Localised fat pockets that persist despite weight loss. These are distribution, not excess — which is why diet does not selectively remove them.
Adipocyte number and distribution are largely determined genetically and hormonally. Weight loss shrinks cells throughout the body proportionally rather than clearing specific depots.
Body contouring reduces fat in a treated area. It is not weight loss and it does not address loose skin. Conflating the three is why people are disappointed by an otherwise successful treatment.
Pinch thickness and depth of the pocket, skin quality over it, whether laxity coexists, weight stability, and realistic expectations.
Fat-directed body contouring for the pocket itself. Where skin laxity coexists, it is addressed as a separate question rather than assumed to improve alongside.
Unstable weight, or an expectation of weight loss rather than contour change, is a reason to defer.
Localised fat pockets that persist despite weight loss. These are distribution, not excess — which is why diet does not selectively remove them.
Body contouring reduces fat in a treated area. It is not weight loss and it does not address loose skin. Conflating the three is why people are disappointed by an otherwise successful treatment.
Pinch thickness and depth of the pocket, skin quality over it, whether laxity coexists, weight stability, and realistic expectations.
Unstable weight, or an expectation of weight loss rather than contour change, is a reason to defer.
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