Arm Lift Surgery (Brachioplasty)

Arm Lift Surgery Recovery

Arm lift surgery recovery is a 2 to 4 week process. Most patients will have a surgical drain in each arm that is very easily and painlessly removed in Dr. Backstein's office several days after surgery. Heavy lifting and exercise should be refrained from for 4 to 6 weeks. As with other plastic surgery procedures, recovery occurs in phases. Initially patients will have swelling and some discomfort although arm lift sugery is not reported to be particularly painful. Swelling and discomfort will begin to noticeably subside after around 48 hours. It can take about 3 months for essentially all swelling to be out of the arms. Wearing post-op compression garments consistently as part of arm lift post operative care will help reduce swelling sooner. Arm lift surgery scars will fade over months to years.