VASER-Assisted Short-Scar Brachioplasty in Post-Massive Weight Loss Patients | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | ||||
| Article 19, Volume 42, Issue 1, January 2018, Page 125-129 PDF (5.07 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejprs.2018.215076 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Soha F El Mekkawy* | ||||
| The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| VASER; Brachioplasty; Weight loss | ||||
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