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Which Procedure Would Work Better for the "Spare Tire", Coolsculpting or Smartlipo?

asked 8 months ago by anon
Latest answer by Lawrence Shaw, MD
Question viewed 1,559 times
Tags: male, 190-209 lbs, fat melting, fat reduction, love handles, recommendation, removal, spare tire

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?

12 answers to Which Procedure Would Work Better for the "Spare Tire", Coolsculpting or Smartlipo?

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.

Grant Stevens, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

marinaplasticsurgery.com

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... more

Lawrence Shaw, MD
Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon

www.theshawcenter.com

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. more

Eric Chang, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

www.columbiaaesthetic.com

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. Overall health: Liposuction candidates are people in relatively good health without heart problems, kidney... more

Melissa Chiang, MD
Houston Dermatologist

www.integratedplasticsurgery.com

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... more

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

www.thenyac.com

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. see video

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

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... more

Mark Taylor, MD
Salt Lake City Dermatologic Surgeon

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... more

Steven L. Ringler, MD
Grand Rapids Plastic Surgeon

www.stevenringlermd.com

Liposuction of hips

I always say that it is not the wand but the magician that waves the wand that creates all the magic. I think any form of liposuction can produce equal results as long as the surgeon does good work.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Smart Lipo vs CoolSculpting

This depends upon the patient. CoolSculpting has several advantages in that it is a non-invasive procedure in which no needles, incisions, anesthsia or downtime are required. For many patients these are significant because they would prefer to avoid the risk of a surgical procedure and the downtime. CoolSculpting however is limited in that the areas in which it can be performed are limited for the most part to the abdomen, love handles and back. In addition, the... more

Ted Brezel, MD
Long Island Dermatologist

Coolsculpting vs Smartlipo

There really isn't a right answer as both procedures will work for the problem you describe. The advantages to Coolsculpting are that it is non-invasive and does not require anesthesia, however the gratification is delayed because you won't see results for 2-3 months and I find many patients require 2 treatments to get the best results.

Rosalyn George, MD
Wilmington Dermatologic Surgeon

Smartlipo?

Smartlipo, which I have used since its beginning, is a wonderfully addition to the process but it is not a pure miracle. if the skin excess is too much don't be oversold on too good of a result. that is general a good area to treat.