Lipodissolve or Coolsculpting? Can I have both on my love handles?

Without a doubt, CoolSculpting.!  I believe that it is the most effective for love handles second to liposuction

Coolsculpting is an excellent form of non-invasive  fat reduction for
the right patient. Some applicators take 1 or 2 hours but the new advantage
applicators take only 35 minutes and have significantly less risk for delayed
onset pain (especially in the abdomen). Results are seen at 2 months and
typically 1-3 treatments will be necessary on each area to achieve ideal
results. The number of treatments depends on the amount of fat there and the
patient's goals.  There is not downtime and the results can be impressive
in the right patient.  We also use the Zimmer Z-wave for improved patient
comfort and added results. The best candidates are those who are in pretty
good shape with areas of stubborn fat that won't go away no matter what. In office evaluation is necessary to evaluate what procedure would be best for you.

My best,

Sheila Nazarian, MD, MMM

Beverly Hills, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Thank you for your question. I would recommend consulting with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon for best treatment plan. I hope this helps!

CoolSculpting and Lipodissolve could both possibly give improvement to love handles.  You would need to be examined to determine if you might be a good candidate for either treatment.  The results after CoolSculpting can take 3-4 months to occur, so there would be no sense in having CoolSculpting done and then having lipodissolve the next day.  I would recommend having one treatment or the other and allowing the maximum amount of time to see results before deciding if you need further treatment or not.   

I recommend against doing lipodissolve as it is unregulated and hasn't been scientifically proven to be consistently effective.If you have Coolsculpting on your love handles, you want to let that area heal prior to have any further treatments on the same area the next day...certainly lipodissolve is not a good idea the day after coolsculpting as the tissue is still healing.In general, I suggest considering tumescent liposuction or Smartlipo or a similar internal laser liposuction procedure as opposed to Coolsculpting, an external laser liposuction procedure. Your results may be better with Smartlipo, Slimlipo and similar lasers or with tumescent liposuction.