 6

This middle aged nurse lost almost 100 pounds through diet and exercise. She was left with “bingo arms”. I performed a brachioplasty on her and she healed very well, just in time for a Caribbean cruise.

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This 56 year old lady worked very hard to slim down to a healthy weight through diet and exercise. She was left with laxity of her upper arms that required a brachioplasty to obtain a pleasing contour. Her scars ended up being narrow and subtle and they do not bother her.

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This 52 year old accountant disliked her heavy arms. She had excellent skin tone and elasticity for her age. Circumferential liposuction of her upper arms was very successful in improving her contour with minimal scarring. I also slimmed down her underarm area. She now feels comfortable wearing short sleeves.

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This lady had a divot following upper arm liposuction by another surgeon. She underwent transfer of fat from her hips to the upper arm with improvement in the appearance and tenderness of the area.

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This 40 something lady was self conscious about her old-looking hands. I transferred fat from her hips to her hands. She has maintained her improvement for over two years. Fat transfer to the hands has a surprisingly easy recovery. Patients wear a dressing of surgical tape on top of the hands for about one week to stabilize the fat.