Dr. Dean Kane Q & A.
Q. Would cool sculpting work for me with 2 treatments? Or is Liposuction necessary? I am 37 years old and have stubborn arm fat which hasn’t been improved with any type of exercise or diet all my life. Otherwise I am happy with my body. I am also nervous about the after effects of lipo. I have read many people saying that years after lipo their metabolism seems to shift and they start gaining weight uncontrollably in weird places. I have maintained a weight with 7 lbs of fluctuation through the last 15 years. A. Thanks for sharing your photos. Although they are limited, you seem thin with mild lipodystrophy (fat) and skin laxity of the upper arms. I can appreciate your frustration! It is best to obtain consultation from a well experienced, Board Certified Plastic Surgeon with all skills for a upper arm contouring and lift so you are not biased by their lack of options. Please consider the following:- CoolSculpting 1 or 2 sessions per arm to reduce the superficial fat and possibly (although no guarantees!) obtain some skin shrinkage around the smaller volume. This is very limited to the areas bulging only.
- LipoContouring which will provide near circumfirential fat reduction and etching of the upper arm muscles. You may obtain some skin shrinkage around the smaller volume but also skin redraping due to the wider contouring.
- A arm(pit) tuck may help in advancing the skin and reducing the skin excess. This option may be performed at the same time as lipocontouring but in your case due to age and exercise may be best 6-12 months later after the lipocontouring has healed and softened. It limits the scar to the armpit but also limits the amount of skin reduction.
- A brachioplasty (arm lift). This incision comes down the inner aspect or back or the arm to remove skin excess but leaves a more visible scar. I would also recommend to do this a year later after lipocontouring.
