Body Contouring

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Nonsurgical body sculpting is a procedure used to remove or reduce pockets of stubborn fat. The process is also known as nonsurgical fat reduction. Various nonsurgical body sculpting techniques are available to help you shape and contour your body.

Nonsurgical body sculpting techniques work in one of two ways. Some work by freezing fat cells and ultimately destroying them. Other methods use heat to reduce fat in the targeted areas. The techniques are safe for use in a number of areas:

• upper arms
• abdomen
• thighs
• neck
• love handles or excess fat around the hips and abdomen

Techniques We Use 

Laser Lipo

Laser lipo is not to remove fat cells, but to shrink them. There's zero pain involved and recovery is not complicated. It also comes with a lower risk of loose skin afterward. 

Pads equipped with laser diodes are placed directly onto the skin. The laser energy penetrates down to the fat cells and creates tiny holes in their membranes. This causes the fat cells to release their stored fatty acids, glycerol, and water into the body and then shrink, potentially resulting in lost inches. The body then flushes out the expelled fat-cell contents via the lymphatic system or burns them for energy. Similar treatments such as i-Lipo has been FDA approved.

Cavitation

Lipo cavitation is an FDA-approved, non-surgical, fat-reduction option that uses ultrasound to break up fat under the skin.

Ultrasound waves are sent deep into the layers of your skin, causing a disruptive vibration. Fat cells then break apart from each other and are dislodged from your dermal layers.

After a few days, the fat cells are absorbed by your lymphatic system and drained as waste from your body.

Vacuum RF 

 Vacuum RF Therapy is one of a number of therapies used to tackle the hard-to-shift, dimpled fat that is often found on thighs, knees, buttocks, stomach and the tops of arms. 

The Vacuum RF therapy system uses suction and pressure to release the fluids in the fat cells that cause cellulite. Along with Radio Frequency energies to create superficial and deep heating of connective tissue fibers, dermal collagen fibers and fat cells. These energies soften the connective tissue and stimulate the production of new collagen for improved skin elasticity and resilience. By creating cellular turnover, the skin appears tighter and more youthful. Treatment is  FDA approved.

Radio Frequency (RF)

Radiofrequency therapy, also called radiofrequency skin tightening, is a nonsurgical method of tightening your skin. It's FDA-approved as an effective anti-aging therapy.

The procedure involves using energy waves to heat the deep layer of your skin stimulating the production of collagen. Collagen is the most common protein in your body. It creates the framework of your skin and gives your skin its firmness. Collagen production declines as you age.

RF waves are a form of radiation. However, the form of radiation used in RF skin tightening releases about 1 billion times less energy than X-rays. 

Wood Therapy

Wood therapy uses a number of different wooden massage-like tools to help break down fat and cellulite.

 The desired body area is intensely worked wooden tools. Light pressure is added which promotes the breakdown of fat and fibrous cellulite so that it can be eliminated naturally with other toxins through the lymphatic system.

Wood therapy is an ongoing treatment, so the more you receive the treatment, the longer it will last, and the results will be more intense. On average, results last around three months after your last treatment, after that they tend to fade without further treatment.

Possible Side Effects 

All types of body contouring devices and treatments have mild side effects. These side effects can include:

• redness of treated area
• temporary redness
• minimal swelling
• tenderness
• minor bruising

These side effects can last anywhere from several hours to several days before subsiding on their own.

Who Would Not Qualify for Treatment

• Pregnant / breastfeeding 
• Pacemakers, stents, or any implants to do with heart valves
• Using skin-thinning or sun-sensitive medications (i.e. accutane)
• Recent surgery (Within 3-6 months)
• Liver disease or malfunctioning liver
• Kidney disease or malfunctioning kidneys
• Active cancer
• Diabetes (type 1)
• High fevers
• Epilepsy
• Neuralgia eye and trigeminal nerves
• Acute infectious diseases
• Dilated capillaries
• Mental Instability
• ANY Type of Blood Thinner medication

The below conditions are only contraindications if the condition is in the treatment area:

• Carriers of large metal prosthesis in treatment area
• Medical transplant of any kind in the treatment area
• Varicose veins
• Hernia or undiagnosed growth in the treatment area
• Any open wounds on or near treatment areas
• Infection or skin sensitivity to treatment areas
• Undiagnosed pain or swelling

 Benefits of Nonsurgical Body Sculpting

Nonsurgical body sculpting is a safe procedure that also has several other advantages:

• It requires no general anesthesia or incisions and leaves no scars.
• It requires little or no downtime.
• It produces few or no side effects.
• It yields gradual results, so the treatment is discreet.

Results of these treatments are permanent, as long as you maintain a healthy diet and exercise. If you have a sedentary lifestyle, fat deposits may return to areas that have been treated.