Love Handles Liposuction

Sculpt your waist and flanks

It is the reason that you can't quite button that favorite pair of jeans-the reason you don't show your midriff in public anymore. You can partially hide the extra flab on the sides and back of your waistline under baggy clothing, but it is still there when you get undressed. Ironically named, there is not much to love about love handles.

Men and women accumulate fat in their flanks as they age. Even men and women who are young or very thin might pack a few extra pounds around the waistline. With liposuction, you can wear the clothes you thought you'd never fit into, rid yourself of stubborn love handles, trim your waistline and improve your body proportions.

The process is simple:

• The procedure is typically performed in an office or clinic setting under local anesthesia.
• You will be given a local anesthetic to numb the area. A mild sedation might be used, which might make you fall asleep.
• Your surgeon uses a laser to gently melt the fat directly under the skin and to encourage skin tightening.
• He or she places tiny incisions to begin the suctioning process with a cannula, which is about the width of a cooked spaghetti noodle.
• Your liposuction surgeon uses slow, gentle movements to remove the fat, meaning limited pain, fewer bruises and a rapid recovery for you.
• The entire tumescent liposculpture procedure lasts about an hour.

Laser lipo is permanent. Once fat cells are removed from the body, they do not grow back; however, not all fat cells are removed. Your skin and body need them for energy storage, insulation and other reasons. If you gain weight in the future, your remaining fat cells will enlarge. Liposuction is not a weight-loss method. Maintain a healthy lifestyle, and you'll ensure the greatest success after your love-handle liposuction.

Love Handle Liposuction Before and After Photos

FAQs

Why choose love handle liposuction? Is it for men or women?

If you're bothered by the size of your waistline, and clothes don't fit properly, love-handle liposuction will taper the waistline and restore proportion to the body. Recovery is quick, and post-op bruising and pain is minimal.

Am I a good candidate for love handle liposuction?

If you can pinch more than a quarter inch of fat from above your beltline, love handle liposuction should improve your waistline by eliminating that fat. Anyone who has had a gastric bypass or lost more than 100 pounds might need extra precautions and might want to consider skin-tightening procedures. A consultation with the liposuction doctor can help address these issues.

Can love handle liposuction be combined with other procedures?

Yes. Many patients choose to have their flank and love handle liposculpture procedure performed in conjunction with other procedures, especially abdominal liposuction. When love handle lipo and abdominal lipo are combined, the laser surgeon can sculpt and slim the entire waistline.

Will I have any scars or sagging skin after love handle liposuction?

Tumescent liposuction of the love handles leaves only a couple of small incision sites, each only about 3mm wide. The puncture sites naturally close within a day or two, fading into the natural color of the surrounding skin. Scarring does not usually occur.

What are the post-op procedures for love handle liposuction?

Patients generally experience only mild discomfort after the procedure. They are able to walk around afterward, enjoying light to medium activities and returning to work in a day or two. Some patients experience mild bruising. A compression garment similar to an Ace bandage is worn around the waist for a few days and nights and then at least eight hours a day for a couple weeks.

Good results are visible within three to four weeks as the swelling sub*sides. Final results are seen within six months. The most common discomfort patients experience is mild soreness, similar to the muscle ache that follows a strenuous workout.

Will love handle liposuction affect future pregnancies?

No. Abdominal liposuction removes only the fatty deposits from the flanks and waistline and does not affect your muscles, organs or ability to bear children.