What Are Cankles and How Can One Treat Them in New York?

If you're struggling with dreaded cankle fat, it's easy to say feel like you have to avoid wearing sleek riding boots, sandals, boots, and stilettos; they're simply a no-go. It is also fairly common to wear long trousers or a dress to avoid showing unsightly lower-leg fat that can cause severe dents in our self-confidence.

We've been taught to disguise our body's features that we don't like, whether it be avoiding clothes to hide cankles, wearing stripes to look thinner, or other bodily illusions.

That said, do you want to feel inhibited all the time? If you have cankles, do you want to be unable to wear your favorite shoes without feeling self-conscious?

This article aims to illuminate this often-misunderstood condition by discussing its causes, prevention methods, and a unique treatment option. 

What Are Cankles?

Cankles are defined as the buildup of fatty tissue around the lower leg and ankle. The word cankle is a combination of the words calf and ankle, explicitly referring to the area where they meet.  

Cankles are easily recognized due to the lack of definition between the leg and the ankle, with the area appearing swollen, puffy, and irregular. 

The uneven weight distribution in the area is usually caused by genetics and is worse for those patients that carry much weight on their lower half. Those patients who tend to gain fat around their backside instead of the bust can attest that cankles are quite a problem.

The Causes Of Cankles

Diets that are high in sodium lead to water retention, resulting in puffiness and bloating across the body, including the ankles.

Temporary ankle swelling is also expected if you have been immobile for some time. They may appear if you've gone on a long flight or car journey. Prolonged swelling can be the cause of medications such as antidepressants and contraceptives.

Weight gain is also a primary factor in developing excess fat tissue in the ankle area. That said, there are several causes of cankles beyond weight gain, such as muscle buildup, bone structure, and hormones.

How Are Cankles Treated?

Exercise such as yoga, pilates, or strength training for your legs can improve your cankle definition. Nevertheless, the improvements are minor and have little results in regulating your body's fat distribution.

You could also get cankle liposuction in New York. Newer techniques like AirSculpt offer fast results, minimal downtime, and permanent cankle removal with patients fully awake. By comparison, traditional liposuction-based procedures often require general anesthesia, which could result in a slew of medical complications.

The Best Cankle Solution: Elite Body Sculpture New York

If you want to seamlessly improve your cankles without many of the risks and complications of traditional liposuction, go with the CankCüre™ by Elite Body Sculpture.

This minimally invasive procedure doesn't use a scalpel, needle, stitches, or general anesthesia, allowing you to get back to work within 48 hours, enjoying already noticeable results.

Our calf and ankle fat removal treatment is performed in the following steps:

1. The Elite Body Sculpture surgeon numbs the ankles and calves with an AirPen device that uses pressurized air to administer medication. No needles!

2. A tiny opening just two millimeters wide is made with a biopsy punch, and a local anesthetic is applied to numb and prepare the fat for extraction. No scalpel cuts are involved, and patients remain fully awake!

3. The AirSculpt® cannula's mechanical motion smoothly plucks the fat from the cankles while simultaneously tightening the area's skin.

4. The aperture can be left to heal on its own, leaving only a freckle-sized scar. No stitches!

This proprietary treatment leaves the lower legs beautifully sculpted to taper from the calves down to the ankles.

Call our fat removal experts in New York City to learn more and book a free consultation. Also, check out our 25+ body contouring locations worldwide to see if we have an office nearer to you.