How Effective is Liposuction on the Love Handles?

Liposuction is usually extremely effective for contouring the flanks or “love handles”. If your plastic surgeon recommended a beltplasty procedure, you may have too much excess or loose skin in the flank region to obtain an ideal result with liposuction alone. Just as with contouring the abdomen, contouring the back and flanks may involve a lift procedure, liposuction alone, or a combination of the two.  The back and flanks are probably more likely to be successfully treated with liposuction alone, but sometimes a lift procedure is the best option. If this is more surgery than you are ready to undergo or more than you want to spend at this time, you should consider having the liposuction only with the abdominoplasty. There is really nothing to lose and you will most likely realize a significant improvement in the contour of the flanks, which may be completely satisfactory to you. If there is too much excess skin following this procedure, then you could have completion of the beltplasty at a later date. These procedures are sometimes planned to be performed in stages anyway. If the surgeon with whom you consulted did not consider this a reasonable option, then you may want to seek a second opinion to see if another surgeon would.

Thank you for your question. Based on your photos you appear to be a good candidate for full tummy tuck with intense liposuction to improve your body contour and get better curves especially in your laterals and waist and Dominican Butt lift taking the fat we get and transfer to the buttocks and hips, to mold them and get better volume, contour and butt projection.
Kind Regards,Dr. Emmanuel Mallol Cotes.-

Love handles are usually straight forward to treat with liposuction but your mid flanks are full too and they are pushing down on the love handles.  So in your case, you will see a shelf of fat hanging down over the area of the love handles once the swelling of the surgery goes away and there is maximum retraction of the tissues.  There may be a slighlty greater risk during the surgery when a tummy tuck and liposuction are both done together, and this may increase if the upper back/flank areas are done too.  You can have each procedure done separately if you wish, but make sure you understand the risks by speaking with your surgeon.
 

large volume liposuction and liposculpture is very effective in the treatment of love handles and "muffin tops". I have had patients that were able to go down several sizes after liposuction procedure- for example from size 12 to six. With liposculpture you can have a more curvaceous and proportional figure .

Liposuction is a fantastic treatment for love handles.  Based on your pictures, you look like you would have a great result from the liposuction.  However, looking at your anterior abdomen, I really would suggest a fully tummy tuck / abdominoplasty as well as flank / love handle liposuction for the best results.  Thanks for posting pictures - it make giving you suggested more meaning full and also more informative for other patients.

 

Good luck.

Liposuction is VERY effective for the love handles.

I recommend liposuction of your lower back and love handles, and abdominoplasty. You do not need a belt procedure - this will involve unnecessary scarring and cost.

Your operation would begin with you lying on your tummy to allow the liposuction. You would then be turned over (while still asleep) to complete the abdominoplasty.

With all due respect to your plastic surgeon consultant, I wonder whether you should seek a second opinion from an experienced aesthetic plastic surgeon.

Liposuction in the "love handle" are is very effective and will create a big difference. I think a traditional tummy tuck will fall short in providing the optimal outcome judging from your pictures. A belt lipectomy might be too much. In patients with excess tissue and fat in the "love handle" area I recommend aggressive liposuction and an extended abdominoplasty. An extended abdominoplasty is much like a traditional tummy tuck, but the incision extends to the flank area. In your case, this avoids the bulkiness of the flanks after a traditional tummy tuck.

You should do great with liposuction on your love handles/hips.  Let your doc do it when doing your tummy tuck and I hope you enjoy the results. 

In order to reshape your entire midsection lipo to crest would be very beneficial in addition to TT and

Thank you for your question. You seem to have had a good consult and judging by the pictures, you seem to be a candidate for abdominiplasty and a belt liposuction which would include the flanks and the lower back. I would suggest that you try to lose weight prior to the surgery to optimize your results.