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

CoolSculpting lipo flanks before after photo
VASER Lipo to the flanks

VASER Lipo flanks before after photo
Vaser Liposuction to the flanks

Vaser Liposuction flanks before after photo
Micro Lipo to the flanks

Micro Lipo flanks before after photo
Micro Lipo to the flanks

Micro Liposuction flanks before after photo
Surgical Liposuction to the flanks

Surgical Liposuction flanks before after photo
Surgical Liposuction to the flanks

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 with decades of experience performing successful body contouring 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 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 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.