If, one day, you find your arms start to become batwing arms, and without taking any proper actions, you may have to say goodbye to your cute cami tops, sleeveless dress, or your other favorite arm-showing clothes. It is because batwing arms destroy slim-arms looking and create a chunky body appearance. Batwing fat is stubborn, once it develops, it will be a long term battle.

What is batwing arms

Batwing arms, as the name suggests, are the arms with a bat wing appearance. The appearance is due to the excessive fat stored at the tricep area where the inner side of the upper arm is.

The batwing arms are also known as “bye bye” arms because of its swinging motion of the arm fat caused when we wave our arms goodbye.

Causes

1. Lack of arm exercises

In our daily life, we use our forearms more frequently than the upper arms. Prolonged inactivity is prone to storing fat at the upper arm and causing the formation of batwing arms.

2. Poor lymphatic drainage of the upper limbs

Poor lymphatic drainage of the upper limbs limits the vital water circulation and causes edema/swelling at the upper arms. If the person also experiences poor blood circulation or slow metabolism, arms are prone to storing fat.

3. Bad sitting posture

Trapezius muscles, deltoid muscles and triceps muscles are in their relaxed state when we are at bad postures such as slouching in a chair or rounded shoulders. Over time, fat will store around these inactive muscles and bring you batwing arms.

4. Genetic influence

Diet and exercise can change our body shape such as the size of our arms. However, inheritance could play a bigger part in it. Scientific studies show that there are genes that are related to weight/fat. Therefore, having batwing arms could be inherited for some people.

Symptoms

The fat of the batwing arms are located at the triceps area which is the inner side of the upper arms.

This is how batwing arms are visualized on a skeleton model:

Affected people

1. Batwing arm is a common problem among white collar and gold collar workers because they work at their desks using the computer for prolonged periods of time without a frequent use of their upper arms. Therefore, the inactive upper arms are likely to store fat.

2. Women are more likely to store fat in the upper arms than men. The estrogen in women influences where the fat will be stored, and abdomen, arms and legs are prone to storing fat.

3. People who lack exercise or have not maintained a regular workout routine. Batwing fat is stubborn fat and difficult to reduce.

4. Surface area of the triceps muscle is big. Therefore, even though you are a lean woman, if the triceps has not been used or trained for a while, stubborn fat will be easily stored at the area

5. Not only women, a male body can also develop batwing arms. Muscular middle-age man with 6-pack abs may have two batwing arms that he is hoping to get rid of.

Treatment

A. Lipodissolve injection – arms

What is Lipodissolve injection:

Lipodissolve injection is considered the most safe and effective non-surgical fat reduction treatment, it works particularly well on localised fat reduction such as double chin, chubby face, arms and legs. Lipodissolve injection boosts the metabolic rate of fat tissue, enhances digestion of fat cells, and tightens and lifts the skin.

How does it work?

Lipodissolve injection solution will be administered locally to the subcutaneous fat layer. The active ingredients in the solution will break down the walls of fatty cells and increase the localised concentration of lipase enzymes to facilitate the destruction of fatty cells and let the body flush out the fat as waste via the lymphatic system.

Procedure:

1. Face-to-face consultation: Doctor conducts evaluation of the thickness of the double chin and provides professional advice on whether or not a lipodissolve injection treatment is suitable. If suitable, the injection site will then be marked on the face.

2. Pre-treatment preparation: Local anesthetic. Clean and disinfect the injection areas.

3. Injection: Administered with blunt needles at the double chin. Only one injection at each injection zone.

4. Post-treatment precautions.

Duration: 30-45 mins

Who is it for?

• People with problems of stubborn and troubled fat around the body including shoulders, inner thighs, joints, abdomens, etc;
• People who have fat deposits in the body and want to eliminate cellulite;
• People with uneven skin after liposuction treatment;
• People who want non-invasive fat reduction treatment and want to avoid surgical, liposuction and full anesthesia;
• People who have fat upper arms because of excessive fat accumulation instead of muscle building;

The Premier Aesthetic Lipodissolve Injection:

Two UK proven lipodissolve injection solutions are available from The Premier Aesthetic: Aqualyx (United Kingdom) and Desobody (Italy). They both can accurately and effectively dissolve the unwanted fat deposits, the result is long lasting without rebound. This non-invasive, localised treatment is a worry-free option for fat reduction.

The Premier Aesthetic CoolSculpting:

The Premier Aesthetic clinic is the first clinic in the UK to introduce the latest generation of CoolSculpting, CoolSculpting Elite. This cooling technology can destroy fat cells without damaging any normal body cells. It is a highly effective, non-invasive fat reduction treatment you are looking for.

THE PRIMIER AESTHETIC BTL EMSCULPT:

BTL EMSCULPT is a fat reduction/muscle building exercise device that only requires you to lay down and causes no sweating. This non-invasive treatment simulates a high frequency exercise to burn fat and hence reshape body contour scientifically and healthily. THE PRIMIER AESTHETIC Clinic is one of the first aesthetic clinics to introduce BTL EMSculpt in the UK.