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Skin sagging treatment - underarms: when to get help

Go through these in order and stop at the first one that applies. If you are reading this for someone else, answer for them.

  1. 1

    Is any of this happening now?

    Call 911

    Seek emergency medical help for difficulty breathing, chest pain, fainting, coughing up blood, sudden severe swelling, uncontrolled bleeding, or rapidly worsening symptoms.

    Do not drive yourself in an emergency.

    And for anyone, someone who:

    • has lips or skin that look pale, blue, grey or blotchy
    Other emergency signs, for anyone
    • Someone who is struggling to breathe, gasping, choking, or cannot get words out
    • Someone who has chest pain, tightness or pressure lasting more than a few minutes
    • Someone who has sudden weakness or drooping on one side of the face or body, slurred speech, or sudden confusion
    • Someone who is unconscious, or cannot be woken
    • Someone who is bleeding heavily and it will not stop with firm pressure
    • Someone who has had a seizure that will not stop, or does not wake up afterwards
    • Someone who you believe has taken an overdose or swallowed something poisonous
  2. 2

    Is any of this happening?

    Be seen today

    Contact your surgical team promptly if you develop increasing redness, warmth, swelling, or pain; cloudy or bad-smelling drainage; a fever; wound separation; a drain that stops working unexpectedly; or one arm becoming much more swollen than the other.

    And for anyone, someone who:

    • has a wound that is hot, spreading red, or leaking pus
  3. 3

    Does any of this apply?

    Book an appointment

    Routine questions about dressings, compression garments, scar care, activity, or returning to work can usually wait for normal office hours or your planned follow-up.

    And for anyone, someone who:

    • has noticed a lump, a mole that has changed, or unexplained weight loss

Every sign above is quoted from the sofidex article on Skin sagging treatment - underarms. If you are not sure, err upward — it is always reasonable to be checked.