Liposuction: Info, Prices, Photos, Reviews, Q&A

You can absolutely get liposuction on the hips and love handle areas, as a matter of fact this is the best area for liposuction with the least amount of side effects and complications.

Liposuction in this area is often done at the same time as the tummy tuck to improve the overall shape of the trunk, but doing liposuction first in this area would not interfere with a tummy tuck should you decide to have one later. (Farhad Rafizadeh, MD, Morristown Plastic Surgeon)

It is certainly possible to perform flank liposuction as a stand alone procedure and save the tummy tuck for a later date.

This is a procedure under IV sedation which can be performed in an accredited office based facility.

I would not recommend oral sedation alone both for safety and comfort reasons. (Robert L. Kraft, MD, FACS, New York Plastic Surgeon)

You can have lipo of the waist at the same time/before/after a tummy tuck. I prefer to do it at the same time as the tummy tuck. (Steven Wallach, MD, New York Plastic Surgeon)

YES you can do one area. It is actually much easier to do it this way as your recovery will be minimal.

You could do this area minimally invasive with just oral sedating medication, numbing fluid, energy to melt and tighten.

The procedure would likely be less than an hour with minimal downtime. (Ryan Neinstein, MD, FRCSC, New York Plastic Surgeon)

Depending on factors such as skin quality and what your expectations are, there is the option to only have the liposuction on targeted areas such as love handles, however it’s hard to make that determination without a physical exam . (Richard J. Wassermann, MD, MPH, Columbia Plastic Surgeon)

Yes, it would be possible to do just a love handles liposuction with good results. If you have skin excess, it would have to be removed. (Jairo Ulerio, MD, Dominican Republic Plastic Surgeon)

You can absolutely do love handles only. And as you make your decisions about liposuction keep in mind that the gold standard of treatment is high definition liposuction which involves three key things: VASER technology, PowerX liposuction cannulas, and Cool Helium Plasma skin tightening. (Arian Mowlavi, MD, FACS, Orange County Plastic Surgeon)

while a tummy tuck address loose and hanging abdominal skin, it does not address the love handles. that is why I always combine liposuction of the flanks and lower back with my tummy tuck procedure in order to give patients a curvaceous figure, without love handles or “dog ears”. (Sean Younai, MD, FACS, Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon)

Isolated lipo treatment of love handles

Absolutely yes, you can have any part of your body independently suctioned. That is the beauty of liposuction and actually that was its original intent — to target specific bulges of fat and eliminate them.

Many surgeons like to combine areas just for convenience for the patient — ie get it all done at one time. But there is no reason not to do just one particular area if that’s what you want to do. (Elliot W. Jacobs, MD, New York Plastic Surgeon)