Brachioplasty Technique with the Use of Molds

• Published in: Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963) Vol. 105; no. 5; pp. 1854 - 1860
• Main Authors: de Souza Pinto, Ewaldo Bolivar, Erazo, Patricia J, Matsuda, Carlos A, Regazzini, Daniel Vasconcellos, Burgos, Deisy S, Acosta, Hernando A. P, do Amaral, Adriana G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society of Plastic Surgeons 01-04-2000
• Subjects: Adult; Arm - surgery; Cicatrix - etiology; Female; Humans; Lipodystrophy - surgery; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Skin Aging - physiology; Surgery, Plastic; Suture Techniques - instrumentation; Wound Healing - physiology
• ISSN: 0032-1052; 1529-4242
• DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200004050-00035

Over previous years many surgical techniques have been developed to correct lipodystrophy and brachial skin laxity while providing a natural, discreet contour and symmetrical scars, a goal that has not always been achieved. In this study, the authors classify the alterations of the arm into three degrees and propose a different surgical treatment, to be used alone or associated with another procedure, for each classification. They developed a new technique that uses a mold to mark the incision in an italic double S-shape. From 1996 to 1998, 20 patients who underwent this surgery showed symmetrical and smaller scars with better results and minimal complications. (Plast. Recónstr. Surg. 1051854, 2000.)