Is Liposuction the best route for my arms and armpit fat? (Photo)

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Hello! I am a 26 year old woman who is reasonably fit. I have one trouble area where I cannot lose fat - my upper body. My arms and armpit fat make me look larger than I actually am. I am currently 5’3 and 117lbs, and don’t want too lose too much weight. I have ab definition, but my arms seem disproportionate to my body. I have weight lifted for the last 2 year; there’s muscle under a layer of arm fat. I have tried Emsculpt NEO and Cryo T-Shock. No fat reduction from either treatments.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear flo1021,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. If you are considering surgery, I would suggest you consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination, you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS (license on probation) · Answer

Based on your photos, the best treatment for your concern is VASER LIPO.he Gold Standard for superior liposuction results requires use of the advanced technology of ultrasound-assisted VASER liposuction. As an official trainer of VASER liposuction, I perform full body liposuction cases every week. VASER liposuction has beTen the only modality that has consistently resulted in outstanding liposuction outcomes. VASER liposuction ensures a smooth contour regardless of degree of excess fat by virtue of being able to remove any and all remaining fat comprehensively and uniformly. If skin redundancy is observed, Renuvion technology can be simultaneously applied to tighten your skin to optimize your overall contour outcome. A Skype or FaceTime consultation with a VASER specialist will help you get an accurate recommendation and pricing.

Respectfully, 
Arian Mowlavi MD, FACS
Realself 100 Hall of Fame Inductee

Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation) · Answer

Non-surgical options will not be effective at reducing subcutaneous fat on your arms.
Liposuction is the gold standard and the only treatment option that works and delivers consistent quality results.
Delivering consistent quality Liposuction results is more difficult than most people including plastic surgeons believe.
If done correctly arm liposuction especially on young people who have exes subcontingenuous fat leaves stunning the results.
In order to get quality results you have to find the most talented and experienced provider.
Tempting as it seems you cannot do this with the use of a computer.
Define the most talented provider patients need to have multiple in person consultations at which time you should ask the provider to show their entire collection before and after pictures for arm liposuction results.
An experienced provider should have no difficulty showing you a minimum of 30 sets of before and after pictures and preferably much much more.
Experience providers will have hundreds of before and after pictures for arm liposuction results.
Simply saying preselected pictures which most likely represent the best result of the providers career is insufficient to get a clear understanding of what average results look like in the hands of each provider.
Ask the provider the show is many pictures as possible of patients with similar body characteristics to your own.
Look carefully at after pictures to make sure there are no contour irregularities, divots, streaks, lumps and bumps and the transitions from treated to untreated areas look invisible.
I also recommend a patients read all reviews on various physician review websites avoiding providers what they need significant number of justified it negative reviews. The absence of justified negative reviews is more important and more telling than having an abundance of positive reviews.Personally I treat the arms Circumferencially typically blending into the forearm. 
Liposuction results are permanent and irreversible.
You’ve done poorly Liposuction can lead to disfigurement.
Find the right plastic surgeon and everything falls into place.
In the hands of the right provider and you should have an outstanding outcome.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom MD

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