Plastics of hands in Kiev, prices for Brachioplasty in the leading clinic Certus - Подтяжка плечей (брахиопластика)

The surgery itself involves relocating adipo-dermal flaps and eliminating their excess. The incisions are made in the most closed areas – an armpit, the middle area of the internal surface of an upper arm. On operation completion the wounds are treated with cosmetic stitches and special compression underware is worn.

Indications for brachioplasty

Signs of adipositis, deformed shoulders.
Skin and fat deposits, their maceration (including cases after losing weight).
Skin flaccidity and folds.
Excessive arm thickness with loose skin on the internal surface.

Brachioplasty is carried out in order to:

Lift, add elastisity to the tissues.
Improve the shape and contour of the arm.
Reduce skin and fat folds.
Eliminate excessive arm thickness.
Reduce the areas of intertrigo.

General contraindications: cancer, cardio-vascular and acute infectious diseases, chronic hypertensive disease, thyroid diseases, diabetis, blood-clotting disorder, advanced obesity.

How is the surgery performed in “Certus” clinic?

Pre-surgery examination: 1 hour.
Duration of the surgery: 2-3 hours (depending on the complexity of the surgery). The patient stays in a clinical setting for 2-3 days.
Anaesthesis: general anaesthesia or local anaesthesia with sedative medications.
Incision options: in the armpit, along the internal surface of the upper-arm. A thin longitudinal scar after its final maturation becomes barely visible in a few months after the surgery.
*Recovery period. The patient wears special compression underware for 2-6 weeks after the surgery to reduce the risk of complications. The stitches are removed in 7-14 days. Swellings, bruises and other side effects disappear within a month.
*Side effects: temporary bruises, swellings, obtusion, moderate pain.
*Risks: infectious complications, hematomas, long healing, fluid collection under the skin, asymmetrical and highly noticible postsurgical scars, tissue necrosis (death of tissues).
*Result: long-term on conditions of maintaining a stable weight.