Body sculpting is a nonsurgical alternative to liposuction. Intermountain Southern Utah Plastic Surgery currently offers two different body sculpting devices: Emsculpt and Vanquish Me.
WHAT IS BODY SCULPTING? Body sculpting, also called body contouring, is used to describe a nonsurgical, anesthetic procedure designed to reshape and improve the appearance of your body. Body sculpting devices use high-intensity focused ultrasound to eliminate unwanted fat.
HOW IS BODY SCULPTING DONE?
Emsculpt is the first device to build muscle and sculpt the body. Through the high-intensity electromagnetic therapy procedure, the patient’s current muscles can be enlarged current muscles and new muscle fibers grown. The Emsculpt procedure is FDA-approved to treat abdominals, buttocks, arms, calves and thighs. A single session causes thousands of powerful muscle contractions, which are extremely important in improving the tone and strength of muscles. These powerful induced muscle contractions are not achievable through voluntary contractions. The muscle tissue is forced to adapt to such extreme condition. It responds with a deep remodeling of its inner structure that results in muscle building and body sculpting. Average increase in muscle mass is 16%. Each treatment is 30 minutes long with a minimum of four sessions schedule 2-3 days apart.
Vanquish Me uses radiofrequency energy to heat fat cells, a nonsurgical fat reduction. The minimally invasive treatment selectively breaks down cells in specific areas of the body to reduce the size of subcutaneous fat pockets. These are fat deposits that sit beneath the skin, but above the muscle. Vanquish me treatments are designed for those who want to decrease the circumference of their abdomen and thighs regardless of their BMI. The Vanquish Me device has the largest treatment area in the industry, ensuring an unrivaled level of patient comfort and safety, without BMI limitations. The procedure disrupts fatty cells through the selective heating of adipose tissue. The process leads to fatty cell shrinkage and elimination. It has been documented that these treatments can cause permanent fat reduction with results visible even after four years. Results range from 10-29.5% reduction in the fat layer treated. Most patients undergo four treatments scheduled 7-10 days apart. Each therapy session takes approximately 30-45 minutes.
WHAT BODY SCUPLTING CAN’T DO? Non-surgical body sculpting techniques will not warrant the same results as surgical procedures. Liposuction gets rid of 10 times the amount of fat compared to body sculpting