The effects of aging, weight loss and other processes over a lifetime inevitably results in physical changes to your skin ? changes that can be seen not just in your face, but over your entire body, and especially on your arms. Arm skin is surprisingly tough, but over time it will become thinner and stiffer due to the natural loss of collagen, the connective, elastic tissue found in the dermis (underlayer) of the skin. Sagging, stretched skin is the result ? a circumstance especially common in those who have lost significant weight.

Fortunately, unsightly and uncomfortably sagging arm skin can be corrected. The procedure for this is called arm lift surgery.

Arm lift surgery, also known as an arm tuck or as brachioplasty, is a type of surgery that tightens the skin of the upper arm by removing excess and/or sagging skin. If successful, the procedure gives the arm a smooth and natural appearance. If subcutaneous fat is present, liposuction may also be used to remove it. Once the unwanted skin is removed, the surgeon stretches the remaining skin tautly back into place and secures it with stitches.