Remove dog ears + liposuction or just lose weight? (Photo)

Thank you for your questions and photographs.  Congratulations on maintaining your weight loss and continuing your exercise regimen.  I think you have a very nice result, but I can see your areas of concern with your love handles.  If on physical exam there is a small amount of residual fatty tissue there, in office liposuction can be done to remove this slight excess, assuming your skin has maintained good tone.  The pictures do not adequately demonstrate your love handle dog ears, however.  If they are small, then at the same time as your liposuction, a small office procedure to smooth them can be done. Diet and exercise may improve the appearance of both areas, but from your narrative it sounds that these are more diet resistant areas, so surgery may be the best treatment option.   

Congratulations on your procedure and thanks
for sharing your question. I can appreciate your concern.



Your contours seem adequate. Remember that males have a more
developed oblique muscle on the side. It seems to me that your love handles are
more related to the muscle rather than fat. However, differential diagnosis can
only be done with physical examination.
In your case assuming that this is fat, weight loss should
be my first step. Then you can consider lipo and finally surgery if no
improvement.
Finally, make sure that you have a
consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon that specializes in after
weight loss surgery.



Wishing you the best in your journey