It has been about a month since the surgery, and the bruises are completely gone. The swelling has visibly gone down too, maybe about 60-70% at this point. There is almost no pain, just a slight pulling feeling when I raise my arms. Daily life is completely fine, and I do light exercise and stretching comfortably. I can clearly see the arm line is cleaner. When I wear short sleeves or sleeveless tops the fit is much neater than before, and to anyone it just looks like I naturally lost weight. There is no sign at all that I had surgery, it is as natural as if my arms had always looked like this! A friend I had not seen in a while asked if I lost weight, which made me proud hehe They say the line gets even smoother once the rest of the swelling goes down, so I am satisfied already but looking forward to it getting even better!