What causes love handles and how to treat them?
The term ‘love handles’ refers to an area of excess fat that sits between the waist and hips. Also known as the flanks, fat in this area is a common problem area with many patients unhappy with how clothing looks as love handles can become more pronounced when wearing tight clothing.
What causes love handles?
Love handles are caused by fat accumulation in the area. Fat stores in the body when too many calories have been consumed and you’re not burning as many calories. as you are consuming.
Although fat can appear anywhere on the body, certain factors that can increase the appearance of fat on the hips/love handles, lower back and abdominal areas include;
- Age – fat accumulation, in particular around the abdominal area is more common as you get older
- Lack of sleep
- Hormones – too much cortisol
- Genetics – Fat will be distributed around different areas of the body depending on your genetic predisposition to fat storage sites
- High fat, sugar or calorie consumption
- A medical condition causing slow metabolism which makes it difficult to burn off extra calories
- Lack of physical activity
How to treat love handles?
There are lots of exercises that can help to target love handles fat loss and often a combination of cardiovascular exercises with weightlifting and targeted movements is going to give you the best results. Changes to your diet and monitoring portion control can also complement increased exercise and fat-burning activities.
However, fat in this area can be stubborn and we see many patients who are seeking assistance in reducing fat in this area.
Fortunately, there are treatments available both surgical and non-surgical to help reduce love handle fat.
Liposuction for Love Handles
Liposuction is a popular method of fat removal surgery for areas such as love handles and the abdomen.
Unlike other clinics, we provide several liposuction methods at The Private Clinic which means you are in the best of hands and can be sure that our expert surgeons will be able to advise on the best liposuction treatment to suit you.
The three main types of Liposuction that we perform are:
We then also offer specialized techniques including Vaser Hi-Def and Vaser Mid-Def which aim to enhance the muscles by removing and respositing the fat for an athletic sculpted body.
Love Handles / Flanks Liposuction Before and After Photos
VASER Lipo to the flanks
Vaser Liposuction to the flanks
Micro Lipo to the flanks
Micro Lipo to the flanks
Surgical Liposuction to the flanks
Surgical Liposuction to the flanks
CoolSculpting for Love Handles
We also offer CoolSculpting which is a non-invasive fat reduction treatment designed to tackle areas of unwanted excess fat that diet and exercise alone have been unable to reduce. If you are interested in going down the non-surgical route then fat freezing is the best option.
Does CoolSculpting work on love handles?
CoolSculpting is very effective at treating love handles. Your CoolSculpting practitioner will work with you to put together the most effective treatment plan to help you achieve the best results.
Is CoolSculpting treatment for love handles painful?
CoolSculpting is not meant to be a painful treatment but some patients can feel discomfort at the start of treatment as the area starts to freeze. After a few moments, the area should become numb and you will be free to relax for the remainder of the treatment.
CoolSculpting Love handles treatment before and after photos
CoolSculpting treatment to the flanks/hips. Photos taken 8 weeks after first treatment. Treatment performed by The Cosmetic Skin Clinic.
CoolSculpting treatment to the flanks. Photos taken 16 weeks after first treatment.
CoolSculpting treatment to the abdomen. Photos taken 8 weeks after first treatment.
CoolSculpting treatment to the flanks. Photos taken 10 weeks after second treatment.
Why choose The Private Clinic?
Selecting the best clinic for fat reduction, or body sculpting treatment, is an important choice that will affect the appearance of your body and your well-being. There are several reasons why The Private Clinic is unique among leaders in the industry.
Expert advice
The Private Clinic has been in the cosmetic surgery industry for over 40 years. We have leading surgeons and practitioners with decades of experience performing successful body contouring treatments and procedures. Our team of experts create individualised treatment plans with a profound awareness of anatomical and cosmetic details to produce exceptional outcomes that are customised just for you.
Outstanding care
All patients will receive a high level of dedicated care with their expert surgeon, technician and nursing team before, during and long after every procedure. Our aftercare promise means we are always contactable with a 24-hour helpline to ensure you are always in the best of hands.
Patient Satisfaction
We have one of the highest TrustPilot 5-star ratings due to our focus on patient care and quality results. 98% of our patients would recommend us to their friends and family.
Book a consultation
Get the results you want with our love handles fat reduction specialists, get in touch to find out more about how we can help by calling 0333 920 2471 or using our online contact form.
Helpful Links
- Read our extensive Vaser Liposuction FAQs
- Read our informative CoolSculpting FAQs
- See our Vaser Liposuction before and after results photo gallery
- See more CoolSculpting before and after results
- Hear from previous CoolSculpting patients
Sources
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HealthLine – Love Handles: What causes them and how do you get rid of them
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Men’s Journal – An experts guide to what causes Love Handles
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Woman’s Health – How to get rid of ‘love handles’
