Three Things Plastic Surgeons Have To Know Before Performing Arm Lift Surgery

If you are going for an arm lift surgery, the plastic surgeon is most likely to ask you three questions before he gets down to the business of actually performing the surgery. Arm lift surgery is also known in medical circles as brachioplasty. For purposes of this discussion and to make it easier for everyone, that term is what we will be using. There are a number of reasons why these questions are going to be asked by the plastic surgeon. One reason for asking these questions is their desire to find out if you, as the patient, have realistic expectations. It is also possible that they'd ask these questions because they want to know if the surgery can be safely performed on you. All in all, the plastic surgeons want to be sure that, should they decide to perform brachioplasty on you, they will have a patient who checks out as a good candidate for the procedure.

Prior to performing brachioplasty, plastic surgeons would take it upon themselves to talk to their patients and ask them about what they expect after the surgery has been performed. As mentioned earlier, in asking you these questions, the surgeon will be trying to figure out whether you are approaching the brachioplasty with realistic expectations. If the expectations prove to be unrealistic, it is time for the surgeon to weigh several options. Counseling is one option. The surgeon could refuse performing the surgery until he has been assured that the patient has an improved mindset due to counseling. Naturally, another option would be to turn down the case and refuse to perform the surgery. If the surgeon realizes that you are a perfectionist, he or she may decline to carry out the surgery, out of awareness for the fact that nothing is likely to satisfy you, and you are likely to feel as if you were 'conned' at the end of the day.

The next question of plastic surgeons would have something to do about the health of the patient who wants to undergo brachioplasty. The general safety of the procedure when performed on you is the primary objective of this question. It is possible that the patient has a condition that would only worsen when he is subjected to brachioplasty. To avoid this, the surgeon could refuse performing brachioplasty on him.

The plastic surgeon would also ask about the other types of surgeries that the patient has been subjected to prior to the planned brachioplasty. This will be taken into consideration when the plastic surgeon is trying to decide whether or not brachioplasty can be done on you without putting you at risk. If you are proven to be safe to be operated on, the surgeon would then try to decide how the procedure should be done. If it turns out that you have allergic reactions to certain types of anesthetics, the surgeon would know which types to steer clear of once the brachioplasty is being performed on you.