Unpleasant Scar Post Brachioplasty in Female Libyan Patients
الكلمات المفتاحية:
Brachioplasty, Constriction band, skin laxity, liposuction, abdominoplasty, thigh lift, lipodystrophyالملخص
Background Brachioplasty (arm lift surgery) is an expanding aesthetic procedure to correct upper arm ptosis conjointly to increasing rates of post obesity massive weight loss, and the popular rise of fitness awareness. Aim of Study The objective of this study is to report the demographic variables in patients seeking Brachioplasty in Benghazi, Libya, in addition to the indications for Brachioplasty, the presence of comorbidities, and to determine the frequency of overall complications in patients undergoing this procedure.المراجع
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