I Have Bulky Muscular Arms. Can I Reduce Them With Liposuction? (photo)

    Fatty bulk of the arms can be removed with liposuction, but muscle bulk cannot.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Liposuction is removal of only fatty tissue.  Skin and muscles are not affected.  To improve muscle tone of the arms exercise is the key.  Good luck

Without examining you in person and feeling the tissue of your arms, it is difficult to give you specific advice.  However, liposuction only removes fat, not muscle bulk.  So, if when you are contracting your muscles, if you feel a thigh layer of mobile fat, then liposuction may thin your arms a bit.  However, based on your pictures, it appears that you are mainly muscle and not fat.

 

Good Luck.

Liposuction will only remove fat not muscle. LIposuction will not reduce the size of your arms due to muscle mass. Backing off on training will allow some of the muscle mass to resolve if you are an avid trainer.

Thank you for the question and picture.

No, you are not a good candidate for liposuctioning of the arms.  I would also suggest that you stay away from any other modality of treatment that may be offered to you…

Best wishes.

Liposuction will not be an effective method of reducing your arm size. Most of your arm size is due to muscle not fat. The role of liposuction in the arm is for sculpting/reshaping, not a major size reduction.

By the very definition, liposuction removes fat. Otherwise it would be myo or musclulo- suction. The answer is no. Liposuction only removes fat.

If you work out, I suggest that you use more repetitions with less weight rather than more weight with fewer reps. It is note-worthy to remember that marathon runners are thin, but usually in good shape. Heavier weights add bulk.Also do not lift to total fatigue. This stimulates more muscle hypertropy and size.