Reduction of excess arm skin via surgical excision

John Yah Sung Kim; Robert D Galiano; Donald W. Buck

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1093-6_18

Reduction of excess arm skin via surgical excision

John Yah Sung Kim^*, Robert D Galiano, Donald W. Buck

^*Corresponding author for this work

Surgery, Plastic Surgery Division

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Abstract

With natural aging or with significant weight loss, the skin and soft tissue of the upper arm undergo changes in their fat-skin composition and elastic properties. The relative laxity of supportive tissue and the relative excess of skin vis-à-vis underlying subcutaneous fat will lead to varying degrees of upper extremity ptosis. Not only is the appearance of this excess skin cosmetically problematic, but can also be functionally impairing with redundant soft tissue hampering adduction of the arm and occasionally leading to dermatitis within the folds.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Body Rejuvenation
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	117-120
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781441910929
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1093-6_18
State	Published - Dec 1 2010

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

Access to Document

10.1007/978-1-4419-1093-6_18

Cite this

@inbook{b220d69b776c4d448874768ced84df5d,

title = "Reduction of excess arm skin via surgical excision",

abstract = "With natural aging or with significant weight loss, the skin and soft tissue of the upper arm undergo changes in their fat-skin composition and elastic properties. The relative laxity of supportive tissue and the relative excess of skin vis-{\`a}-vis underlying subcutaneous fat will lead to varying degrees of upper extremity ptosis. Not only is the appearance of this excess skin cosmetically problematic, but can also be functionally impairing with redundant soft tissue hampering adduction of the arm and occasionally leading to dermatitis within the folds.",

author = "Kim, {John Yah Sung} and Galiano, {Robert D} and Buck, {Donald W.}",

year = "2010",

month = dec,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1007/978-1-4419-1093-6_18",

language = "English (US)",

isbn = "9781441910929",

pages = "117--120",

booktitle = "Body Rejuvenation",

publisher = "Springer New York",

address = "United States",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - Reduction of excess arm skin via surgical excision

AU - Kim, John Yah Sung

AU - Galiano, Robert D

AU - Buck, Donald W.

PY - 2010/12/1

Y1 - 2010/12/1

N2 - With natural aging or with significant weight loss, the skin and soft tissue of the upper arm undergo changes in their fat-skin composition and elastic properties. The relative laxity of supportive tissue and the relative excess of skin vis-à-vis underlying subcutaneous fat will lead to varying degrees of upper extremity ptosis. Not only is the appearance of this excess skin cosmetically problematic, but can also be functionally impairing with redundant soft tissue hampering adduction of the arm and occasionally leading to dermatitis within the folds.

AB - With natural aging or with significant weight loss, the skin and soft tissue of the upper arm undergo changes in their fat-skin composition and elastic properties. The relative laxity of supportive tissue and the relative excess of skin vis-à-vis underlying subcutaneous fat will lead to varying degrees of upper extremity ptosis. Not only is the appearance of this excess skin cosmetically problematic, but can also be functionally impairing with redundant soft tissue hampering adduction of the arm and occasionally leading to dermatitis within the folds.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84892219046&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84892219046&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4419-1093-6_18

DO - 10.1007/978-1-4419-1093-6_18

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:84892219046

SN - 9781441910929

SP - 117

EP - 120

BT - Body Rejuvenation

PB - Springer New York

ER -

Reduction of excess arm skin via surgical excision

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this