You wave at someone, and the skin under your upper arm waves again. This loose arm skin is so common it even has an unofficial name, and it bothers women who exercise regularly too. Because the problem is often the skin, not the muscle.
Why does the skin on the upper arms go soft?
- Loss of collagen and elastin with age, and the upper arms are among the first areas to give
- Weight loss, after which the stretched skin has nowhere to go
- Hormones, because falling oestrogen in menopause speeds up skin thinning
- Sun, which the arms are exposed to all summer, often without protection
Does training help?
Exercise builds the muscle under the skin and definitely helps how your arms look, but it can't tighten the skin itself. If the skin has lost its elasticity, it stays loose even over a firmer muscle. That's why many women see no change there despite regular training. And if training isn't your thing, to be fair: push-ups wouldn't fix the skin anyway.
How can arm skin be tightened without surgery?
Surgical removal of excess skin exists, but it leaves a long scar on the inside of the arm, so most people choose the non-invasive route. INDIBA radiofrequency warms the deeper layers of the upper-arm skin and stimulates new collagen. Over a series of treatments the skin gradually tightens and gets firmer, and the treatment is painless and takes about half an hour per arm.
Realistic expectations: mild to moderate sagging can be visibly improved over 8 to 12 treatments. Very pronounced excess skin after major weight loss remains a job for surgery.
Tips alongside treatment
Moisturiser and SPF on your arms in summer, enough protein in your diet and, if you like, light shoulder and triceps training. All of this supports the result of the treatments.
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