Arms that look thick vs arms that actually are thick
Arms that look thick vs arms that actually are thick
Upper arms look thick for more than one reason. The solution changes with the cause.
A line problem — the underarm transition is the key
When the upper arm itself is not thick but underarm fat is excessive, the top of the arm looks swollen with the arm down. Here, refining fat at the underarm and the transition into the back comes before the arm itself. Treating only the arm leaves the proportion looking odd.
Fat layer thickness — measured by ultrasound
Where the upper-arm fat layer genuinely is thick, distribution differs across the inner, back and outer arm. Measuring fat thickness area by area with ultrasound shows exactly how much to remove and where. Removing throughout without that leaves the line unnatural — the elbow area sinking, for example.
Arms are designed as a shoulder-arm-elbow line
Whether an arm looks thick or is thick, the design principle is the same: one natural line has to run from shoulder to elbow. NB's Arm 360 / U-line designs underarm, upper arm and elbow as a single flow to complete a natural arm line.
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Arm 360 / U-line
Upper arm, underarm and shoulder line designed three-dimensionally through 360 degrees.
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