Are there any non surgical options to reduce my cankles? (Photos)

Thank you for your question.  CoolScultping is the #1 most effective non invasive way to get rid of fat. Each treatment takes 35 min and the results are seen in 6-12 weeks. In my practice we have 2 machines therefore both ankles can be treated at the same time while you watch Netflix. 

There are always nonsurgical options but the improvement is nothing like the improvement seen with liposuction.

Thank you for your question and photos. Non surgical fat reduction is somewhat unpredictable and you might end up with asymmetric results. You are focusing on your ankles only, but the rest of the leg does not have a good shape, with poor muscle definition. I think you would do best with VASER liposuction to thin out the ankles, define the leg muscles (gastrocnemius and soleus) and possibly fat graft the muscles to give you shapely feminine legs. This is an area where the margin of error is small, so it is important to choose an expert in advanced body sculpting techniques. Good luck.

Cankles are such a common problem and is so easy to improve by the right lipo expert under local with the micro canulas. Very few docs have the skill and instruments to do the job right.

The best way to reduce "cankles" is with a hi definition procedure. I use VASER liposuction with ThermiRF, ultrasound and fat grafting with great results. Technique will be important here, so using small cannulas will get the most fat removal and give the ability to contour and define the calves and ankles. I recommend getting a formal consultation with a body contouring expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Thank you for your photos. Cankles are best treated with carefully performed liposuction of the target fat to remove just the right amount without injuring your tissues and to avoid leaving abnormal contours. There may be additional non-surgical options such energy based devices or mesotherapy but these are not FDA cleared for the ankle area. Hope this helps!Johnson C. Lee, MD Plastic Surgery

Liposuction remains the gold standard for the removal of excess subcutaneous fat.

There's no better way to say it.

Wyler cool sculpting and radio frequency treatments have the potential of removing fat their efficacy, Predictability and effectiveness don't come anything close to what liposuction can do.

Calf and ankle liposuction is technically difficult and patients are at higher risk for having streaking, dimpling or uneven contours.

Round areas are technically more difficult to get good results on. Liposuction instruments are for the most part straight.

The knee and the foot can get in the way of getting good access to smooth even fat removal(technical stuff)

Many plastic surgeons will not do liposuction on these areas, or don't do liposuction on these areas very often.

They practice is devoted exclusively to liposuction and fat transfer.

To put this in context about 1% of my liposuction patients come in for liposuction of the caps and ankles.

In other words out of every thousand patients I will do 10 cases involving these areas.

Considering these are the only two procedures I perform the number of cases I have done is probably more than most but still quite limited.

There are very few doctors of any kind who have higher volume caseloads of calf and ankle liposuction cases.

This is often reflected by websites simply not having before and after pictures showing these anatomic areas.

All that said, I personally enjoy or treating these areas because the potential for having great results is there.

Most people usually have tight skin of this part of the body making them candidates for great results.

The procedure can lead to persistent ankle swelling though this is rarely bad enough or lasts long enough to be a real serious problem.

For this particular procedure I would suggest consulting with several board-certified plastic surgeon's who have extensive experience particularly with liposuction.

Best,

Mats Hagstrom M.D.

If upon examination you are found to have lipodystrophy of your lower calves, I have had excellent success with liposuction of this area.  A few people have tenderness and swelling but most have a pretty easy recovery.  Another option is a course of painless iLipoXcell diode laser treatments.  This will help the area, but similar to all external devices is only partially effective and does not provide as dramatic a result as you'll obtain with liposuction.  Get a few opinions and watch the video above.  Regards,Jon A Perlman M.D., FACSDiplomate, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)ABC-TV Extreme Makeover SurgeonBeverly Hills, California

Thank you for your question and sharing your pictures.There are limited options for non-surgical cankle reduction, and calf and ankle liposuction will produce the best results. However, liposuction will be associated with a longer recovery time in terms of soreness and lower extremity swelling. Surgical technique is crucial in this type of surgery, as it is easy to cause dimpling and other contour irregularities if the surgeon is inexperienced.Non-Surgically, the only feasible option would be non-surgical body contouring machines such as SculpSure or Liposonix. The ever popular cool sculpting non-surgical body contouring machine requires that your area of concern be suctioned up into a canister for it to be effective. Hence, it is not a good option for cankles. Of the other two technologies, liposonix is quite painful and a longer treatment procedure. ScupSure is a relatively comfortable 25 min procedure. The number of treatments depends on the surface area and amount of fatty tissue that need to be eliminated. SculpSure was recently FDA approved and is probably the best Non-surgical option for treating Cankles.Good Luck!