Category: Arm Lift (Brachioplasty)

The Arm Lift (Video) | San Francisco Bay Area

April 22, 2019 Joseph A. Mele, MD

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The arm lift (brachioplasty) is often performed after weight loss. Unlike liposuction, which can remove excess and disproportionate fat from the upper arm, brachioplasty tightens the skin. This Arm Lift Video presentation shows numerous before and after pictures and narrates them with tips on the procedure, scar location and recovery. Dr. Mele is an active member of the American Society for Aesthetic Surgery and specializes in post weight loss plastic surgery like tummy tucks, breast enhancement, arm lifts and thigh lifts.

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Post-Bariatric Plastic Surgery Video – SF Bay Area

April 22, 2018 Joseph A. Mele, MD

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This Post-Weight Loss Plastic Surgery Video reviews several of the most common procedures including: Lower Body Lifts, Tummy Tucks, Breast Augmentation, Breast Lifts and Arm Lifts. The results of Post-Bariatric Plastic Surgery are illustrated with narrated with before and after pictures, which describe and demonstrate what Board Certified Plastic Surgeons can do for the skin excess that often occurs after weight loss.

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Arm Lift San Francisco Bay Area (Brachioplasty)

March 26, 2017 Joseph A. Mele, MD

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Excess arm skin can be uncomfortable both physically and emotionally. The arm lift, or brachioplasty, removes excess skin from the upper arm. This Arm Lift Video presentation reviews many of the frequently asked questions and illustrates the possible results with expertly narrated Brachioplasty before and after pictures. All arm lift before and after photos are actual patients of Dr. Joseph Mele, San Francisco Bay Area Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in Walnut Creek, CA.

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SF Plastic Surgery Discussed Live Today on KRON 4

March 08, 2017 Joseph A. Mele, MD

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Board Certified San Francisco Bay Area Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Joseph Mele, MD, FACS, will be discussing cosmetic plastic surgery, live at noon today (8 March 2017) on KRON 4. Topics include: Breast Augmentation (breast implants), Gynecomastia Reduction (male breast reduction), Arm Lifts (brachioplasty) and Chin Augmentation (chin implants), but you never know what will come up on live television.

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Arm Lifts – No Arm No Foul | SF Bay Area Brachioplasty

June 25, 2016 Joseph A. Mele, MD

Brachioplasty literally means arm changing. The ideal candidate is healthy with a large amount of loose redundant upper arm skin. Sometimes called Bat Wings, this skin excess is not amenable to exercise, and further weight loss only exacerbates the problem. There is no skin shrinking ray to correct the problem, so the options are often either an Arm Lift or to live with it.

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10 Years of Body Beautiful on KRON 4 – The SF Bay Area’s News Station

June 04, 2016 Joseph A. Mele, MD

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Dr. Mele discusses Breast Lifts (Mastopexy), Breast Reductions (Reduction Mammoplasty), Arm Lifts (Brachioplasty) and Mini Tummy Tucks (Mini Abdominoplasty) LIVE next Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at noon on the Bay Area’s News Station, KRON 4’s Body Beautiful.

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Embrace Scar Treatment – Invented in the SF Bay Area

September 13, 2014 Joseph A. Mele, MD

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The operative scars were rated by investigators and patients. Both found that embrace-treated scars demonstrated significant improvements in overall appearance at 12 months using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale evaluation (p = 0.02 and p < 0.001, respectively). Importantly, no serious adverse events were reported.

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