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Slim Lipo vs. Cool Sculpting for Belly Fat and Love Handles?

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MissesTMar 10, 2011

What is the best treatment to remove belly fat and love handles? Both treatments get about 80% of thumbs up on this website. The photos of smart lipo show better results, ie. more fat removed. It also seems to me that the coolsculpting in the end will be very expensive because you need 3-4 treatments while from the slim lipo only one. What do doctors that offer both treatments recommend? Thank you!

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Dr. Andrew T. Lyos, MD, FACS
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Dr. Ali Sajjadian, MD, FACS
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Dr. Ali Sajjadian, MD, FACS
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Dr. Jon E. Mendelsohn, MD, FACS
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Dr. Vaishali B. Doolabh, MD, FACS
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Dr. Sheila S. Nazarian, MD
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Dr. Sheila S. Nazarian, MD
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Dr. Laurie A. Casas, MD, FACS
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