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Which Procedure Would Work Better for the "Spare Tire", Coolsculpting or Smartlipo?
Is Smartlipo a better option for someone who is fairly fit and in good health, but the "roll" sticks around even when weight is lost in other areas?
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Ideal candidate for Coolsculpting
When you are fit and in good health and you have a "spare tire" or "love handles" that just will not go down, then you are best candidate for Coolsculpting. Coolsculpting was designed for exactly this type of problem. It melts the fat in a given area when you have lost weight everywhere else. Find an experienced dermatologist in your area since it sounds like you are perfect candidate!
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Best Procedure for "Spare Tire"
Thank you for your question. Based on the information you shared, I believe CoolSculpting would be your best option. CoolSculpting is not a weight loss solution for people who are obese, or a substitute for surgical methods such as liposuction. Good candidates have noticeable bulges in certain areas they’d like to get rid of. Of course, your doctor will determine if treatment is right for you during a one-on-one consultation. Best of luck!
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Ideal Candidate for CoolSculpting
It sounds like you may be an ideal candidate for CoolSculpting especially if your are fit and have stubborn areas around your waist. SmartLipo (or "SlowLipo as I like to call it) is much more invasive and I always combine it with standard suction lipectomy. I love SmartLipo in the area of the neck, however. If you want to avoid downtime and time away from your job, life and the gym then I would seek out a certified CoolSculpting physician and see if CoolSculpting is...
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Lipo vs Coolsculpting
Think of Coolsculpting as liposuction lite. The patient who is a good candidate for lipo will be a good candidate for Coolsculpting as well. Any lip procedure, whether conventional, power, smart lipo, or ultrasonic will by definition be more aggressive than Coolsculpting as it is a surgical invasive procedure. If you are comfortable with a more subtle improvement without surgery go for Coolsculpting, if you want one treatment and are ok with surgeryE dn recovery go for lipo.
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Coolsculpting versus liposuction for "spare tire"
For a spare tire, liposuction or coolsculpting are both possibilities. In terms of pure cosmetic result, liposuction is better, but it is also more expensive and requires more downtime. Which treatment is better for you depends on your overall health, physical exam, goals, whether you are able to have downtime, and your pocketbook.
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CoolSculpting vs liposuction
For patients who have several centimeters of fat that can be pinched between two fingers on the love handles, and exercise and diet is being followed, this is not an unusual situation that this one area is stubborn. In fact, that is an ideal patient for liposuction, regardless of it being tumescent liposuction, laser-assisted liposuction (smartLipo), power-assisted liposuction, water-jet liposuction,etc. However, some patients are not ideal candidates because they take medication or have...
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Cool sculpting or liposuction?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Mtd9vZQLw
Thank you for the question.
Since your question is which procedure would "work better", there is little doubt that liposuction surgery will be more effective in treating the "spare tire”.
Best wishes.
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I have seen very few if any artfully sculpted bodies with CoolSculpting.
I have been following this procedure since the research began four or five years ago. I have seen few if any artfully sculpted bodies using coolsculpting. Using SmartLipo or liposuction in general, multiple areas of the body can be sculpted beautifully in a single session with minimal down time and usually with less pain. Frankly, I don't see CoolSculpting being that popular a few years from now when people filnally realize that paying a few thousand dollars to reduce a...
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CoolSculpting or SmartLipo may be good options
It sounds like you might be a good candidate for either procedure. SmartLipo is going to give you much more dramatic results more quickly because more fat can be removed at one time. CoolSculpting treats about 20-25% of the fat cells in the specific treatment area and takes about 3 months to show full results. SmartLipo has minimal downtime and costs more. CoolSculpting is less expensive, and offers zero downtime. Some people do not want surgery and...
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Both would work
Laser assisted Lipo would be faster and more expensive. Zeltiq is easy with no down time and cheaper. You might need more than one treatment and it will take months to see the full results.
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