This particular problem sometimes restricts the people who are facing it in terms of their clothes choices, and may even cause hygiene issues (mostly overweight people).

The brachioplasty method mainly involves two techniques that depends on the degree of skin laxity. The first, more conservative surgical technique, involves the removal of a small amount of excess skin and placing the incision in the armpit area where it can be hidden (fish-mouth technique).

The second technique includes a horizontal cut on the inner side of the arm, in which a larger volume of loose tissue can be removed. After 6 months to one year the incisions are almost invisible. Surgery is performed under local anaesthesia and sedation while hospitalization is not necessary.