33 Y/o Male. Trying to Get Rid of Love Handles - New York City, NY

Hi - From the photos you posted, I can see that you are a handsome young man and, in my opinion and I'm sure others as well, that you don't need fat removal in that area. You look really good. I had lipo in that same area. The result was not good. Uneveness, small lumps - scar tissue - under the skin. Some hard, others soft and rubber like. I was told by another surgeon later that the first guy was too aggressive and removed too much fat. You have to leave a thin layer of fat to cover the scar tissue that normally forms. At that time I was and am now still in shape with a midsection similar to yours. And now years later, it looks worse than had I done nothing. Fortunately, body hair covers it somewhat. If you decide to do it ( and I hope you don't - ask several people close to you what they think) you should talk to several different doctors first. Since the area has already been traumatized, you want to find out if another procedure will cause a problem. I would pick a different doctor. As I found out, the friendliness factor doesn't mean a good result will follow afterward. Peace out, David

Hi, thank you so much for your comments. I'm sorry you did not see the results you were hoping for. CoolSculpting is, indeed, FDA cleared to remove an average of 20-25% of fat in the treatment area per treatment. It is not, however, guaranteed to work for everyone. We have done over 10,000 cycles at our practice, and the vast majority of people have been very happy. The only way we can guarantee fat reduction is with a surgical approach like liposuction, where we can typically remove about 75% of the fat in the treatment area.

We are all our own worst critics, I know this well personally, but honestly I think you look not just great, but super hot. I wouldn’t advise you to change a thing about your body, as it appears in the pics.

very helpful. thank you for your review

Thanks for sharing the update and your experience so far. I hope things have since gotten better

I had a lot of colsculpting done on my stomach, back, legs, and underarms and it as a total waste of money.

Thanks or sharing your experience, I'm thinking of the same proceedure.

LITERALLY the same body type. Its almost as if thats my picture! Keep us posted would love to know the progress

I would like to see your current photos to see where you are with progress after 3 months if you don't mind. thank you.

I modeled for years in NYC and worked out regularly. Thankfully with good genetics, not smoking and eating healthy foods, I stayed relatively thin and at 61 still don't need Botox! But "mother nature" wasn't so kind in the gravity department. I did put on some weight after getting married 14 years ago and once again thankful that much of it went to the "right places". Gravity sent the rest of it down to my tummy and "love handle" area. So I tried Ultrashape with a very reputable dermatology group - so did my husband. This was like six years ago. We can both tell you that COOLSCULPTING does NOT do a damn thing! Nothing!! What a waste of money. I can also tell you Ultrashape & Ultrashape Deluxe doesn't work either. Please save your time & money and go another route. New procedures are on the market and getting good results. As far as I'm concerned, Cool Sculpting was the BIGGEST ripoff!