Body — Treatment
Sleeveless,
again.
Loose upper-arm skin does not respond to exercise. After significant weight loss, or with time, the skin between the elbow and the armpit can no longer return to the frame underneath. Brachioplasty removes what remains, and gives the arm back its line.
What it is & what it isn't
An arm lift (brachioplasty) removes excess skin and, where present, excess fat from the inner upper arm. The incision runs from the armpit to just above the elbow on the inner arm — well-positioned but real. Liposuction is often combined to refine contour where fat remains.
What it isn't
Not weight loss. Not a substitute for stable weight first — the result is more predictable, and lasts longer, when weight has settled. Not a no-scar procedure: the inner-arm scar is the trade. Done well, it sits inside the arm, hidden in most positions; visible when the arm is raised over the head.
The practical detail
What you are actually committing to.
- Procedure time
- Typically 1.5–3 hours
- Anaesthesia
- General
- Stay in Antalya
- Typically 3–5 days
- Flying home
- Typically 5–7 days
- Light exercise
- Typically 2 weeks
- Full exercise
- Typically 6 weeks
- Final result
- Typically 3–6 months
- Scarring
- Inner-arm, armpit to elbow — permanent
- Permanence
- Long-lasting, subject to weight change
These figures are typical ranges, for planning your trip. Your own treatment and recovery timeline is assessed and decided by Dr. Meral — at consultation, and again as your healing progresses.
How it unfolds
The consultation
How much skin is loose, how much fat is present, how much liposuction is part of the plan. Honest about the scar — its length, its position, the year it takes to fade from pink to white.
The plan
Markings made with arms raised. The incision line is drawn along the inner arm — placed where it will be least visible in standing position, most visible with arms overhead.
The surgery
Skin excised along the marked line. Where fat is present, liposuction is performed first to thin the upper arm before the skin removal. Drains often placed. Skin closed in layers.
The first night
Light pressure dressing, arms supported on pillows. Most patients sleep on their back the first night. Discomfort is moderate, well-managed.
Recovery
Compression sleeves for six weeks. Drains out at day 5–7. The arms feel tight for two to three weeks. Scars are pink for three to six months, fade to white over twelve to eighteen. Most patients return to desk work in 7–10 days. Heavy lifting at six weeks, not before — the closure heals slowly under arm-movement tension.
A typical course, not a promise — healing differs from person to person. Dr. Meral reviews you at each follow-up and decides when each step is right for you.
This may be for you if
- You have loose upper-arm skin that doesn't respond to exercise
- Your weight has been stable for at least six months
- You're comfortable with the inner-arm scar as the trade for the lift
- You can take two to three weeks of light activity before returning to gym
This is not for you if
- You're still actively losing weight — wait until weight is stable
- You smoke and aren't willing to stop for six weeks — wound healing under arm tension is meaningfully compromised
- You expect no scar — there is no version of this surgery without one
- You want only fat removed, not skin — that is liposuction, a different and simpler procedure
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not a quote.
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