Arms too fat | Bat Wings?
Most people with the condition notice their arms getting large when in their late teen years. Much recall sitting in class when the guy behind me ask “why my arms are so big”… they join a gym that and begin trying to work on their upper body. Although they could drop a size or two, their arms remain large, and stay big! They suffer from a condition known as ‘bat wings’ or ‘bingo wings’, the large fatty wing-like feature that hangs below your arm. The extra fat and associated loose skin around the upper arm wiggles and wobbles in an aesthetically unpleasant manner and can cause a cosmetically distasteful thickness of the upper arm. Sufferers find bat wings interfere with wearing short sleeves and tank tops making them look unattractive.
People with bat wings suffer from excess fat tissue of the upper arm. Bat wing arm is a relatively common condition. Excess fat of the upper arms is usually a hereditary condition, although bat wings can also be caused by overweight and obesity. The result can be unsightly sagging and wobbling that can be mild or very severe in nature. My patients also refer to their large sagging upper arms as “bingo wings”.
Available Treatments
Patients can have their excess fat and loose skin of the upper arm treated through a variety of procedures. It is important to achieve a reasonable and consistent body weight that can be maintained and then one of several options can be used to improve the appearance of bat wings. The most common and effective treatment for bat wings is VASER liposuction of the upper arm. During bat wing VASER Liposuction, a small incision made around the elbow region and another hidden at the top of the upper arm. The tiny 2-3mm incisions are used as an access port for the VASER Liposuction probes. The VASER probe emit ultrasound energy that both disrupts the fat cells and also treats the under surface of the skin. The under skin treatment process generates controlled heating of the skin. It is this process of etching and heating of the skin’s under-surface causes future shrink wrapping and contraction of the skin. Using a small cannula the loose fat is then suctioned out. A cannula is a hollow tube connected to suction device and a collection canister. The loose fat is then removed from the arm and the improvement of the bat wing relies on skin retraction and elasticity. VASER liposuction for bat bingo wings is a once off procedure.
Another popular way to treat bat wings for those individuals that have small enough fat is by fat dissolving injections. Fat lipodissolve is a medically controlled enzyme which breaks down fat cell. The body then removes the free fat through natural channels of metabolism.
Patients who undergo VASER liposuction of the upper arm generally will not have this aesthetically displeasing bat wing condition, as long as careful weight maintenance is observed!
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