LOVE HANDLESÂ
The Reasons Behind Love Handles and How to Handle Them
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The soft fat bulges that form on either side of your waist are known medically as “love handles” or “flap fat.” Despite leading a healthy lifestyle, many people suffer with this area that resists change, despite the name’s loving connotations.
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We at Rasa Derm are aware that love handles have an impact on your body silhouette, confidence, and how well your clothes fit. For this reason, we provide a variety of cutting-edge procedures to safely and effectively sculpt your waist and restore definition.
Excess fat buildup around the abdomen and flanks is usually the source of love handles. This fat, which clings to the waist and is more difficult to burn off, is frequently visceral or subcutaneous fat, in contrast to typical weight increase. Their development is influenced by several important factors:
One of the main factors influencing how fat is distributed in the body is hormones. In particular:
- The stress hormone cortisol encourages the storage of fat, especially around the abdomen and flanks.
- If your body develops a resistance to insulin, a hormone that controls blood sugar, it can also result in increased fat retention. This is a regular occurrence in people who consume a lot of carbohydrates or sweets.
- Increased midsection fat can result from an imbalance between estrogen and testosterone levels, such as occurs during menopause or andropause.
- These hormonal changes eventually promote the accumulation of fat around the waist, hips, and love handles.
Even those who seem slender can accumulate fat due to poor eating habits. A diet rich in
- Foods that have been processed
- Carbohydrate refinement
- Drinks with added sugar
- Is it saturated fat or trans fat?can result in insulin and blood sugar increases, which encourage the storage of fat around the waist. Furthermore, too much sodium causes bloating and water retention, which accentuates love handles.
- Even “healthy eaters” may have trouble with portion sizes, hidden calories, or food sensitivities that cause fat to stay on their bodies.
By pulling abdominal fat outward, poor posture—particularly slouching or an anterior pelvic tilt—can make the waistline appear larger. Love handles appear more prominent due to a lack of definition in the flanks caused by weak oblique and back muscles.
Cardio doesn’t target particular fat zones, but it does assist burn calories. Without resistance training or muscle growth, the body does not have the muscular tone required to promote fat loss and metabolic wellness.
When working out, the flank region is frequently overlooked. Fat can build up and remain if you don’t do activities that work your obliques and core stabilizers.
In addition to weakening abdominal muscles and decreasing circulation, prolonged sitting (desk employment, screen time, travel) can also make the waistline softer and less defined.
Often, body shape is hereditary. Fat is typically stored in the abdomen and flanks of people with apple-shaped bodies. Even with a healthy lifestyle, it could be more difficult for you to naturally get rid of love handles if there is a history of weight gain around the waist in your family. Genetic factors affect your resting metabolism, fat cell count, and fat distribution pattern.
As we get older:
- Slower metabolism
- Muscle mass declines
- Changes in hormone levels
Because of this combination, your body is more likely to store fat in particular places, such as your flanks, and burns fewer calories when at rest. Men may experience this with lower testosterone levels during their 30s, whereas women may notice it more throughout the perimenopause and menopause.
Love handles might be linked to deeper visceral fat, which is the kind that envelops internal organs, but they are not a medical emergency. This type of fat is connected to:
- Resistance to insulin
- Heart-related conditions
- Diabetes type 2
- Unbalanced hormones
- Not only is it aesthetically pleasing to reduce fat in the flanks, but it’s also frequently a component of a bigger wellness objective.
Consider seeking therapy if:
- Despite consistent exercise and a balanced diet, your love handles still exist.
- You feel self-conscious wearing swimwear or tight apparel.
- Your silhouette is impacted because your waistline seems wider than your hips.
- For aesthetic or post-weight loss purposes, you wish to reshape your side waist.
- Which Therapies Are Most Effective for Love Handles?
Rasa Derm provides minimally invasive and non-surgical fat-reduction procedures that are intended to:
- Destroy fat cells forever
- Reduce the stiffness of your skin
- Modify your silhouette
Cool Sculpting (Fat Freezing)
Cryolipolysis uses controlled cooling to freeze and destroy stubborn fat cells.Â
- Session Duration: 40-60 minutes
- Sessions Required: 1–2 sessions
- Gaps Between Sessions: 6–8 weeks
- Results In:Visible fat reduction in 6–12 weeks
Body Stim Biquad (RF)
RF treatments use heat energy to penetrate deep into the skin.
- Session Duration: 30-45 minutes
- Sessions Required: 6–8 sessions
- Gaps Between Sessions: Once a week or every 2 weeks
- Results In : Noticeable skin tightening and inch loss in 4–6 weeks
Fat Dissolving Injections (Injection Lipolysis)
Fat dissolving injections contain deoxycholic acid, a naturally occurring.
- Session Duration: 15–30 minutes
- Sessions Required: 2-4 sessions
- Gaps Between Sessions: 4–6 weeks
- Results In : Gradual fat reduction in 6–10 weeks
Body Stim ThermoSculpt (EMS + Thermal Contouring)
Body Stim ThermoSculpt uses high-intensity electromagnetic muscle .
- Session Duration: 30 minutes
- Sessions Required: 6–8 sessions
- Gaps Between Sessions: Twice a week
- Results In : Improved muscle tone and fat reduction in 4–6 weeks
- Board-certified experts in body contouring
- Custom treatment plans tailored to your shape and goals
- Non-invasive solutions with visible, measurable results
- Emphasis on comfort, safety, and natural appearance
- Continued aftercare and support to maintain results
Get the shape you’ve always wanted.
Book your consultation today and let us help you confidently move toward smoother, leaner, and more sculpted thighs.
