Table 1.
Developments in brachioplasty techniques
| Author | Year | Technique |
|---|---|---|
| Thorek(2) | 1930 | Described as a form of pendulous arm reduction for obese women |
| Posse (4) | 1943 | Elliptical incision |
| Correa-Iturraspe and Fernandez (5) | 1954 | First description of aesthetic brachioplasty |
| Pitanguy (6) | 1975 | S-shaped incision |
| Franco and Rebello (7) | 1977 | L-shaped incision |
| Guerrero-Santos J (8) | 1979 | Lenticular excision |
| Juri(9) | 1979 | Quadrangular flap and T-closure |
| Borges (10) | 1982 | W-plasty incision |
| Regnault (11) | 1983 | Axilloplasty |
| Goddio (12) | 1989 | Deepithelialization of the posterior flap, repositioned to create a bicipital sulcus |
| Lockwood (13) | 1995 | Suspension of the fascial system |
| Marques (14) | 1996 | Treatment of brachial, axillary, and elbow segments |
| Gilliland (15) | 1997 | Circumferential para-axillary superficial tumescent (CAST) liposuction |
| de Souza Pinto (16) | 2000 | Brachioplasty technique with the use of molds (S-shaped) |
| Richiards (17) | 2001 | Minimal-incision brachioplasty |
| Strauch (18) | 2004 | Sinusoidal incision |
| Chandawarkar (19) | 2006 | Fish-incision |
| Aly (20) | 2006 | Double ellipse |
| Hurwitz (21) | 2006 | Inverted L-shaped |
| Aly (22) | 2006 | T-type brachioplasty |
| Aboul Wafa (23) | 2013 | S-shaped |
| Bracaglia (24) | 2013 | “Kris Knife” brachioplasty |
| Knotts (25) | 2014 | Avulsion brachioplasty |
| Fantozzi (26) | 2014 | Brachial lifting using the balanced triple-vector (BTV) technique with dual opposing flaps |
| Kornstein (27) | 2014 | Silk-derived surgical scaffold (SERI) as an adjunct to conventional brachioplasty |
| Ferraro (28) | 2015 | Modified fish-incision |