Overview
The spots that won't change
Love handles, bra-line fat, a small pocket under the chin, the inner thighs. These are the areas where people feel like they've done everything right and nothing moves. It's especially frustrating when the rest of your body is right where you want it.
It isn't about effort
Where your body holds on to fat is mostly genetic, and hormones, age, and pregnancy shift things further. Exercise burns fat across your whole body rather than from the spot you're working, so side planks won't shrink a stubborn flank any faster than a run will.
Your options
CoolSculpting uses controlled cooling to damage fat cells in one targeted area. Your body clears those cells over the next couple of months, so the change shows up gradually. There are no incisions, and most people go straight back to work.
If you want a bigger change or have several areas to treat, liposuction removes the fat in a single procedure. Dr. Kim performs liposuction himself and plans the contour around your overall shape, so the result looks balanced instead of spot-treated.
One thing to know going in: neither option is a weight-loss tool. Both work best when you're close to your goal weight and just want to reshape a few areas.
Recommended Treatment
Cool Sculpting
CoolSculpting® is a unique fat-freezing procedure and is a nonsurgical. It is scientifically proven to reduce the pockets of fat in trouble areas like the flanks, abdomen, or underneath the chin with as little as a single session. CoolSculpting as a fat-freezing technology gives long-term results that take away the trouble from 'trouble spots'. Fat cells do not like cold and at a particular temperature threshold they freeze. Once the freezing happens, your body naturally eliminates the dead cells in one to 3 months or so, which results in a twenty to twenty-five percent reduction in fat at the treated area.
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