All You Need To Know Before Doing Body Contouring

It is a well-known fact to image-conscious individuals that maintaining an overall perfect body can be challenging. While a proper diet plan and a targeted exercise regime can greatly benefit the overall physical health, it is not always effective in shaping certain areas of the body where suborn fat deposition is the problem. Having already tried the various healthy lifestyle plans, many people have come to draw inspiration from celebrities and social media influencers and resorted to body contouring, also known as body sculpting.

Since these treatments use constantly emerging technologies, many interested clients may want to know more about the treatment method and its effectiveness. In body contouring treatment, various combinations are applied at extreme temperatures where chemical injections and sonic vibrations are used to destroy the body’s stubborn fat cells and eventually flush the toxins out of the system via urination over some time. 

Based on the individual preference, the patient can choose from five different types of treatments. Though these methods appear different, the results achieved are more or less similar. It is recommended that patients first understand the specifications of each treatment procedure so that the selection yields effective results. 

Here are the most common types of body contouring:

• Cryolipolysis

Cryolipolysis is more commonly known by Coolsculpting, who have recently started their own muscle toning treatment by a procedure known as CoolTone. This is essentially a fat cell destroying treatment by penetrating an allergen product into the body’s fat layer combined with a comforting cooling technology. The extreme temperature for fat freezing and crystallization is set at a temperature that will not cause harm to the skin. Cryolipolysis body contouring is done with a technologically advanced machine that sucks up body portions under treatment and crystallizes the fat in that area by lowering the temperature. Though effective in reducing body fat in targeted areas by approximately 20 to 25 per cent, the results are seen with time as dead fat cells are gradually flushed out from the body. 

• Laser fat reduction

Body shaping treatments can also be done through the application of heat. In this treatment method, body fat cells are subjected to the extreme heat of up to 116°F using wavelengths. The heat applied is safe for the body, and each session usually takes about 25 minutes. Patience is required in this treatment because the body’s lymphatic system may take up to 12 weeks to cleanse the dead fat cells. 

• Ultrasound fat reduction

Ultrasound body contouring treatment uses sonic waves that are highly focused on a given body surface to metabolize the fat. Through vibrations, unwanted fat is reduced. The main difference from other treatments is the duration of each session that takes about an hour.

• Deoxycholic acid treatment

Though considered non-invasive, this procedure involves the use of deoxycholic acid, natural bile in the body aiding fat break down, injected into targeted areas of treatment using a syringe. The use of injections requires the procedure to be done under local anaesthesia.

• Electrical Muscle stimulation

Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) body contouring treatment involves straining and contraction of the muscles by using electromagnetic energy. The working principle is similar to doing exercise. The contractions result in consumption and eventual fat reduction but without sweat and hard work. 

Final Words

In addition to non-invasive treatments, some people also choose surgical methods of body contouring to see noticeable results in a short period. Surgery involves making small cuts or incisions on the skin through which machine extraction of excess fat is done.  Though surgical methods provide immediate results, the pain and recovery time is much more than non-invasive treatments. The choice, however, lies with the individual.