Laser Vs Regular Liposuction for Love Handles?

Hi. Someone like you should do great with time tested tumescent liposuction. Laser is a source of heat that can increase complications, with no evidence of improved results.

Laser assisted liposuction may be of benefit when the skin over the area of treatment is loose. The laser beam is converted into heat and creates thermal damage to the fat and connective tissue (cooks it). I use the laser in selected cases and find that it might benefit. It is not, however, a miracle piece of equipment.You sound young and fit, so conventional liposuction will probably give as good a result as laser assisted or ultrasonic liposuction. Nevertheless, I have patients like... more

Laser liposuction still requires the use of standard liposuction after the laser is used to evacuate the fat. Even proponents of the procedure do not claim that it produces better results. If there is any real advantage, it is that it may be possible to perform small amounts of liposuction under local anesthesia only. If the laser allows the operator to perform the procedure with less trauma, it follows that you may have an easier recovery. None of this has been demonstrated scientifically... more