Liposuction for love handles

As your body matures, the systems in the body begin to slow down through poor diet, lack of exercise or the natural aging process. The contours of the physique may begin to change and a man may notice he now has more flabby flesh in his midsection than in previous years. These pockets of fat hanging onto the side of the torso are affectionately known as “love handles” and they are notorious for sticking around for the long haul.

Like the girlfriend who wouldn’t leave you no matter how badly you treated her, these babies may exhibit the same patience and tenacity, never leaving your frame no matter how much you diet or exercise. Love handles are, by and large, genetic. If your grandfather sported a spare tire in his later years, chances are they are riding in the genes and you may inherit them too. If you spend countless hours at the gym working out and your six-pack is still covered by a beer belly, you may be S.O.L. as far as eliminating your love handles.

Many men are obsessed with having a perfect physique, a rock hard stomach and are determined to kick their love handles to the curb. For these men, plastic surgery is the chosen method used to annihilate their enemy, the love handles. Liposuction for the love handles is the most popular plastic surgery procedure in men, followed only by gynecomastia (reduction of “man-boobs”). These surgeries are often performed in tandem, as many men also gain unwanted fat deposits in their breasts. Liposuction for love handles is a relatively safe procedure and, as long as the patient does not gain a significant amount of weight after the surgery, the results should be permanent.

Tumescent liposuction, a process whereby a long tube is stuck through the body, breaking up the fat and then sucking it out of the abdomen, does not offer much in the way of actual weight loss but improves upon the body’s contouring. Liposuction is very precise and general anesthesia for simple procedures like the removal of love handles has been replaced by safer local methods of anesthetizing. The recovery time for the surgery is generally short, with the patient being able to walk the same day and recovering fully within a few months.