Feel Free To Go Sleeveless…
Get those toned Michelle Obama arms before summer!
Michelle Obama, like many
first ladies before her, is influencing fashion and style for millions of
women, not just in the US, but all over the world. Her obvious energy, intelligence and glamour
make her a style icon for many.
2013’s First Lady does differ
from her predecessors in certain ways.
Where Jackie Kennedy and Nancy
Reagan were both generally
limited to influencing fashion and style, Michelle’s influence extends to
appearance as well: her well-toned upper arms are the envy of multitudes of
women, especially in the US, where a healthy, athletic look has been in vogue
for decades. And whereas previous
generations could emulate their favorite First Lady by buying the same dress
our outfit, modern medicine allows those who want Ms. Obama’s toned look to get
what they want with advanced surgical techniques.
These new techniques are
called brachioplasty, or, more commonly, the upper arm lift. According to the 2012 Plastic Surgery
Statistics report, more than 15,000 patients spent $61 million on upper arm
lifts last year. And while we cannot
definitely say that Michelle was the driving factor behind the incredible
growth of the procedure (more than 4000% since 2000) the fact is that 31% of
women responding to an American Society of Plastic Surgeons poll said that they
wanted arms like the First Lady’s.
What should someone interested
in brachioplasty know about the procedure?
First, one has to understand the specific objective, which is to reshape
the under portion of the upper arm, or the area that stretches from the
underarm region to the elbow. Arm lifts
reduce the excess skin and fat of the area, and reshape the arm in a way that
makes it more contoured and toned.
The surgery itself will take
about three or four hours. Incisions are
generally placed on the inside of the arm or on the the back of the arm. Fat removal is done through liposuction,
which is of course a very common procedure for other parts of the body. After any fat removal, the underlying muscle
tissue is tightened and reshaped, resulting in the toned and youthful
appearance associated with the procedure.
The results are apparent almost immediately, though stitching may take a
week or two to be finally removed. The
results will become more dramatic after swelling subsides, usually within a
week.
With
the advent of laser liposuction doctors are able to avoid actual cutting out of
the skin in many people, and hence reduce the scars and recuperative period. In
addition, Dr. Boss has many
non-surgical techniques that contour, firm and tone the arms
in selected patients.
Arm Lifts make patients look
younger, healthier and more athletic.
They contribute not just to appearance, but to one’s sense of well-being
as well: we all feel better about ourselves when we know we are looking our
best. So, while we might not all be able
to fly on Air Force One and host state dinners at the White House, many of us
can get the same athletic, all-American look that makes Michelle Obama a style
icon for our age.
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2013.
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