With the increased popularity of brachioplasty, and with
postoperative scarring being the major concern for patients,
choice between different incision techniques should be carefully
considered. The most widely used approaches are the
posterior and posteromedial ones. In this work, we utilized
the two types of approaches in two patient groups, 8 patients
each, and compared patient-perceived results. The overall
satisfaction level was slightly higher, on average, in the
posteromedial group but this was not statistically significant.
However, patients in the posteromedial group had a statistically
significant lower scores of perceived scar visibility (p=0.0239).
Our data suggest that a posteromedially-placed scar would
be the optimal choice for patients undergoing brachioplasty,
taking into account individual patient needs.