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Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Elbow Lifts

Background: Aging causes loose skin to develop and this is particularly evident around joints such as the knee. The repetitive extension and flexion over a lifetime will inevitably cause rolls of skin to develop on the north side of the joint where the skin is the most flexible. This has led to the need for Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Elbow Lifts for Excess Skin in Arm Extension

Background: Loose skin develops over time around joints due to their repetitive motion. The skin around knees and elbows must be flexible to allow the range of motion needed for all forms of physical activity. But this tissue flexibility and repetitive motion adds up over time to create rolls of skin above the joints. Removal Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Bilateral Elbow Lifts for Extension Skin Redundancy

Background: Loose skin all over the body can be removed and the tissues tightened in a wide variety of procedures known as lifts. The most common body lift is that of a breast lift to correct sagging breast mounds which aero both lifted and tightened. Most other body lifts, however, are done as a result Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Elbow Lifts for Saggy Elbow Skin

Background: Collections of excess skin rolls all over the body occurs from a variety of conditions. The most common is from aging with weight loss being a second source of its occurrence. While such rolls of skin can be aesthetically bothersome for some people, others accept it as a natural body process. One very unique Read More…

The Elbow Lift – An Extension of the Upper Arm Lift

The elbow lift, or removing excess skin from around the elbow (middle) area of the arm, is an uncommon procedure in body contouring surgery. Most of the time an upper arm lift ( between the elbow and the armpit) is enough to take care of one’s arm concerns. But the extreme weight loss patient can Read More…