Arm and thigh lifts at Handa Plastic Surgery address the loose skin and excess soft tissue that diet and exercise alone cannot correct. Combined with VASER ultrasonic liposuction, the result is refined limb contour with skin redraping - performed by Dr. Arjun Handa.
"The arm and thigh lift is a skin operation as much as a fat operation. Choosing the right candidate is the entire conversation."
The surgeon you meet at consultation is the surgeon who performs your operation. Always.
Dr. Arjun Handa is a board-certified plastic surgeon with over 14 years of dedicated experience in body and breast surgery. He completed MS General Surgery followed by DNB Plastic Surgery from Army Hospital (Research and Referral), New Delhi - one of the most rigorous plastic-surgical training programmes in India. He performs every body and breast operation personally using VASER ultrasonic liposuction, drainless abdominoplasty technique, and a preservation-first surgical philosophy. Dr. Arjun co-founded Handa Aesthetics & Plastics with Dr. Shruti Handa and leads all body and breast surgery at the practice.
DNB Plastic Surgery is recognised as equivalent to the MCh Plastic Surgery degree - a 3-year super-specialty surgical training programme. Army Hospital R&R, where Dr. Arjun trained, is one of India's most respected plastic surgery training centres with high volume in reconstructive and aesthetic body cases. For a body and breast surgeon, MS General Surgery (covering abdominal anatomy, breast surgical principles, complex decision-making) followed by DNB Plastic Surgery (aesthetic technique, tissue handling, outcome refinement) is the credential pathway that distinguishes a trained plastic surgeon from a practitioner who has attended short courses. In a field where outcomes depend on volume and judgement as much as technique, 14+ years of dedicated body surgery practice is what matters most.
Removes the excess skin and fat that hangs from the upper arms and inner thighs after major weight loss or with advancing age. Liposuction alone cannot address loose skin — these procedures excise it directly, with incisions placed in the least visible anatomical creases.
Thighs and Arm contouring is done by Liposuction in most of the cases. In case here is excess skin, some form of thigh or arm lift by removal of skin is also required.
The arm and thigh lift combines two operations - skin removal and VASER contouring.
Arm lift (brachioplasty) removes loose skin from the upper arm via an incision running from elbow to armpit. Thigh lift (medial thigh lift) removes loose skin from the inner thigh via an incision in the groin extending downward. Both procedures are typically combined with VASER ultrasonic liposuction for refined contouring. Scarring is the principal trade-off - the scars are real and visible in arms-up positions or short skirts. Candidate selection is everything.
For limited upper arm laxity. Incision confined to the armpit area only. Skin removal modest.
Standard arm lift - incision from elbow to armpit allows significant skin removal. Necessary for major weight-loss patients.
Standard thigh lift - addresses inner thigh laxity via incision in the groin extending downward. Combined with VASER for contouring.
Extended thigh lift addresses outer thigh / saddlebag laxity in addition to medial. Combined with VASER 360.
Arm and thigh lifts succeed because we combine skin removal with VASER contouring - addresses both problems in one operation.
Loose skin on the arms and thighs is a SKIN problem - surgical removal is the only definitive solution. But residual fat is also typically present, and skin alone leaves the limb under-contoured. Our combined technique uses VASER liposuction for fat refinement followed by precision skin removal with carefully placed incisions. Scarring is the principal trade-off - we discuss this explicitly at consultation.
Every patient at Handa follows the same structured pathway. 60-minute consultation. No pressure to decide same-day. Personally performed surgery.
We turn away roughly one in seven arm and thigh lift consultations. This is the single most important reason our outcomes look the way they do.
Our arm and thigh lift recovery timeline reflects current best-practice technique. Most patients return to desk work within 1-2 weeks.
Arm and thigh lifts produce permanent scars that are visible in arms-up positions (arm lift) and short skirts (thigh lift). Scar matures over 12-18 months. Realistic expectations about scarring are essential for satisfaction.
Photographs are from consented Handa patients. Results shown are Month 6-12 final outcomes. Individual results vary.