As the swelling went down and I could see my arm contour getting tidier, I now clearly feel that my arms are slimmer overall. My coworkers don't know I had surgery, so they tell me my arms have gotten a lot slimmer lately. The contour isn't excessive - it looks naturally tidied up, so I'm satisfied. The surgical scars in my armpits keep fading as I heal. Right now you can barely see them unless you look closely. There was bruising and swelling early on, but it wasn't as bad as for other people and I recovered relatively quickly. Right now daily life isn't affected at all. I'm so glad I got it done in advance.